Study Abroad with Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences

The ECU Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has several spring and summer faculty-led study abroad programs available.

Spring 2025

Principles of Biology Lab II/Tropical Biodiversity Study Abroad Field-Intensive (1-4s.h.)

Students are introduced to biodiversity research through La Selva Biological Station, Cahuita, Costa Rica

Spring Break 2025, from 03/09/25 to 03/15/25

BIOL 1201 (1 s.h.), BIOL 4810 (3 s.h.)

Faculty Leader: Dr. Jeff McKinnon, Biology

Summer 2025

Psychology and Culture in Japan (6 s.h.)

Beginning in Tokyo and then traveling via Shinkansen (i.e., Bullet Train) to Kyoto.

5/20/2025 through 5/29/2025

PSYC 2777 (GE:SO; DD), PSYC 3221 (GE:SO; DD), PSYC 3241 (GE:SO), PSYC 4000 (WI)

Faculty leaders: Dr. Jennifer Bowler & Dr. Mark Bowler, Psychology

Program webpage: Psychology and Culture in Japan

Sustainable Urbanism in South Korea (6 s.h.)

Students will learn about South Korea’s advanced sustainability approaches with highlights in environmental and transportation innovations.

Seoul (South Korea) from 05/17/25 – 06/02/25

PLAN 2030 (GE:SO) and 4050 or 6046 and 6050

Faculty leader: Dr. Misun Hur

Program webpage: https://planning.ecu.edu/study_abroad/

Summer in Buenos Aires (6 s.h. various SPAN options)

Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 05/30/25 to 06/28/25

Faculty leaders: Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter, Prof. Magalí Krosl and Dr. Mauro Falasca

French Language & Culture in La Rochelle (6 s.h. on multiple tracks)

A French language immersion program centered in La Rochelle, France, but with an orientation week and excursions to include Paris, Normandy, Mont Saint Michel and Cognac; finish the ECU language requirement; elevate your abilities in French; open to all majors

06/21/25 to 07/25/25

Faculty leader: Dr. Larkin Murphy

Monsters and Magic: A Literary London Adventure (6 s.h. free electives)

Centered in London with excursions to Oxford/Cambridge and other sites students choose; graduate and undergraduate students welcome; Open to Majors and Non-Majors

06/27/25 – 07/20/25

Faculty leaders: Dr. Will Banks, Dr. Andrea Kitta

Berlin Summer Study: The Holocaust & German Language/Culture (6-9 c.h.)

German immersion program based in Berlin with excursions to Potsdam castles and Spreewald kayaking, biking, opera, lakes, world-class museums etc.; no language required; open to all majors

Various GERM options and/or GLST 2600; GE: HU and GD

Berlin (Germany) from 7/6/2025-8/2/2025

Faculty leader: Dr. Susanne Lenné Jones

Program webpage: https://berlinstudyabroad.ecu.edu/

Exploring Peruvian Cultural Diversity in Andean Highlands (6 s.h.)

Students will have the opportunity for Andean highland cultural immersion through working on collaborative community work projects.

Peru, from 07/08/25 to 07/30/25

ANTH 4001, ANTH 3176

Faculty Leader: Dr. Benjamin Brooks

Balinese Macaque Ethnoprimatology Field Project (6 s.h.)

Students will gain insights into human and nonhuman primate behavior.  They will live Ubud, Indonesia, with a Balinese family and engage in local culture activities.

Indonesia, from 06/23/25 to 07/14/25

ANTH 4000, ANTH 5202

Faculty Leader: Dr. James Loudon

Spanish Language and Culture in Spain (6 s.h. various SPAN options)

Spanish language immersion program in Almería, southern Spain. Excursions to Cabo de Gata Natural Park, Granada, and other locations. Complete the ECU language requirement; boost your skills in Spanish and accelerate your path in the Spanish major or minor; open to all majors.

Almería, Spain, from 07/01/25 to 07/29/25

Faculty Leader: Dr. Javier Lorenzo

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