May, June, and Summer Programs

Interested in spending a summer overs and earning academic credit for it? Hope College students have several summer options for studying on international off-campus programs.

Official Non-Hope Programs:

 For summer programs offered by Hope affiliated sponsors, please visit the following websites:

• CIEE
• IES
• SIT
• Globalinks

Hope College May/June Terms:

For several decades, Hope College has offered it's own international off-campus programs in places such as Austria, England, India, and Japan. In more recent years, Hope faculty have added additional programs in the Italy, Spain, and Uganda to name a few.

These short-term off-campus study programs are available during the four-week May, June and July terms and are led by Hope College faculty.

Off-campus May, June and July term courses are generally announced toward the end of the fall semester. Students should consult with the Registrar's Office for further information and/or click here to be linked to their May, June, and July website to read more about program content and faculty leaders.

Students should contact faculty leaders directly for all applications and/or further information.

Programs offered in Summer 2013:

• Austria

  Vienna Summer School
  

  (Germ 101, 102, IDS 172, Mus 101 or 295, Hist 131, 295, Art 111 or 295,   Rel 260, Comm 295, IDS 495)

• Ecuador/Galapagos

  Field Studies in Biology: Galapagos and Amazon Ecology

  (BIOL 380)

• England

  From Facebook to Faces: Ways of Belonging (Liverpool)

  (IDS 495)

  Media, Culture, and Community in Liverpool

  (COMM 395)

  Management in the British Economy
  

  (Mgmt 358, Econ 358, or IDS 495)

  The Sacred and Profane: A Musical Tour of Great Britain

  MUS 295 or IDS 495

  Secondary Principles (Liverpool)

  (EDUC 360 or 361)

  Literacy II: Reading and the Language Arts for Grades 4 -8

  (EDUC 282 or 283)

• India

  The Indian Worldview

  (Rel 480)

• Italy

  Experiencing the Eternal City

  (CLAS 495)

• Japan

  Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Japan

  (IDS 280)

• Mexico

  Health & Healing in the Western Tradition, Queretaro

  (Nursing Majors only) (IDS 174)

• United States

  Hope Comes to Watts (Los Angeles, CA)

  (EDUC 488)

  Rosebud Indian Reservation, SD: Cross Cultural Education

  (EDUC 488)

  Thriving in Transitions - Alaska

  (IDS 495)

  Intro to Leadership - Alaska (Sutton Alaska)

  (LDRS 201)

  Ecological Theology and Ethics (Adirondacks in NY)

  (REL 365)

  Learning and Serving Among the Oglala Lakota: Conversations about Faith, Culture, and Worldview (Pine Ridge Reservation, SD)

  (REL 295)

  Field Studies in Michigan: The Biology and Diversity of Birds

  (BIOL 380 or GEMS 195)

• Scotland

  Celtic May Term: Peace & Reconciliation in a Celtic Context: Memory, Narrative, and Identity in Northern Ireland and Scotland

  (SOC 295)

• Spain

  Spanish and Andalusian Culture

  (SPAN 342 or SPAN 495)

  Advanced Grammar & Conversation I or II, and El Camino de Santiago

  (SPAN 321/322 & SPAN 495)

  EL Camino de Santiago

  (SPAN 495)