Summer 2010 International Programs

London

Theatre in London

This summer the Performing Arts Department of the University of Massachusetts Boston will offer students the opportunity study intensively English theater and then travel to the great city of London, international center for theater and the arts, to experience first-hand original dramatic productions.

Belize

Field School in Prehistoric Archaeology

This summer the Anthropology Department will offer a field school on Maya archaeology in Belize, Central America. The project area and field camp are located in a tropical rainforest within the Programme for Belize Conservation Area-a protected reserve for flora, fauna, and archaeological remains.

Haiti

Haiti Today: People, Culture & Politics

This program explores the history, politics, culture, and the economic and social developments taking places in Haiti, from both external and internal perspectives.

China

Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and China

This new course will offer students an in-depth look at how business is conducted in China, through a two-week stay in the great cities of Beijing, China’s political capital, and Shanghai, its economic capital. Participants earn six graduate credits.

Puerto Rico

Caribbean Studies Institute: Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

The Departments of Sociology and Anthropology of UMass Boston, in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, have designed a summer program dedicated to the study of the historical, socio-political, and economic structures and processes that have shaped the Caribbean into the culturally complex region it is today. Participants to earn up to nine undergraduate credits.

China

China Today: Culture, History & Politics

The China Today program provides an extraordinary opportunity to learn firsthand about contemporary China, its culture and historical traditions, and the social transformations taking place today.

 

Winter 10 International Programs

India

Focus on India: Global Industry & Competitive Analysis
January 2 - 15, 2010

This course examines techniques of industry and competitive analysis and ways of applying these techniques to gain a better understanding of industry trends and company strategies in sectors of significant importance to the regional economy.

Jamaica

Jamaica Today: People, Culture, and Environment
Jan 2 - 23, 2010

The program is designed to facilitate an understanding of Jamaica through total immersion in different aspects of the country. The program will explore the culture, environment, language and literature of Jamaica, and the country’s economic, political, and social realities.

Mexico

Mexico Today: Politics and Society

Through first-hand observations, students will gain a lively appreciation of the changes that are shaping Mexico today, analyzing their experience within the broader context of political, cultural, social, and economic issues.