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Brooklyn College offers study abroad programs in countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Studying abroad for a short term, semester, or a year helps strengthen your curriculum, provides global experience, expands your horizons and opportunities, allows you to learn or practice a foreign language, and earns credit toward your degree. Note that all information listed below is subject to change at any time.
Exchange and semester-long programs offer students the opportunity to study for the spring or fall semester, or a full academic year. Studying abroad helps you indulge in the history and culture of the host country, it strengthens your curriculum, provides global experience, expands your horizons and opportunities, and allows you to learn or practice a foreign language. All this while earning credits toward your academic degree and developing new skills for your personal and professional growth.
In summer 2026, we are offering programs in Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. We are also offering more options through our partners in India, the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, and more. Unless otherwise noted, courses are taught by Brooklyn College faculty.
Submit your study abroad application here.
March 16 for summer semester
For Brooklyn College programs (Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey), please pay a $300 deposit to the bursar office at Brooklyn College before the deadline. Do not pay the deposit via CUNYfirst.
If you are attending a different CUNY campus, or you cannot make the payment in person, please email us, and we will send you a payment authorization form.
The deposit is part of the program fee.
The deposit will not be refunded, after the deadline, if you are admitted to the program.
May 26–July 8
* Courses offered through our partner USAC
June 15–July 5 Rome via Brooklyn
Imagine a course with no classroom. Instead, we explore the ancient ruins, timeless museums, and modern streets of Rome. You don’t just read about the eternal city, but see, taste, smell, feel, and hear it.
June 18–July 8
Students take 2 courses from the list below:
Block 1
Block 2
May 30–July 1 Chinese language courses (all levels)
In addition to the academic courses, students will participate in excursions and cultural activities that will introduce them to life in Taiwan, and more broadly Asian History and culture.
This program is open to undergraduate students from all majors. Taichung is Taiwan’s second largest city. It has a highly developed industrial and commercial base, thriving cultural scene, friendly people, and beautiful scenery, all of which contribute to its status as an international-class city.
Centrally located in the western half of Taiwan, Taichung welcomes visitors with a pleasant climate throughout the year. The city first rose as a major political, economic, transportation, and cultural hub during the Japanese occupation period, due highway, railway, and shipping port development during that time.
* Courses taught by our partner universities—summer schools.
May 30–June 20 Turkish History and Society—Past, Present, Erasure, and Construction This class will take place on-site in Istanbul, a city that spans two continents, Europe and Asia. It aims to teach the history of the late Ottoman period and modern Turkey.
The class will be divided into two components:
Throughout the 3 weeks, students will explore the European side of Istanbul as well as the Asian one. They will learn to understand the city, walking its streets and alleyways, and discovering a multitude of neighborhoods. Istanbul will be our classroom in which we will explore parts of the city, discovering monuments, architecture, the old and the new.
This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all majors.
July 6–August 31
June 22–July 10 (summer session 1, tentative dates) July 13–July 30 (summer session 2, tentative dates) Various courses, including Spanish language classes
July 13–August 3 Media Production and Cultural Studies in South Korea
The Media Production in South Korea program will provide students with the opportunity to on a great range of production techniques and tools of the medium, including electronic media production theory, shooting on-location, graphics, audio and post-production. Students will not only explore the diversity of South Korea, but also be able to document and create a story of their personal experience there.
Dongguk University, located in the heart of Seoul, will provide an ideal setting for studying media production and cultural studies within a South Korean environment.
Participants will work collaboratively with Dongguk University students on the pre-production, production, and post-production of short video projects. Students will also take a work streetwise course on Korean language and culture that will facilitate their understanding of traditional culture while they are shooting.
The first week of the course will focus on an introduction to pre-production and production. During the second week, participants will shoot on-location in different parts of Seoul. In the third week, students will learn and apply the post-production process to their product.
Additionally, we will visit popular Korean TV networks and experience live concerts. The group will also get a chance to visit the city of Busan. Housing will be at Dongguk University on-campus residence hall.
This program is open to undergraduate students from all majors.
July 6 – August 1 Korean Language and Culture
Hosted by our exchange partner, Pusan National University (PNU) short-term Summer School. The program provides 4-week Korean language course with authentic cultural activities and exciting field trips.
This program is conducted entirely in English, except for the Korean language classes. The language classes range from basic to advanced levels, focusing on reading, speaking, and listening skills in Korean for everyday conversations.
July 2–August 8
Asia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Deadlines
Due to limited spaces, interested students should submit their applications as early as possible.
If accepted and nominated by International Programs and Study Abroad (IPSA) office, students will need to submit another online application directly to the host university. IPSA will contact accepted students about their next steps.
Students receive credit and grades for the courses taken abroad on our programs.
As part of your study abroad post-acceptance requirements, you will need to complete a signed Study Abroad Course Equivalency Form (PDF). This helps guarantee that the coursework for which you register abroad will apply to the coursework you need at Brooklyn College. Changes can be made to the course equivalency form once you arrive on site if you find other classes of interest.
Participants who are not Brooklyn College students should confer with their home campus study abroad office for instructions on attaining equivalencies.
Financial aid and most scholarships that a student receives for semester study at Brooklyn College can be applied on semester abroad exchange programs. Students should consult the financial aid office about specifics on how their financial aid applies.
Students are required to purchase CUNY CISI Health/Travel Insurance for their entire time abroad (approximately $65/month). Instructions will be sent as part of the acceptance email.
Please check with individual exchange programs for visa information.
Visit the CUNY Global Directory of Study Abroad Programs for a full searchable database of CUNY programs that are available.
Students may also choose to participate in programs through other accredited non-CUNY colleges and organizations:
Deposit
Pay a $300 deposit to the bursar office at Brooklyn College before the deadline. Do not pay the deposit via CUNYfirst.
Immigrant Communities in Latin America: Diaspora in Chile
Immigrant Communities in Latin America: Diaspora in Chile is a study abroad course that promotes diaspora studies, youth literature, and translanguaging pedagogy by cultivating an awareness of and connection to the diverse diasporas in Chile.
It consists of culturally immersive experiences and experiential learning. Students learn about history, diaspora, culture, language, and immigrant experiences. Students will grow their understanding of diasporas through lectures, workshops, and cultural activities. Students spend one part of the day in their course at the local university (9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for ten class sessions) and another (2:30-4 p.m.) connecting with local organizations or exploring their local community. They study diverse groups’ history, cultural expressions, and immigrant matters. The course culminates in student presentations on their advocacy projects.
Ecology, Economy and Culture in Kenya
This course provides a rare opportunity to Brooklyn College students to travel to East Africa for three weeks during the winter period and embark on a life-changing, hands-on field experience exploring the economy, culture and ecology in Kenya. Students will experience things that are often out of reach for students at Brooklyn College. Nairobi, Kenya is a profoundly rich location through which to experience all the different subfields of the anthropological discipline. As the birthplace of humankind there are elements of biological and archaeological research at every turn. With over 45 official languages and ethnic groups recognized by the Kenyan constitution it is an area rich in cultural and linguistic diversity. As a postcolonial state with one of the most progressive constitutions in the world it is a vibrant location for postcolonial history and politics. As the only city on earth with a national park within the city limits, students can experience seeing a variety of animals they may have only encountered before in zoos. They will see lions, zebras, giraffes and elephants in addition to the largest array of birdlife in the world.
This course will provide students, from all majors, with lectures and hands-on experiences in Swahili culture, ecology in Kenya, learning about conservation, human-wildlife interaction, politics and globalization as well as exploring the informal economy, in which nearly 80% of the population is engaged. Students will learn through lectures and hands-on fieldwork experiences. This program is run in partnership with the British Institute in East Africa and the National Museums of Kenya, where students can interact with Kenyan students at the same level and where they can experience important cultural exchange. Simultaneously, we will be thinking about how Nairobi, the economic, cultural and political hub of East Africa compares with New York City, the cultural and economic hub of the United States.
Portugal: History, People, and Culture
Portugal: History, People, and Culture is an overview of the history of Portugal from its founding monarchies during the Middle Ages through its integration in the European Union in the present day.
Classes and field trips will introduce students to the history of the country through the lens of politics, society, religion, food, culture and film. It also explores Portugal’s extensive empire in Africa, Asia and South America. Along with the instructor, who is a historian of early-modern Portuguese imperial expansion, students will interact with period specialists to understand Portuguese history through the present day. Other experts will present on Portuguese culture and society in an interactive way. Students will also choose aspects of contemporary Portuguese history or culture and make brief presentations. Students will also go to a soccer match at the Dragão Stadium (optional) to see FC Porto play another Portuguese premier league team (to be scheduled when the dates are released).
By the end of this course students will have:
Introduction to Zen Meditation
Complete details.
This three-week immersive winter study abroad program in Taiwan introduces students to Chan (Zen in Japanese) meditation through direct engagement with Buddhist practice, philosophy, and culture.
Participants will be based primarily in Taipei and Taichung, taking part in a range of classes that include lectures, seated meditation (zazen), eight-movement meditation, and other contemplative activities such as Tai Chi, walking, photography, farming, and the tea ceremony.
In addition to lectures and intensive meditation practice, students will join a half-day meditation retreat. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a “Farm-to-Table” activity—traditionally called farming chan (nongchan)—to experience Zen practice beyond the cushion, including fieldwork, meal preparation, mindful eating, and more. The program also includes outdoor excursions to Yangmingshan National Park, the Chiang Kai-shek Shilin Residence, the Apricot Blossom Water Buffalo School, and the Lin Family Garden.
Taught in English. No prior experience in meditation is required—only an openness to explore and engage deeply with the rich culture of Chan Buddhism in Taiwan.
Check out winter programs offered by:
As a CUNY student, you can choose to study abroad through another CUNY campus. Visit the CUNY Global Directory of Study Abroad Programs for a full searchable database of CUNY programs that are available.
For more options, students can also apply to go with one of the study abroad providers:
