Faculty-Led Programs
Global Seminars:
You will travel abroad with a small group of CU Boulder students (approx. 10-25) and a CU Boulder faculty member to study a specific topic. These programs run in the summer, including Maymester and Augmester options.
You will:
- Take courses in a small group setting with a CU professor
- Experience your coursework first-hand using local sites as your classroom
- Focus on a specific topic
- Receive letter grades
- Get to know a small group of CU Boulder students
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Global Intensives
Global Intensives are short-term international programs embedded into a fall, spring, or summer course taught on the CU Boulder campus. These are a great way to "get your feet wet" with international travel.You will:
- Enroll in a Global Intensive as one of your on-campus classes in the fall or spring.
- Go abroad for 10-12 days during spring break, after finals in May, during summer, or over fall break
- Take a course in a small group setting with a CU professor
- Focus on a specific topic
- Receive letter grades
- Get to know a small group of CU Boulder students
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Last Updated March 2025