University of Massachusetts Abroad

The International Programs Office, through its University of Massachusetts Abroad program, offers a wide variety of international exchange and overseas study programs. Those listed below offer structured opportunities for graduate students. In addition, there are many overseas programs which may assist graduate students in fulfilling foreign language requirements. Graduate students may also consider independent research abroad as part of their graduate programs.

International Programs, William S. Clark International Center, tel. (413) 545-2710, may be consulted for all specific information on these and other overseas study and research options. Programs listed below may be suspended under exceptional circumstances due to conditions in the host country.

Freiburg/Baden-Württemberg Program

The University of Massachusetts exchange program with Germany, established in 1964, was expanded in 1983 to include all nine universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg: Freiburg, Heidelberg, Hohenheim, Karlsruhe, Konstanz, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Tübingen, and Ulm. Among the universities virtually all academic disciplines are available, including humanities and social sciences, engineering, business, natural science, and agriculture. A University of Massachusetts faculty member serves as Resident Director at the program's office in Freiburg each year.

Both graduate and upper-division undergraduate students with a GPA of at least 2.5 are eligible to apply for the academic year or semester. Proficiency in German is not essential for graduate studies, especially in the sciences and engineering. Scholarships are available.

For applications and additional information contact the Freiburg/Baden-Württemberg Program Coordinator at International Programs, tel. (413) 545-2710.

Year and Semester Program in China

Students may study Chinese language, literature, culture, and history at Fudan University in Shanghai and at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi'an. All courses are taught in Chinese by the faculty of the host institutions, and up to 30 undergraduate credits can be earned. Graduates with an interest in Chinese are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be in good academic standing and have a minimum of one year of college-level Mandarin Chinese by the program start. To apply, contact Director, University of Massachusetts in China, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, Thompson Hall.

Year and Semester Program in Taiwan

Located in Taichung, Taiwan, the University of Massachusetts Tunghai University exchange program offers coursework at intermediate and advanced levels in Chinese. Both undergraduates and non-degree graduates are eligible to apply, and up to 30 undergraduate credits may be earned. Applicants should have a minimum of one year of college-level Mandarin Chinese by the program start. To apply, contact the Director, University of Massachusetts in Taiwan, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, Thompson Hall.

Year and Semester Program in Paris

The University of Massachusetts sponsors an academic year and semester program in France featuring residence in Paris. Students of widely varied majors can enhance their knowledge of French language and culture while taking courses in French institutions of higher education such as Paris VII, Institut Catholique, the Institut de Sciences Politiques and Paris Dauphine (business and economics). A special feature of the program is the course on French theater offered in the spring semester. The program begins in mid-September with a two-week orientation in Paris. Students may live in rented rooms or a dormitory at the Cité universitaire. The program offers excursions to acquaint students with sites of historical and cultural interest. Applicants should have completed two years of college French or equivalent when the program begins. For additional information contact the Department of French and Italian, Herter Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, or tel. (413) 545-2314, or International Programs, tel. (413) 545-2710.

Summer Program at Oxford

A six-week summer program at Trinity College, Oxford, takes place from July to mid-August, offering courses in British literature, art and architecture, politics, history, and law. All courses are taught by British faculty, and the Bodleian Library is available for research. Evening lectures, theater trips to Stratford to see Royal Shakespeare Company performances, and field trips supplement course offerings. Enrollment is open to students inside and outside the University. Admission is competitive. We seek motivated students, competent in writing and willing to apply themselves seriously to tutorial instruction. Costs, excluding airfare, are under $4,150 for the six weeks. University of Massachusetts students are eligible to apply for scholarships. To apply, contact the Director, Oxford Summer Seminar, English Department, Bartlett Hall, tel. (413) 545-1914. E-mail address: oxford@english. umass.edu.

Summer Program at Salamanca

The Spanish Department sponsors one four-week summer program in July at the Colegio Hispano Continental in Salamanca, Spain. Instruction is by University of Massachusetts faculty, the staff of the Colegio, and visiting faculty. Graduate course offerings include Hispanic Literature, Linguistics, Culture, and the teaching of Spanish. Six University of Massachusetts graduate credits can be earned in the graduate and advanced undergraduate programs, and nine in the language program.

Students may elect to live either with families or in dormitories. For an application, contact the Director, Summer Program in Spain, De-partment of Spanish and Portuguese, Herter Hall.

European Studies Program in Anthropology

The Anthropology Department offers a field program in anthropology open to graduate and advanced undergraduate students in anthropology. Lasting for a period of from four to seven months, the course is designed to provide serious students with an extended period of field research in Europe under the guidance of an experienced field-worker.

Prerequisites for participation in the program include a working knowledge of the language required for field research and prior course work in both field methods and in the culture area where research is to be conducted. Students interested in participation in the program should submit to the program director a proposal outlining the research they hope to accomplish. The proposal should be submitted at the beginning of the fall semester preceding the spring in which the applicant wishes to participate in the program. A format for such a proposal, as well as additional information about the program, is available from the European Studies Program Committee, Anthropology Department, Machmer Hall.

Summer Program in Shanghai, China and Taichung, Taiwan

The Department of Asian Languages and Literatures sponsors an eight-week, 10-credit summer course in Chinese language at Fudan University in Shanghai and at Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan. Although only undergraduate credit is granted, graduates are eligible to apply. Minimum requirements for admission are good academic standing and one year of college-level Mandarin Chinese. Courses are taught by the staff of Fudan and Tunghai universities. To apply, contact the Director, China-Taiwan Summer Program, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, Thompson Hall.