The Department of World Languages and Cultures, like UNCW, views an international experience as an integral part of any college education. Students can choose from more than 500 credit-bearing programs in over 50 countries.
To further encourage world travel, study abroad fulfills the Applied Learning graduation requisite. With many different options both in terms of location and duration, an international experience merits thorough consideration.
Every year, UNCW World Languages and Cultures faculty organize and lead unique study abroad opportunities. Take a look at this year's programs below.
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates: May 15 - May 29, 2024
Application deadline: November 27, 2024
Earn 3 credits towards your minor or major in Spanish & satisfy the ‘Explorations Beyond the Classroom' requirement.
Courses Offered: SPN 303 (Conversation) and SPN 394(Each course is limited to 10 students)
Pre-requisite: SPN 202 or 215 or appropriate placement.
Students may take one of the two courses, earn three credits toward a minor or major in Spanish and satisfy the Explorations Beyond the Classroom requirement from University Studies. Courses are online during the spring semester.
Apply to SPN 303 with Profe Jara (Prerequisite: SPN 202)
Contact: jaram@uncw.edu
Apply to SPN 394 with Dra. Balena (Prerequisite: SPN 303)
Contact: balenaa@uncw.edu
Program Overview: UNCW students will study the culture of Buenos Aires through its writers, painters, musicians, popular culture, and current events. The spring travel experience begins after classes in May. Activities include participating in a writer’s class about Borges’ life and stories, national art museums, live musical events to include tango lesson and show, artisan markets, sampling local gastronomy, rancho and historic cafés visits and more. Stay in an upscale apartment hotel in Recoleta, the best neighborhood for study, shopping, and exploration
Location: Oaxaca City, Mexico
Dates: Coming soon 2024!
*Students will enroll in SPN 394 during Spring 2021, which will meet weekly on Monday during the spring semester. Remaining hours will occur in Mexico.
Courses Offered: SPN 394 (prerequisite required)
Led by Dr. Amanda Boomershine (boomershinea@uncw.edu)
Application deadline:
Learn More Facebook
Program Overview: Learn about the Oaxacan population in Wilmington and in Mexico. Students will have the opportunity to experience Oaxacan culture and food, visit important cultural sites in Mexico, interact with and learn from Oaxacan immigrants in Wilmington and their family members in Oaxaca, and learn firsthand the effects of immigration and globalization on families and communities during this 10-day program. Students will stay with Oaxacan families for an immersive homestay experience and will visit the Universidad de La Salle Oaxaca during our trip abroad.
Location: Santander, Madrid, and other cities in northern Spain
Dates: Summer II (June 20 – August 1, 2024)
Application Deadline: March 18, 2024
Earn 3-6 credits toward your minor or major in Spanish & satisfy the ‘Explorations Beyond the Classroom requirement.”
Courses offered: SPN 303 and/or SPN 394 (Class is limited to 16 students) (Pre-requisite for both courses: SPN 202)
Program Overview: The program’s home base is the beautiful beach city of Santander. The program is an unforgettable, life- changing experience designed to give you the opportunity to practice Spanish intensively while experiencing the Spanish culture firsthand. You will gain a rich knowledge and understanding of the cultures of Spain. The program’s home base is the beautiful beach city of Santander. In addition, we will visit the capital city, Madrid and other cities in northern Spain. Study abroad with me in Spain this summer.
Faculty Director and contact: Marianella Jara
Financial aid and scholarships are available for this program. Click here for more information.
Location: Bonn, Germany
Dates: May 18 – June 24
Courses offered: GER 101, 102, 201, 202, 394
Program Overview: This five-week summer program offers students the opportunity to learn or improve existing language skills and expand their interest in the German culture through an intensive immersion program based in Bonn, Germany. Through intensive classroom instruction, study trips, local explorations and home stay with German families, the program creates a welcoming and stimulating environment that allows students to immerse themselves in the German language and culture, and experience a summer in the Rhine region.
The program includes several half-day and full day excursions and an optional week-long excursion at the end of the program. These cultural and sightseeing activities provide the students first-hand experience and understanding of the unique culture and context of Germany.
Program Leaders: Dr. Raymond Burt and Dr. David Graber
Locations: Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo, Japan
Dates: Coming soon Winter 2024!
Application Deadline:
Course Offered: JPN 294-700 (Prerequisite required)
Program Overview: Please contact Katrena Henderson in the Study Abroad Office. More information forthcoming soon!
Locations: Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates:Coming soon 2023!
Application Deadline:
Courses Offered: RUS 101 or RUS 201 (pre-requisite required)
THR 295: Russian theater as a Voice of Society
RUS: 209: Russian LIterature in Translation
RUS 294: Study Abroad
Led by Ms. Roza Starodubtseva
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Dates: June 22- July 27 2024
Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
Courses offered: ARB 294 (Everyday Moroccan Arabic) and FRH 394 (Moroccan Conversations) or INT 394 (Global Politics of Eating-An African Perspective). Students may take one or both courses and earn 3-6 credits. This program is open to all majors.
Program Overview: Integrating classroom instruction and field-based activities, this five-week program allows you to discover and study the rich cultures of Morocco. Immerse yourself in a multicultural society at the crossroads of Europe and Africa. Live the Moroccan lifestyle: drink mint tea, eat tajines, and discuss Morocco’s regional and global significance with your instructors and your Arabic- and French-speaking family
Embark on a breathtaking tour of Morocco and learn about the intersection of Berber, Arab, and French cultures. In the North, walk the thousand-year-old roads of Volubilis (an ancient Roman settlement) and let yourself be guided through the maze of the medina in Fez. The second excursion, to the South, will take you to Marrakech and the High Atlas Mountains. After a stop in Ouarzazate, this five-day trip culminates with a camel ride in the Sahara desert.
Program Leaders: Dr. Pascale Barthe with Dr. Mike Turner and Dr. Lesley Daspit
Financial aid and scholarships are available for this program. Click here for more information.
To see more study abroad programs through UNCW and learn about weekly information sessions, visit the Office of International Programs.