Faculty-led Programs

Many academic departments at Columbia have created study abroad programs that offer courses within their concentrations. These programs usually run in the J-session and summer and are open to all Columbia students. To find out more about these programs, reference the information below and contact the program managers directly.

Note: Prices below are additional Special Course Fees and do not include tuition.  For information on tuition rates at Columbia, please refer to Columbia Central. 

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J-Term 2023 and Spring 2023

Note that for financial aid reasons, J-session is considered to be part of the Spring semester.  For information on tuition rates at Columbia, please refer to Columbia Central.

• Marketing in Europe: Paris

  BUSE 406/506 Marketing in Europe: Paris

  January 10-20, 2023

  While studying abroad in Paris, students explore how marketing is critically linked to a firm’s global business objectives and they investigate how marketing and communication are influenced by cultural diversity. Students compare and contrast international marketing practices and business processes, and how these are impacted by cultural differences from a European perspective. Students use storytelling as an integral part of creating an effective marketing strategy.

  For more information please contact Monique Maye at mmaye@colum.edu or Monika Jaiswal-Oliver at mjaiswaloliver@colum.edu

  Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  Recap video from the 2020 J-Term Marketing in Europe: Paris course

• Latin American Culture, Arts and Gender in Argentina

  “Latin American Culture, Arts and Gender in Argentina”  

  Faculty: Gabriela Díaz de Sabatés and Marcelo Sabatés 

  HUMA 103 (Introduction to Latin American Studies) or HUMA 104 (Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies)

  Dates: January 4, 2023 – January 17, 2023

  Location: Argentina (Buenos Aires, July)

  Special Course Fee: $1,990

  Knowledge of Spanish language is NOT required.

  This Study Abroad program immerses participants in a rich and vibrant Latin American setting combining experiences in a cosmopolitan, diverse, multi-ethnic environment (Buenos Aires, one of the leading cities in Latin America in film production, music, literature, design, dance, theatre and investigative journalism) with an indigenous community location (Tilcara/Purmamarca in the Inca-influenced northern Argentina province of Jujuy), providing a unique ground to learn about gender, ethnicities, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and regional cultural and artistic productions. Since Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere, we will enjoy warm long days with pleasant 70-80 degree temperatures.

  The program includes pre-departure sessions focused on Latin American and Argentinean cultures, arts and history. During this experience participants will have the opportunity to explore the city of Buenos Aires and surrounding areas accessible by bus or train. 

  The special course fee of $1,990 covers lodging and excursions in Buenos Aires and Jujuy, domestic round-trip flight between Buenos Aires and Jujuy, city transfers, two group meals and a Tango experience, and museum and event fees. Tuition is included as part of the full-time Spring tuition. Approximate out-of-pocket expenses (including international airfare) passport and meals is about $1,850.  

  Students will enroll in one of these 3-credit hour courses: 

  1. HUMA 103: Introduction to Latin American Studies 

  This interdisciplinary course offered as a study abroad experience in Argentina uses the cultural experience and context in Buenos Aires and Northern Argentina for an introduction to the rich social, historical, cultural and creative complexity of Latin America. Films, arts and culture function as discussion triggers for such exploration. Major historical and social developments in Latin America such as indigenous “Pre-Hispanic” civilizations and European colonization are set in the areas of Tilcara and Purmamarca in Northern Argentina, where native communities offer rich insight into Inca-influenced cultures. Post-independence and contemporary social/political issues —including neo-colonialism— and cultural and creative productions are examined within the background of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires. We will engage with diverse and influential art/culture movements such as Mexican and Latin American Muralism (and its influence on Street Art) in the visual arts, Magical Realism in film and literature, and Nueva Trova/Nueva Canción in music and popular poetry. 

  2. HUMA 104: Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

  In this study abroad class in Argentina, students will learn about transnational feminisms and the diverse ways in which women’s movements fight against colonialism, misogyny, racism, classism, homophobia, etc. Foreign movements toward gender equity and social change in different places of the world are usually studied and understood from white-centered, U.S./European colonialist perspectives. Studying women’s, gender and sexualities from a decolonialized perspective affords students richer and more complex opportunities for critical thinking, not only in matters related to their professions but also to the way in which they live their lives and connect with others. 

   

   

   

• Fashion, Art, and Queerness: Berlin, Germany

  FASH 284B (1 credit) (J-term 2023) Fashion, Art, and Queer: Berlin, Germany

  The course introduces students to the analysis of the fashion, art and queer culture in Berlin, Germany. We will have inclusive access to Schwules Museum in Berlin to explore and research queer culture while participating in various of events and activities in the surrounding area of Germany.

  Faculty: Justin Dougan-LeBlanc at jleblanc@colum.edu

  

   

• 2023 Creative Writing J-Term in Paris

  Dates:                         January 5-20, 2023

  Location:                    Paris, France

  Instructors:                Kathie Bergquist and Doug Whippo

  For information about upcoming info session and Zoom meeting links, visit our program website: https://kathiebergquist.wixsite.com/parisjterm

  To apply, submit a letter of interest, indicating your academic year, major, a personal introduction, why you are interested in the Paris J-Term, your interest and experience with creative writing, and how you think this study abroad opportunity will benefit you. Note: because this is an academic program, we are less interested in your lifelong dream of going to Paris, and more interested in what you will contribute to the program and how it will benefit your creative or professional development. Letters should run 1-2 typed, double-spaced pages.

  Email letter of interest as a .doc or .pdf attachment to Kathie Bergquist: kbergquist@colum.edu. Early notification application deadline is July 15, 2022. Early acceptance will be notified by August 1. Once accepted, a $750 deposit will hold your place in the program. The deposit is deducted from the program session fees. Standard program deadline is Monday, Oct. 3.

  Description: While exploring the work of Ernest Hemingway and James Baldwin and through deep interaction with the city of Paris and its rich literary heritage, students experience firsthand life as a creative writer abroad, see their work in the context of other writers’ works, and examine the personal and social contexts for creativity.

  Assignments include assigned readings, daily journaling, and specific writing assignments, culminating in a revised, fully developed piece of fiction or creative non-fiction. A considerable amount of reading and 25 pages of original writing produced during this program is required as a basis for passing.

  Site visits include a city tour of major Paris sites, walking tours of literary/artistic Paris including lunch at a literary cafe, optional jazz club visit, and an end-of-session literary salon. A welcome lunch and celebration dinner are included.

  Session fees: $3100, including a $750 deposit, covers double occupancy rooms with en suite bathrooms at the Generator Youth Hostel, daily breakfast; transfer to and from the airport; city transit passes for the duration of your stay; a museum pass, welcome lunch and end-of-session dinner, a city tour, two walking tours exploring Paris’s cultural life (including lunch at a literary café), and a celebration reading/party. Airfare, daily living expenses, and international telephone service are not included. Financial aid may apply. Contact Columbia Central for information about financing study abroad programs.

  PLEASE NOTE: This program is highly contingent on the evolving global health situation and may be cancelled at any time. 

  For more info. contact Kathie Bergquist: KBergquist@colum.edu

   

• International Cultural Heritage Management: Rome
  ROME, ITALY  ·  J-Term 2023

  Immerse yourself in Rome’s art, history, culture—and food!

  January  4 –21, 2023

  OPEN TO UNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ALL MAJORS

  Visit BUSEabroad.com for upcoming info sessions and application information. 

  

  Here’s your chance to study abroad, earn college credit, and visit the Colosseum and Roman Forum; Catacombs; St. Peter’s, Sistine Chapel, and Vatican Museums; Borghese Gallery, Keats-Shelley Museum, contemporary art museums, and other cultural heritage sites and a day trip to Pompeii.

  INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT: ROME

  BUSE 415 / BUSE 515 – 3 Credit Hours, Instructor: Bob Blandford –  rblandford@colum.edu

   Rome is home to over 2000 years of human history and culture. You’ll investigate cultural sites, archeological excavations, museums and exhibitions in and around the city while meeting with local archeologists, art historians, and film experts.

  The course welcomes students of all majors. Through first-hand observation, research, and reflection, you’ll analyze and propose strategies to engage visitors from diverse backgrounds with the cultural heritage of Rome. You’ll draw on your own creative, professional and academic interests and experience to investigate curatorial direction, exhibition design, uses of technology, interpretative methodologies, and marketing and communication strategies.

  Site visits include museums and cultural sites such as the Roman Forum, Colosseum and Palatine Hill; the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel; Catacombs of St. Callixtus; Borghese Gallery; MAXXI Museum of Contemporary Art; Keats-Shelley Memorial House; as well as a day trip to Pompeii.

