Want to live and learn in another country, visit a castle in the afternoon, and swim in the Mediterranean at night? Or maybe you’re more into eating croissants for breakfast. Or, maybe a hike along the Great Wall is just the thing to get your creative juices flowing, as you see how people in other cultures work in your major.
We’ve partnered with a select number of schools that allow you to continue in your major and also in your Liberal Education requirements. If you’re anxious about study abroad, it’s nice to know the exchange campuses are visited by Columbia, and we’re in regular contact with their faculty and staff. That means a whole lot of the red tape that can go along with study abroad is already taken care of for you.
Remember, though, you might need certain prerequisites or a portfolio, so it’s never too early to plan for an exchange program. Then, when you’re more advanced in your coursework, you can spend a semester of, say, your junior year in England or Ireland or even China.
Yeah, but can you afford it? The good thing about exchanges is that you continue to pay tuition to Columbia. Easy as that. You have to buy your plane tickets (it’s hard to drive to Australia), but the rest of your costs are comparable to your costs as a full-time Columbia student living on campus.
Utilize the Study Abroad Budget Planning Tool to determine the total cost associated with your program selection.
Check out our exchanges, but remember that there are a limited number of spots, so plan early!
Eligibility Requirements:
- Completed your freshman year
- A cumulative 2.5 GPA (some programs may require a higher GPA)
- Good academic standing with no active holds
- Be in compliance with the Student Code of Conduct
Nanyang Technological University
| Location: | Singapore |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Digital Animation, Digital Filmmaking, Interactive Media, Photography & Digital Imaging, Product Design, Visual Communication, Arts Education, Information Engineering and Media, LAS and other electives NTU - Courses |
| Housing: | On-campus housing available |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | NTU - Exchange |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Universidad Peruana
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | https://www.upc.edu.pe/servicios/ |
| Housing: | Off-campus housing available |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish, some English |
| Website: | https://internacional.upc.edu.pe/en/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Universidad Mayor
| Location: | Santiago, Chile |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | https://www.umayor.cl/um/facultades/inicio/10000 |
| Housing: | On-campus dormitories and off-campus residence available |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Website: | https://rrii.umayor.cl/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Flinders University
| Location: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Creative Writing, Dance, Digital Media, Drama, Fashion, Screen, Visual Arts, Design and Technology Innovation, Media Arts, LAS, and other electives |
| Housing: | On-campus housing available |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.flinders.edu.au/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | *Exchange for Fall 2023 is not available* |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | *Exchange for Spring 2024 is not available* |
University of Greenwich
| Location: | London, UK |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Theatre/Drama and the course catalogue for non-Theatre/Drama exchange students can be found at https://www.gre.ac.uk/international/go-abroad/incoming/catalogue |
| Housing: | https://www.gre.ac.uk/accommodation |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.gre.ac.uk/international |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
University of Salford
| Location: | Manchester, England |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Columbia College Chicago students may take courses in the Salford School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology at https://www.salford.ac.uk/salford-school-arts-media-and-creative-technology |
| Housing: | On-campus housing available |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.salford.ac.uk/international-opportunities/studying-us |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Technological University Dublin
| Location: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Theatre students only |
| Housing: | Finding housing and affordable housing is incredibly challenging. Global Education can offer advice on where to search for housing as a supplement to the housing information that TU Dublin provides. |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.tudublin.ie/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Bath Spa University
| Location: | Bath, England (90 minutes west of London) |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Creative Writing and Publishing; Fashion, Dance, Film and Screen Studies; Photography; Media Communication; Theater; Creative Media Practice; History; and LAS courses |
| Housing: | On-campus dormitories and off-campus residence available, and home-stays |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Rose Bruford College
| Location: | Sidcup, England (30 minutes southeast of London) |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subject: | Theatre; Scenic Arts Program (Spring) |
| Housing: | On-campus dormitories and off-campus residence available |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.bruford.ac.uk/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
Tongji University: College of Communication and Arts
| Location: | Shanghai, China |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring semesters |
| Subjects: | Interactive Arts and Media; Web design; Graphic Design; Film and Video/ Cinearts; Marketing/ Communication; World Music; Audio Arts; Cultural Studies; Chinese Language; and Chinese Culture |
| Housing: | On-campus dormitories |
| Instruction Language: | English and Mandarin |
| Website: | https://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | *Exchange for Fall 2023 is not available* |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | *Exchange for Spring 2024 is not available* |
Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts)
| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Program Dates: | Fall and Spring Semesters |
| Subjects: | School of Music: Vocal, Instrumental, Composition, Conducting, Musicology; School of Dance: Performance, Choreography, Dance Theory; School of Drama: Acting, Directing, Stage Design, Playwright, Theatre Studies; School of Film: TV & Multimedia: Filmmaking, Broadcasting, Multimedia, Animation, Cinema Studies; School of Visual Arts: Fine Arts, Design, Architecture, Art Theory; and, School of Korean Traditional Arts: Korean Traditional Arts Theory, Korean Traditional Music, KoreanTraditional Dance, Korean Traditional Dramatic Performing Arts |
| Housing: | Accommodation (Dormitory) * Dormitory application is first come, first served principle, in case there are more applicants than its capacity. |
| Instruction Language: | Language Requirement: Korean or/and English (TOEFL 79 or above) * Majors with Korean language requirements ◆ Acting, Directing, Filmmaking, Broadcasting, and theoretical studies in general → Intermediate or above level of Korean proficiency required. ◆ Multimedia and design → Basic understanding of daily conversations and lectures in Korean. * Language of Instruction: Korean * Students with Korean language proficiency, regardless of their majors, have higher possibility to be accepted when given the same conditions with others. * For successful exchange students, Korean Language courses are available as credit courses. |
| Website: | https://www.karts.ac.kr/en/karts/exchage.do |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for Spring 2024: | September 10, 2023 |
PopAkademie Baden-Württemberg
| Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
| Program Dates: | Fall Semester only |
| Subject: | Popular Music Performance and Music Business students only |
| Housing: | Off-campus housing available |
| Instruction Language: | English and German |
| Website: | https://www.popakademie.de/ |
| Deadline for Fall 2023: | March 1, 2023 |
For more information about any exchange programing please contact Global Education at edabroad@colum.edu