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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.
This summer, we are offering programs in France, Ghana, Italy, Japan, South Korea (two programs), Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and more. Unless otherwise noted, courses are taught by Brooklyn College faculty. Deadline to apply is March 17.
May 29–June 28 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.
June 1–22 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.
May 29 –June 28
The program is hosted by the University of Ghana, in Accra.
Using the medium of interactive lectures that seek to immerse students in discussions on Africa-centered topics, the program tells the story of Africa from the perspective of Ghana. It offers a unique opportunity for intellectual exploration, cultural enrichment, building a new network of friends, and expanding your understanding of the world.
Besides the academic courses, participants visit vibrant and diverse regions in Ghana and engage in fun cultural activities and excursions in addition to a service learning component to engage and connect with the local community.
Africa and the Diaspora
This course explores some of the fundamental issues in the trade of enslaved Africans. While it focuses on the trans-Atlantic slave trade it contextualizes slavery as an institution across time and space to understand its nature, impact and legacies on Africa, Europe and the Americas as compared to other forms of forced subordination. The course draws attention to various parts of the Atlantic world to identify different types of involvement in the slave business and to understand the implications at the local as well as the global level.
Chieftaincy and Development in Africa
This course examines the history of chieftaincy and other forms of traditional political leadership in Africa. It is concerned with the relationship between traditional authority and social, cultural, political and economic transformation that took place from precolonial times to the present. The course is also about debates and discussions on the relevance or otherwise of chieftaincy and other forms of traditional leadership in Africa, especially the role of chiefs in resource management and development in Africa.
Gender and Culture in Africa
This course examines how culture shapes the positions of women and men in African societies, and analyses cultures and cultural practices as dynamic, contested and rooted in socio-economic conditions and power relations. Key concepts in gender studies are analyzed concerning debates about accepted notions of culture. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own experiences of gender and their role in reinforcing and transforming the nature of gender relations in society.
Appropriate Technology for Development in Africa
This course focuses on the discourses on, practices with, and outcomes of technology in the transformation processes in Africa. It is premised on the assumption that technology mediates development processes globally and in Africa, whether sustainably or not. Globally, human progress towards social well-being, economic progress, and environmental conservation has been impacted and shaped by technology, in ways that either pose threats to or opportunities for our common survival as humans. Based on the recognition that technology increasing plays a central role in human progress, the ways technology is conceived of and applied are among the most important topics and narratives that form the bases of policy and programs aimed at governing human progress. In this course, the concepts of technology and development, the relationship between them, as well as outcomes for social and environmental sustainability would be analyzed.
* Courses taught by our partner universities—summer schools.
June 8–29 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: the first part will focus on Turkey’s Ottoman past. It will rethink issues related to Ottoman history, politics and society, and other aspects such as art and architecture.
We will visit the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Churches, and Synagogues during this part. We will also take a boat trip up the Bosphorus straights and end at Mehmet the Conqueror’s Fortress.
In addition to the lessons from Brooklyn College faculty members, students will hear from local experts, who will provide important information unavailable in the classroom.
The second part will cover modern Turkey’s history, taught by some of Turkey’s top professors. It will include meetings with journalists, Armenian and Jewish groups, and other social groups within the society.
This component will allow the students to understand how histories are contested and how many competing narratives are shaped.
Program participants will stay in a hotel (with breakfast included) near the European side’s main center.
We will also explore the Asian side as part of our class.
Lastly, there will be a day excursion to Edirne, the historic Ottoman city.
This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all majors.
June 9–July 18 French Language and Culture (open to intermediate and advanced levels only; no beginner levels)
From Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University’s campus, students are immersed in the dynamic and culturally rich city of Lyon. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lyon offers countless opportunities for exploration. Within walking distance, students can discover the charm of the Presqu’île, the historic Vieux Lyon, the bustling Croix-Rousse district, and the scenic Rhône and Saône riversides.
June 23–July 11 (summer session 1, tentative dates) July 14–August 1 (summer session 2, tentative dates) Various courses, including Spanish language classes
July 10–31 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 (dates TBD)
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.
Our BC Exchange Programs—Majors Spreadsheet (XLSX) can be a helpful tool to determine which BC Exchange program works best with your academic goals.
Submit your study abroad application here.
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:
More Brooklyn College winter 2026 programs will be added in late summer 2025.
January 1–21
January 2–23 (tentative dates)
January (dates TBD)
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:
