The Quebec Summer Advanced Language Program offers sophomores through seniors the opportunity to enroll in a three-week French language and culture course, earning four (4) LVC credits at different start times throughout the summer.

This four-week summer program is offered to students in any major who have an interest in broadening their Spanish language and Hispanic cultural knowledge. You can earn six credits with this beginning, intermediate or advanced proficiency Spanish language course that will apply toward a major or minor in Spanish. Students live with different Costa Rican host families over the four-week program duration in three different cities: Flamingo, Monteverde and San Joaquin de Flores.

This three-week study abroad opportunity will immerse students in the culture of London, England, while engaged in a course of study examining 20th and 21st-century fantasy in children’s literature. Students will examine both classical British works written for children as well as diverse and multicultural works written for young adult readers. Students will live in flats in ethnic neighborhoods and participate in various excursions to points of interest related to works of literature.

This four-week summer program is offered to students in any major who have completed at least two years of college-level German language. Students will complete four credits of an advanced German course taught by an LVC German language professor.

The goal of this summer study abroad program in Italy is to offer LVC students the opportunity to engage with the culture, language, and lifestyle of Italy in the small, historic city of Perugia.

This 4–week summer program offers students in any major the opportunity to complete six credits of coursework. Courses include an LVC faculty-led course titled Business in the European Union and an Intercultural Communications course taught by a Dutch faculty member. Excursions to the European Union Parliament building, Rotterdam Port, and local businesses.

Dr. Michael Pittari, professor of art & art history, will serve as an instructor of a course that will immerse students in the art and culture of Barcelona, Spain. Topics will include the architectural evolution of the city from its ancient origins to the present, the development of the Modern Art movement in the work of artists such as Picasso and Dali, and the aesthetic of Barcelona as a global center of cultural tourism. The course will be instructed in English. No prior knowledge of Spanish language or art history is required.