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Brazil

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Yale Summer Session in New Haven & Paraty & Rio de Janeiro: Elementary Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: New Haven, United States; Paraty, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Term: Summer
Dates: June 15, 2025 to August 9, 2025
Language: Portuguese
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L1 & L2 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: PORT S112-S122 & PORT S352

An intensive elementary program in Portuguese language emphasizing development of all language skills, with an introduction to Brazilian cultural history which covers essential themes and figures from 1500 to the present; conducted in English with sessions in Portuguese in Brazil. The program starts with three weeks in New Haven, on the Yale campus, before moving on to Brazil for...

Croatia, Republic of

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Yale Summer Session in Dubrovnik: History & Culture of Southeastern Europe

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia, Republic of
Term: Summer
Dates: June 28, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills Hu & So distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: HIST S299 & SOCY S286/ER&M S281/GLBL S211

The course is offered in Dubrovnik, Croatia and presents a multidisciplinary study of the area of Southeastern Europe from antiquity to modernity. Course topics include the remnants of the Roman world and Byzantine presence, consequences of the schism between Rome and Constantinople, barbarian kingdoms and medieval city-states, Ottoman incursions and millets, the Renaissance and...

Czech Republic

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Yale Summer Session in Prague: Cinematic Storytelling in Prague

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Term: Summer
Dates: June 28, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 1 Yale credit, 1 transfer credit
Course Number: ART S144/FILM S144

An intensive, hands-on exploration of the history, theory, tools and techniques of narrative filmmaking offered jointly by Yale and FAMU, the national film and television academy of the Czech Republic. The program interweaves a Yale seminar, in which students learn the fundamental principles and techniques of cinematic storytelling via readings, screenings, discussions and...

Ecuador

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Yale Summer Session in Quito: Advanced Spanish Language and Andean Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Quito, Ecuador
Term: Summer
Dates: June 28, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Language: Spanish
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L5 or Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: LAST S240/SPAN S240

This course is a language program that explores the cultures and history of the Andean peoples through Ecuadorian and Latin American literature and films. The objective is for the students to understand, from a personal point of view, the complex relationships of the region within the context of today's modernity and rapid globalization of society. The students will practice...

France

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Yale Summer Session in Auvillar: Personal Geography

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Auvillar, France
Term: Summer
Dates: July 5, 2025 to August 2, 2025
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills Hu or WR distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: ENGL S247

There are only two plots in all of literature, claimed the late John Gardner: the story of a journey, and of a stranger coming to town. Most travel literature is both: the story of a journey as well as a tale of a stranger, stepping into an alien land. This program examines a wide range of place-based literature, from long-form city portraits to travel memoir excerpts, with a...

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Yale Summer Session in Paris: Age of Cathedrals

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Paris, France
Term: Summer
Dates: July 6, 2025 to August 10, 2025
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: FREN S304/HUMS S268/LITR S177/HSAR S428

[NOTE: Program details (overall status, dates, costs, etc.) are subject to change each summer, and the information on this page will be updated as such details are finalized.] A study of the culture and monuments of the High Middle Ages in France, with visits to Saint Denis, Chartres, Sainte-Chapelle, Amiens, Reims and Paris's Cité de l'Architecture and Cluny Museum. We shall...

A painting by Renoir showing a lively crowd of men and women dancing, eating, and talking in a bustling outdoor park setting

Yale Summer Session in Paris: Belle Époque France

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Paris, France
Term: Summer
Dates: June 3, 2025 to July 5, 2025
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: FREN S369/HUMS S214/LITR S247/HSAR S288

A study of important works of literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and the decorative arts in turn-of-the-century France (1870-1914). This course will acquaint students with the principal literary and artistic forms, social trends, political movements, scientific theories, and technological innovations of the Belle Époque, with visits to museums, architectural...

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Yale Summer Session in Paris: France Between Past and Present: Advanced Language Practice and Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Paris, France
Term: Summer
Dates: May 24, 2025 to June 28, 2025
Language: French
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L5 distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: FREN S154

This program explores historical and contemporary issues in French culture. Students will immerse themselves in the vibrant and cosmopolitan atmosphere of one of the most storied capitals in the world. They will not only engage with Paris's rich history and multi-cultural fabric but will also discover other regions of France that make up the country's complex identity. The course...