  IMPORTANT INFO:

  COSTS: There are three areas of costs for you to consider:

  1. Tuition: J-term is part of Spring semester. Undergraduates: If registering for the Rome course brings you to full-time status (12-16 credit hours), there is no additional tuition cost for Spring semester. If registering for the Rome course takes you above 16 hours for the Spring semester, you will pay at the designated college rate per extra credit hour. You must be authorized by the college advising center to enroll for more than 18 hours. Graduate students: regular tuition rates apply.
  2. Special Course Fee: Estimated $2,880. The special course fee includes housing and breakfasts, all class-related field trips and entrance fees to museums and cultural sites, guides and class speakers, transportation associated with program activities, a day trip to Pompeii, and several special meals and events.
  3. Airfare, meals, spending money, etc. These are your responsibility. (Airfares vary widely, depending upon a variety of factors, running from approximately $700 to $1300.)

   ACCEPTANCE AND DEPOSIT:

  Once you are accepted to the program, a $750 deposit is required to hold your space. This deposit will be applied to the Special Course Fee.  Space is limited.

  Admission Deadline: October 1, 2022

  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY:

  Please contact Bob Blandford (rblandford@colum.edu) or Randy Albers (ralbers@colum.edu)

   

   

   

   

• Topics in Writing Abroad: Rome
  ROME, ITALY  ·  J-Term 2023

  Immerse yourself in Rome’s art, history, culture—and food!

  January  4 –21, 2023

   

  OPEN TO UNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ALL MAJORS

  Visit BUSEabroad.com for upcoming info sessions and application information.

  

  Here’s your chance to study abroad, earn college credit, and visit the Colosseum and Roman Forum; Catacombs; St. Peter’s, Sistine Chapel, and Vatican Museums; Borghese Gallery, Keats-Shelley Museum, contemporary art museums, and other cultural heritage sites and a day trip to Pompeii.

  TOPICS IN WRITING ABROAD: ROME

  CRWR 372 / CRWR 672 - 3 Credit Hours, Instructor: Randy Albers – ralbers@colum.edu

  This J-session course offers you an intensive immersion in Rome's literature, art, history, and culture that will give breadth and depth to your creative and professional pursuits. You will read fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by noted authors writing in or about Rome along with visiting major sites, including the Colosseum, Vatican and Sistine Chapel, Roman Forum, historic churches, open air markets, catacombs, inspiring museums like the Borghese Gallery, places associated with noted authors such as the Keats-Shelley House and Non-Catholic Cemetery, and a day trip to Pompeii.

  Site visits, journal entries on your experiences, responses to assigned reading, and in-class writing workshop activities lead to creating an extended story, essay, performance, hybrid, or mixed media project, which may be done individually or collaboratively. You will conclude with a brief reflection on the effect of study abroad upon your creative and professional development.

  This course welcomes undergraduate and graduate students from any discipline. You may focus upon new or ongoing work and need not have traveled abroad previously.

  IMPORTANT INFO:

  COSTS: There are three areas of costs for you to consider:

  1. Tuition: J-term is part of Spring semester. Undergraduates: If registering for the Rome course brings you to full-time status (12-16 credit hours), there is no additional tuition cost for Spring semester. If registering for the Rome course takes you above 16 hours for the Spring semester, you will pay at the designated college rate per extra credit hour. You must be authorized by the college advising center to enroll for more than 18 hours. Graduate students: regular tuition rates apply.
  2. Special Course Fee: Estimated $2,880. The special course fee includes housing and breakfasts, all class-related field trips and entrance fees to museums and cultural sites, guides and class speakers, transportation associated with program activities, a day trip to Pompeii, and several special meals and events.
  3. Airfare, meals, spending money, etc. These are your responsibility. (Airfares vary widely, depending upon a variety of factors, running from approximately $700 to $1300.)

   

  ACCEPTANCE AND DEPOSIT:

  Once you are accepted to the program, a $750 deposit is required to hold your space. This deposit will be applied to the Special Course Fee.  Space is limited.

  Admission Deadline: October 1, 2022

  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY:

  Please contact Randy Albers (ralbers@colum.edu) or Bob Blandford (rblandford@colum.edu)

• Covering Europe: Ireland

  Covering Europe: Ireland | Jour 270 | 3 credits

  Spend two weeks during J-term in Dublin. Students from a range of majors will report, research, write, blog, take photos and more in Ireland's capital. You'll get a chance to meet some of the country's leading journalists and officials. Plus, we'll see some amazing sites and experience another culture.

  Estimated course fee $3,230 covers hotel, some in-country transportation and many meals. Instructor permission is required.

  Out-of-pocket expenses include flight, some meals, and other incidentals.  These costs are estimated at $1,780.

  Dates: Leave Chicago 01/05/23, arrive Ireland 01/06/23 | Leave Ireland 01/19/23, arrive Chicago 01/19/23
  
  Contact Contact Erin McCarthy, emccarthy@colum.edu for information. for information.

  Start Your Application Now!

   

• International Theatre Workshop: London, England

  London  | THEA 475/575 | 1 credit

  A one-week international theatre workshop course in London, England. Participants will receive practical classes in different aspects of professional theatre, from Columbia College Chicago faculty and from working theatre professionals in London. Students will also attend performances by theatre companies from the UK and around the world, ranging from contemporary physical and experimental work to Musicals and productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Other activities include workshops and tours at well-known theatrical venues like Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the Royal National Theatre, and Stratford-upon-Avon.  Open to graduate and undergraduate students.

  contact: Michael Brown, micbrown@colum.edu

  Special Course fee of $1,340 includes lodging and activities.

  Course Dates: January 7-15, 2023.  

• International Theatre Workshop: Athens, Greece

  International Theatre Workshop: Athens, Greece

  THEA 475/575

  March 23 to April 2, 2023

  Special Course Fee: $1,060

  Faculty: Susan Padveen at spadveen@colum.edu and Colbey Reid at creid@colum.edu

  Students will enjoy all that Athens and its environs has to offer - theatre, history, architecture, great food and drink, music and art in a jam -packed week overseas. Plan to see historic sites in day long tours, partake in workshops on leather-making, 

  the history of rugs and carpets, mask-making and samplings of food, drink, health and beauty products.  You will wander through the city of Athens, seeing cultural artifacts, flea markets, street musicians and murals and enjoying great food and drink - a once in a lifetime experience.

• Fashion Studies in the Field: New York

  FASH 387 Fashion Studies in the Field: New York City

  This course introduces students to New York City’s fashion industry.  Geared towards students planning to enter a fashion related profession, the course enhances their knowledge of NYC’s fashion industry including its history, design and production processes, merchandising strategies, and retailing techniques. Students will get a behind the scenes look at various aspects of the industry to learn about its future and the trends they need to prepare for.  The trip will begin with students attending the National Retail Federation’s 3-day student program (“The Big Show”); the remainder of the week will be spent touring NYC and meeting with fashion industry professionals in key roles, including product developers, fashion designers, fashion marketers, wholesale representatives, and/or corporate merchandisers, for example.

  This is a 3-credit hour hybrid course in which students will complete work remotely as well as attend face-to-face meetings before the culminating trip to NYC.

  Important Dates:

  Course will be held during J-term (January 3-21, 2023)
  Week in NYC: January 12-19, 2023

  Contact: Dana Connell at dconnell@colum.edu or Kate Schaefer at kschaefer@colum.edu

  Special Course Fee of $2,350 includes participation in student programming for a retail conference, lodging, ground transportation around NYC, a museum pass, and some meals.

  Airfare and meals not covered by the Special Course Fee are additional costs.

• THEA 389 An Actor’s Guide to Hollywood

  Offered during J-Term, students travel to Los Angeles for 10 days to get the low-down on the business of acting in the City of Angels. The agenda for the course is packed with experience, information and industry connections. Watch a live taping of a show. Tour Universal Studios. This intensive 2-credit course led by Actor Behzad Dabu will give you an immersive Hollywood experience–and get you out of Chicago for 10 days in January. For more information, please contact Brian Shaw at bshaw@colum.edu as this program has a separate application process.

  Course Dates: January 4-14, 2023.  

  Special Course Fee: $1,530

• THEA 471 New York Trip

  *This course has been cancelled and will not run in J-Term 2023*

  A group of 10 students will go to New York for 4 nights, 5 days and see plays, meet theatre professionals and CCC alums and evaluate their futures as graduates possibly living in New York.

