Short-term study-abroad programs give students a taste of the experience without requiring a long time commitment. Short Term Study Abroad courses start with an academic semester course. Students choose a destination, take a preparatory course, and travel with 51ºÚÁÏ faculty to complete their course on location. Courses include domestic and overseas opportunities that change every term. Travel courses are often open to non-students, faculty, staff, and others.
These are the 51ºÚÁÏ courses that you have to register for. Please note that most classes will require enrollment during fall or spring semester for a 2 credit preparatory class. This list is subject to change depending on student interest.
Current and Upcoming Undergraduate Courses
Winter 2027
Course: OL-310 — International Expedition (Prep course in fall 26)
Instructor: Friesen
Location: Argentina
Planned Travel Dates: January 2027
Course: HUM-101-01 — Glbl Exploration FYC Trvl (Prep course in fall 26)
Instructor: Purdy
Link: Course webpage
Location: Tahiti
Planned Travel Dates: January 2027
Course: KINES-209-01/389-01 — Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 26)
Instructor: Searcy
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 2027
Course: FREN/HUM 371 — Trvl: France and Beyond: Tahiti (Prep course in fall 2026)
Instructor: Purdy
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Location: Tahiti
Planned Travel Dates: January 2027
Summer 2027
Course: PSY 342-01 / 442-01 — Explore Psychology in London (Prep course in spring)
Instructor: Salgado / Burns-Glover
Location: London, UK
Planned Travel Dates: After graduation, mid-May through early June
Graduate Courses
Information on other travel programs coming soon!
Past Undergraduate Courses
Summer 2022
Course: SPAN/ENGW 226/326 — Travel Writing: Spain/Travel, Write and Publish: Spain (Prep course in spring 22)
Instructor: Johnson
Location: Spain
Planned Travel Dates: May 24-June 5
Course: GER/HIST/HUM 355 — Berlin in 20th Century Film: Travel (Prep course in spring 22)
Instructor: French, Jobs
Location: Germany
Planned Travel Dates: 23 May-6 June
Course: IS 236 — Costa Rica: Travel (Prep course in spring 22)
Instructor: Miller
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: May 21-June 4
Course: ANTH/SOCWK 368 — Trinidad Culture and Society: Travel (Prep course in fall 21)
Instructor: Greer, Schweitzer
Location: Trinidad/Tobago
Planned Travel Dates: May 22-June 5
Course: PHIL/THEA 372 — Travel to Athens, Greece (Prep course in fall 21)
Instructor: O'Loughlin
Location: Greece
Planned Travel Dates: May 23-June 6th
Winter 2023
Course: FREN/HUM 370/371 — Trvl: France and Beyond (Prep course in fall 22)
Instructor: Purdy, Andree
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Note: Traveling jointly with Global Exploration FYS Travel
Location: Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia
Planned Travel Dates: January 7-22
Course: KINES 208/209 KINES 388/389 — Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 22)
Instructor: Searcy
Link:
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 9-24
Course: OL 110/310 — International Expedition (Prep course in fall 22)
Instructor: Friesen, Hall
Link:
Location: Patagonia, Chile
Planned Travel Dates: January 2-22
Course: SCI 261/262 — Sci and Hist of Info: UK Travel (Prep course in fall 22)
Instructor: Khoja, Butler
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Location: London, UK
Planned Travel Dates: January 9-24
Course: BIOL 165/166 BIOL 365/366 — Galapagos and Ecuador (Prep course in fall 22)
Instructor: Templeton, Chan
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Location: Ecuador, Galapagos
Planned Travel Dates: January 9-24
Summer 2023
Course: ENGW 222-01/226-01 / ENGW 322-01/326-01 — Travel Writing: Italy/Travel, Write and Publish: Italy (Prep course in spring 23)
Instructor: Postma, Dobberfuhl
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Location: Italy
Planned Travel Dates: May 22-June 4
Course: PHIL 255-01/255-02 — Nepal Phil and Religion (Prep course in spring 23)
Instructor: Loevy
Location: Nepal
Planned Travel Dates: May 23-June 10
Course: PSY 342-01/442-01 — Explore Psychology in London (Prep course in spring 23)
Instructor: Salgado
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Location: London, UK
Planned Travel Dates: May 28-June 10
Course: GSS/MEDA/SOC 355-01/355-02 — Hawai'i Narr Place Self (4 credit prep course in spring 23)
Instructor: Eisen, Hardacker
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Location: Hawai'i
Planned Travel Dates: June 4-20
Winter 2024
Course: ANTH 368-01/SOCW 368-01 — Trinidad Culture & Society: Travel (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: Schweitzer, Don, Greer, Aaron
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Location: Trinidad
Planned Travel Dates: January 2024
Course: ENGW 226-01/ENGW 326-01 — Travel Writing: Navajo Nation/Trvl, Write & Publish: Navajo (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: Johnson, B, Miller, Michael
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Location: Navajo Nation, Arizona
Planned Travel Dates: January 2024
Course: HUM 101-01 — Global Exploration FYS Travel (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: Moore, James, Jobs, Richard
Link: Global Scholars webpage
Location: Italy
Planned Travel Dates: Tentative Jan. 3-18
Course: KINES 209-01/KINES 389-01 — Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: Searcy, Brian
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 2024
Course: MGMT 352-01 — Operations Management Travel: Costa Rica (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: Rikhtehgar Berrenji, Hossein
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Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 2024
Course: THEA 372-01/PHIL 372-01 — Travel to Athens, Greece (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: O'Loughlin, Ian
Location: Greece
Planned Travel Dates: January 2024
Course: ARTST 221-01 — StudioII/ Watercolor in Hawaii (No prep course)
Instructor: Anderson, Doug
Location: Hawaii
Planned Travel Dates: January 2024
Course: BIOL 160-01/360-01 — ST: Biodiversity of Hawaii-Trvl/ST: Adv Biodiversity of Hawaii-Trvl (Prep course in fall 23)
Instructor: Odden, Joanne, Bolkan, Bonnie
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Location: Hawaii
Planned Travel Dates: Tentative Jan. 8-23
Course: MEDA 331-01 — Sundance Film Festival Travel (No prep course)
Instructor: Hardacker, Jennifer, Vaisburd, Enie
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Location: Utah
Planned Travel Dates: Tentative Jan. 24-28
Summer 2024
Course: HUM/MUS 346-01 — Exploring Vienna and Budapest (Prep course in spring 24)
Instructor: Reed, Ihas
Location: Austria and Hungary
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Course: IS 236-01 — Costa Rica: Travel (Prep course in spring 24)
Instructor: Theumer, Miller
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Course: ANTH 355 — Urban Cultures: Miami (Prep course in spring 24)
Instructor: Greer
Location: Miami, Florida
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Winter 2025
Course: FREN/HUM 371 — Trvl: France and Beyond (Prep course in fall 24)
Instructor: Purdy
Link:
Location: Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia
Planned Travel Dates: January 2025
Course: HUM 101-01 — Global Exploration FYS Travel (Prep course in fall 24)
Instructor: Theumer, Odden
Link: Global Scholars webpage
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 2025
Course: KINES 209-01/KINES 389-01 — Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 24)
Instructor: Searcy, Brian
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 2025
Course: OL 310 — International Expedition (Prep course in fall 24)
Instructor: Friesen
Location: Chile
Planned Travel Dates: January 2025
Course: SOCWK255/355 — Aotearoa New Zealand Travel Class
Instructor: Kinney, Eisen
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Location: New Zealand
Planned Travel Dates: January 2025
Summer 2025
Course: ENGW 226-01/326-01 — Travel Writing: Italy / Trvl, Write & Publish: Italy (Prep course in spring 2025 - ENGW-222/322)
Instructor: Postma
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Location: Italy
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Course: SCI 262-01 — Sci & Hist of Info: UK Travel (Prep course in spring 2025 - SCI 261)
Instructor: Khoja
Link:
Location: United Kingdom
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Course: MGMT 352 — Operations Management International Travel to Greece (Prep course in spring 2025 - MGMT-351)
Instructor: Rikhtehgar Berenji
Link:
Location: Greece
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Winter 2026
Course: EDUC-372-01 — Ecuador Exp: Lang, Cltr, Educ (Prep course in fall 25)
Instructor: Everett
Link:
Location: Ecuador
Planned Travel Dates: January 2026
Course: HUM-101-01 — Glbl Exploration FYC Trvl (Prep course in fall 25)
Instructor: Hardacker, Andree
Link: Course webpage
Location: Germany
Planned Travel Dates: January 2026
Course: KINES-209-01/389-01 — Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 25)
Instructor: Searcy
Location: Costa Rica
Planned Travel Dates: January 2026
Course: MKT-318-01 — Intl Mkt: Intl Travel (Prep course in fall 25 MKT317)
Instructor: Calderon, McNally
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Location: Spain
Planned Travel Dates: January 2026
Spring 2026
Course: MEDA 331-01 — Sundance Film Festival Travel (No prep course)
Instructor: Hardacker, Vaisburd
Location: Utah
Planned Travel Dates: Jan. 28-Feb. 1
Course: BIO 160/360-02/ENV 155/355-02 — ST: Biocolonialism UK Travel/NT: Biocolonialism UK Travel (Prep course in spring 26)
Instructor: Lanning, Karson
Location: London
Planned Travel Dates: March 19-28 (spring break)
Summer 2026
Course: HUM/MUS 346-01 — Exploring Vienna and Budapest (Prep course in spring 26)
Instructor: Reed, Ihas
Location: Austria and Hungary
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester
Course: ANTH/SOCWK 355 — Crossroads of Culture (Prep course in spring 26)
Instructor: Greer, Schweitzer
Location: France
Planned Travel Dates: Immediately after spring semester