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Cinema Studies Education Abroad Guide

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CU Boulder Education Abroad offers over 400 programs in over 70 countries! You can go abroad for a semester, year, 2-12 weeks in the summer, or even winter break. Going abroad is strongly encouraged by the Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts department. Use the following information as a general guideline to plan your time abroad, and connect with your academic advisor as well. Work with Education Abroad advisors to get more details on how to get started, discuss your program options, and next steps. 

Quick Facts

  • Go abroad sophomore or junior year
  • The most common degree requirements taken abroad are critical studies electives, certain A&S Gen Ed courses, and general elective hours
  • Use the Course Approvals List to find programs that offer courses approved for the credit you need

Planning and When to Go

  • First-year: Start planning to study abroad! Finish CINE 1502. If you are planning on applying to the BFA program, you should also plan on finishing CINE 2005/2105 and CINE 2000 (or CINE 2300 over the summer). Take Gen Ed courses that may not be available on the education abroad program you choose (see below for more details). 
  • Sophomore: Finish lower-division CINE courses so you'll have the pre-reqs needed for the upper-division CINE classes you need upon return to CU Boulder. If needed, make sure your language abilities match the program you wish to attend. If you are planning on applying to the BFA program, finish pre-requisites and apply at the end of the year. Education abroad during sophomore year is less common, but possible, especially for students pursuing a BA in Film Critical Studies.
  • Junior: Go abroad!  Fall of junior year is the best option for BFA students. Going abroad during your junior year allows you plenty of variety in your choices of classes.
  • Senior: Work closely with your advisor to ensure that you can get all of your requirements completed.
    Be sure that you know when the credits may be transcripted, as this can delay your official graduation date.Film BFA students should NOT plan on going abroad senior year.

What Kind of Credit Can You Earn Abroad?

Usually Doable Tricky Probably Not
General Electives  A&S Gen Ed CINE A&S Gen Ed CINE A&S Gen Ed CINE
Overall credit hours  Arts and Humanities, Natural Science (Non-Lab), Social Sciences Critical Studies Elective courses
 		 Global Diversity CINE 3051 and 3061 Natural Science (Lab), Written Communication N/A

Suggested Programs

Use these links to find programs that may be a good match for you and your course needs.
   

Additional Resources

Last Updated March 2023