  Dates: January 3-7, 2023

  Special Course Fee: $1,250

  More information is available from Susan Padveen at spadveen@colum.edu

• Topics in Advertising: New York City Agencies

  *This course has been cancelled and will not run in J-Term 2023*

  Dates:                         January 9-14, 2023

  Location:                    New York City, New York

  Instructors:                Peg Murphy and Craig Sigele

  

  For information about upcoming info session and Zoom meeting links, contact Craig at csigele@colum.edu 

  Description: Students will explore the cultural capital of the world and the center of the Advertising industry. We will visit leading Ad Agencies and speak with creatives and account representatives. Hear how others made the move to the Big Apple and learn how you can take a bite too. Attend the National Retail Federation Student Conference (NRF). Learn, prepare, and connect with industry leaders.

  Session fees: $1,490, including a $500 deposit, covers double occupancy rooms at Marriot hotel near Time Square, daily breakfast; city transit passes for the duration of your stay; welcome dinner and access to the NRF convention. Airfare, daily living expenses, are not included. Financial aid may apply. Contact Columbia Central for information about financing domestic study abroad programs. This One credit course can be a credit included in your spring tuition bill, so may not cost you any additional tuition dollars.

  PLEASE NOTE: This program is highly contingent on the evolving health situation and may be cancelled at any time. 

  For more info. contact Peg Murphy, pmurphy@colum.edu 

• Musical Theatre: New York City - Spring Break 2023

  Musical Theatre: New York City - Spring Break 2023

  Course: THEA 395 for 1 credit

  Dates: Spring Break 2023, March 28-31, 2023

  Contact: Susan Padveen at spadveen@colum.edu

• Special Topics in Fashion Studies: ReScaling Fashion in San Francisco

  *This course has been cancelled and will not run in Spring 2023*

  Program description:

  Students will study new practices in fashion and textiles that are moving our industry to a more sustainable future.  We will learn about fiber systems, harvest dyes, meet with bespoke to mainstream designers and learn about how San Francisco and Oakland have been challenging the norms for decades. 

  Location: San Francisco, CA

  Number of credits: 3

  Cost: $3160 (not including credit costs)

  Date: March 25 - April 1, 2023

  Please direct any questions about this opportunity to fashionstudies@colum.edu

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Summer 2023

• Craft and Process Seminar: Kafka and European Masters - Prague, Czech Republic
  Creative Writing Summer in Prague
  June 1 through July 1, 2023                                                             
  Session fees:  $3,200
  
  Spend a life-changing month abroad in one of Europe's most vibrant and historic cities
  
  The Creative Writing Summer in Prague program offers students the opportunity to live as writers abroad in one of Europe’s most fascinating cities. Students expand their horizons and worldview through literary and cultural encounters, while walking the same cobblestoned streets once trod by Franz Kafka and other renowned, distinctively Czech writers, poets, and artists. Excursions, tours, and field trips complement the course and students are allowed ample time to explore the city and surrounding regions and pursue their own stories.
  
  The Prague study abroad program is open to Columbia all majors and creative writing disciplines, graduate and undergrad.
  
  Session fees include airport transfer, 30 nights shared lodging, a transit pass, a welcome and celebration dinner, a city tour, castle-quarter and Jewish quarter tours, museum admissions, and an excursion to the Terezin Concentration Camp. A non-refundable $750 deposit is required by March 10, 2023, to reserve your place in the program. Summer tuition, airfare and daily living expenses are not included in the session fees.
  
  “Reading works written in the city I inhabited at the time gave me a deeper understanding of both the work and the place. I have consistently regarded that trip as one of the defining moments of my life, and it gave me a sense of companionship and community I’ve hardly experienced anywhere else.” – Evan Falls, Fiction Writing, Prague ‘15
  
  “The Prague program offered not only a new and exciting educational experience, but also a break from the routine of my life. I was in a new country, with sights, sounds, smells, and tastes that I hadn't been exposed to before. Paired with these new experiences was time, something I've always felt in short supply of, as well as a class of fellow creatives who inspired and fueled creativity within me. Going abroad ended up being one of the best decisions I could make for myself.” -Sam Melby, Cinema Arts & Sciences, Prague ‘17
  
  Note that due to the evolving global health situation, this program may be cancelled at any time. In the event of program cancellation, deposits and any funds paid directly to Columbia will be refunded. Any other expenses incurred by the student, including flights, are at the student’s risk.
  
  For more information, contact Kathie Bergquist: KBergquist@colum.edu
• Edinburgh 2023

  International Festivals: Edinburgh | BUSE 425/525 | 3 Credits

  Edinburgh, Scotland
  The European Experiments in Arts Policy and Management takes students behind-the-scenes of two of the largest performing and visual arts festivals in the world: Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Art Festival. Students are immersed in the city’s annual international celebration of creatives, gaining first-hand, professional performance and artistic perspectives on managing contemporary arts and cultural events. Students experience the convergence of the arts and business through meetings with arts managers, entrepreneurs, performers, artists, and scholars.
  
  Students will stay at Queen Margaret University (QMU) throughout the 2-week duration in Edinburgh, experiencing live performances, exhibitions, and historic sites. The course includes an online component prior to arrival in Edinburgh and the final project is designed to allow each student to create a project specific to their own individual creative or professional interest.
  
  During the month of August Edinburgh is home to five festivals: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, and Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
  
  Course Details
  The course is conducted during the College’s 15-week summer session beginning with an online component before the on-the-ground intensive 2-week stay in Edinburgh, Scotland August 5-19, 2023.

  
  The special course fee for this program is $2,600 (this fee is subject to change). It does not include air fare, out-of-pocket expenses, and summer course tuition. The special course fee includes housing with breakfast, class-related field trips and entrance fees, transportation associated with program activities, several special meals and events and use of classroom facilities.
  
  Contact:
  Mary Filice
  mfilice@colum.edu
  
  Robert Blandford
  rblandford@colum.edu

   

• Global Marketing: Prague

  BUSE 405/505 | 6 Credits

  Instructors: Sandra Kumorowski skumorowski@colum.edu & Philippe Ravanas pravanas@colum.ed

  This hybrid, experiential course provides students with a professional strategic marketing experience that expands global awareness. Students will have the opportunity to work with owners and the marketing team of a famous Czech cosmetic brand, develop a strategic marketing plan and present it to the brand leadership. In the process, they will understand how a cosmetic brand operates globally and how cultural differences impact marketing and branding strategies. While in Prague students will be immersed in a culturally rich city and its historically significant environs. They will visit several significant sites in and around Prague to learn about the culture, history and life in the Czech Republic. This six-credit hour program can count as an elective towards all majors in Business and Entrepreneurship (both undergraduate and graduate) or as a college-wide elective. This course also satisfies the College’s Global Awareness credit requirement.

  Special course fee of $2,500 is separate from tuition. Out of pocket costs (including flight) estimated at $1,310. Standard tuition rates apply.

  There is a on-refundable deposit of $750 (applied toward the Program Fee)

   Video of the 2022 Global Marketing: Prague program directed and edited by Josh LeBlac

• Cinematic Art in the Land of Leonardo

  Cinematic Art in the Land of Leonardo
  CINE 202 | 3 Credits | Cinema and Television Arts
  Florence Italy, Summer 2023 

   

  In this course students draw inspiration from Florentine Renaissance Art, Italian Opera Composers and Italian Cinema from the silent period to the present. A particular emphasis in on the Neo-Realist artists Rossellini, Visconti and De Sica, Fellini and other masters of the Golden Age, and modern auteurs like Nanni Moretti. Special attention is paid to visual perspective and composition; the impact of historical context on visual narrative; individual and collaborative approaches to creativity; and the role of patronage, apprenticeship and mentorship. An understanding of the fundamental artistic and narrative concepts that were either discovered or reborn during the Italian Renaissance is built through film screenings, classroom discussions, and visits to museums and galleries, all in parallel with planning and shooting a cinematic diary film that goes beyond the ‘travelogue’ to create a unique personal voice inspired by life in Florence.
  
  The course is open to all Columbia College students who have finished a Foundations or Core class within the School of Media Arts (CTVA, CMI, Radio, IAM, and AAA), as well as all other majors and Graduate students.
  
  July 11 - August 9, 2023
  Instructor and Contact: Tom Fraterrigo tfraterrigo@colum.edu
  
  Course Fees
  
  Study Abroad Fee: $3,200 includes Lodging, Airport Transfers, Gli Amici degli Uffizi Museum Pass, Guided Walking Tour of Florence, The Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, Admission to the Zeffirilli Film Museum, Welcome Dinner, Italian Cooking Class

  Air Fare and Travel $2,630 (estimated) and International Travel Insurance $275 (estimated) not included in Study Abroad Fee.

   

• Advanced Topics in PR in Madrid, Spain

  Advanced Topics in PR in Madrid, Spain | PURE 360 | 3 credits

  Course Schedule: May 29 to June 17, 2023

  Pre-reqs: 3.25 GPA, 60 credit hours, and permission of instructor

  Many of today’s top communications and marketing agencies consider Madrid the best place to locate an office in Europe, and you’ll understand why when you join us for this two-week Global Communications (PURE 360) course. 
  
  Students will learn the global communications landscape and what it means to apply a “global mindset” in the backdrop of Madrid, Spain, considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and a city of students.   This course has been designed to give a select cohort of students a deep appreciation for the rich arts and culture of Madrid through organized tours and visits, as well as the opportunity to collaborate on a project with a real-life client. In 2019, the client was Pinterest.  Students will leave with an international portfolio piece to further differentiate themselves in a competitive job market.
  
  Program includes several pre-departure prep sessions to give students survival Spanish language skills as well as an appreciation for the history, culture, literature and art of both Spain and our host city, Madrid, in advance of the trip. Outside of scheduled classroom time in the mornings, visits are planned to major museums (Prado and Reina Sofia), historic and cultural attractions (Plaza Mayor and Retiro Park), and three group dinners in iconic restaurants known for Spanish guitar music and traditional cuisine. Students will have ample free time to explore the city and surrounding historically rich towns accessible by bus or train, or even head out to a coastal town to soak up some sun on the Mediterranean.
  
  The special course fee of $1,830 covers lodging; transfers in private bus from Madrid airport to Madrid and the return to the airport; three group meals and a Flamenco show; transportation pass covering trips on metro (subway), bus and trains within Madrid;  and Prado Museum and Royal Palace entrance and tours. Airfare is not included, tuition is additional.

  Instructor/Contact: Anne Marie Mitchell (anmitchell@colum.edu or 312-504-9484).

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• PRAGUE QUEDRENNIAL 2023 

  PRAGUE QUEDRENNIAL 2023 

  June 8 - June 18, 2023 

  Prague for Theatrical Designers 

  This is a one credit course: Course Description - This is a travel and study experience for Design and Technical Theatre students.  The students travel to Prague in the Czech Republic.  They will attend the Prague Quadrennial:  The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space is the world’s largest performance design event – a presentation of contemporary work in a variety of performance design disciplines and genres including costume, stage, lighting, sound design, and theatre architecture for dance, opera, drama, site-specific, multi-media performances, and performance art. 

  Students get the chance to explore Prague, Observing the art, architecture, and culture of this remarkable city.  They will get the opportunity to see many different kinds of theatrical performances, from experimental site-specific pieces, to grand opera.  There will be a two-day puppet making workshop with a master puppet maker.  The trip will include an excursion to see one of the few remaining complete and working baroque theatres.  Students will be asked to keep a course journal. 

  THE PROGRAM COST WILL BE ABOUT $2500.00 

• Special Topics in Fashion Studio: Bath Spa Textile Techniques Immersion

  Special Topics in Fashion Studio: Bath Spa Textile Techniques Immersion

  JUne 28 to July 15, 2023 

  Who is Eligible: Junior and senior level students in Fashion Design (or non-majors who have taken FASH 205: Textiles Survey) who desire an opportunity to experience, interact and work in an environment dedicated to experimental textiles and potentially have the chance during week two to design and create three metres of cloth. Types of Textile Fabrication Available at Bath Spa (either in demo or practice): Screen Printing, Foil Printing, Devoré (also called burnout), Laser Cut Fabric, Fabric Manipulation (this can be with fabric you have designed) etc. 

  For additional information please contact Justin LeBlanc at jleblanc@colum.edu

• Topics in Communication: Summer in LA

  Topics in Communication: Summer in LA

  COMM 299A - 1 credit
  
  Dates: June 5-9, 2023
  
  
  Special Course Fee: $1,580 and Estimated Total Program Cost: $3,605
  
  Contact: Kevin Christophersen (kchristophersen@colum.edu) or Anne Marie Mitchell (anmitchell@colum.edu)

Are you a faculty member interested in proposing a new international program? Contact David Comp, Assistant Provost for Global Education at dcomp@colum.edu, to get started!