The Eiffel Tower illuminated with blue and red lights, surrounded by vibrant fireworks lighting up the night sky in Paris, France

Yale Summer Session in Paris: France On Screen and Off: Advanced French Conversation Through Film

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Paris, France
Term: Summer
Dates: May 24, 2025 to June 28, 2025
Language: French
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L5 distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: FREN S164

Through the medium of cinema, the students will be exposed to contemporary French society in all of its complexity. The films at the core of this program have been chosen for their cultural and linguistic value. Each film will serve as a catalyst for a particular topic which will also be explored in articles from the French press and video clips created for French television....

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Yale Summer Session in Paris: Intermediate and Advanced French I & II

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: New Haven, United States; Paris, France
Term: Summer
Dates: May 24, 2025 to July 19, 2025
Language: French
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L3 & L4 distributional requirement
Credits: 3 Yale credits
Course Number: FREN S130-S140

An intensive program designed to perfect students' skills in understanding spoken and written French and in speaking and writing. Prepares students for further work in literary, language, and cultural studies as well as for non-academic use of French. The program takes place in Paris over eight weeks. Courses & Credits FREN S130, taught by Matuku Ngame: Intermediate French (1....

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Yale Summer Session in Paris: Law and Economics of the International Commercial Order

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Paris, France
Term: Summer
Dates: June 21, 2025 to July 19, 2025
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills So distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: ECON S276

What happens when commerce crosses borders? What are the economic impacts of differing standards of enforcement and proof? How is legal harmony achieved? This joint summer program brings together faculty and students from Yale University, Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), and ESSEC Business School for case study and on-site modules at the International Court of Commercial...

Georgia

Gergeti Trinity Church sits atop a green hill with two pointed towers, surrounded by misty clouds and towering mountains in the background

Yale Summer Session in Batumi / Russian in Georgia: Advanced Russian I + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Batumi, Georgia
Term: Summer
Dates: May 31, 2025 to July 28, 2025
Language: Russian
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L5 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: RUSS S184 & RUSS S244

An intensive summer program abroad featuring language study at the advanced level. The language course is designed to help students integrate language, context, and culture in order to recognize, understand, and interpret the relationship between language and social practices, as well as facilitate students’ own participation in them. Students will develop interpretive,...

Colorful buildings with red tile roofs and ornate porches sprawl up a hillside in Old Tbilisi, Georgia, against a backdrop of mountains

Yale Summer Session in Batumi / Russian in Georgia: First-Year Russian I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Batumi, Georgia
Term: Summer
Dates: May 31, 2025 to July 28, 2025
Language: Russian
Structure: Study Center
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: RUSS S110-S120 & RUSS S244

An intensive summer program abroad featuring language study at the beginner’s level Russian (First Year) that uses a four-skill approach (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) with an emphasis on grammatical structure and communication practice. This program takes place in Batumi, the main resort city of Georgia on the Black Sea coast and known from Greek mythology as...

The pointed towers of Ananuri Castle rise in front of a serene river and surrounding green mountains

Yale Summer Session in Batumi / Russian in Georgia: Second-Year Russian I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Batumi, Georgia
Term: Summer
Dates: May 31, 2025 to July 28, 2025
Language: Russian
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L3 & L4 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: RUSS S130-S140 & RUSS S244

An intensive summer program abroad featuring language study at the second-year level of Russian that uses a four-skill approach (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) with an emphasis on grammatical structure and communication practice. This program takes place in Batumi, the main resort city of Georgia on the Black Sea coast and known from Greek mythology as the land of...

A panoramic view of Batumi, Georgia, featuring colorful buildings with ornate porches and red tile roofs sprawling up a mountainside, with modern skyscrapers and the coastline in the foreground

Yale Summer Session in Batumi / Russian in Georgia: Third-Year Russian I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Batumi, Georgia
Term: Summer
Dates: May 31, 2025 to July 28, 2025
Language: Russian
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L5 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: S150-S151 & RUSS S244

An intensive summer program abroad featuring language study at the third-year level of Russian. Language classes meet for three hours daily. Thematically, the course centers on Russian history from the murder of Paul I in 1801 to the Great Reforms of Alexander II and his murder in 1881. It involves a comprehensive review of the essential aspects of Russian grammar, extensive...

Germany

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Yale Summer Session in New Haven & Berlin: Intermediate German I & II

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Berlin, Germany; New Haven, United States
Term: Summer
Dates: May 25, 2025 to July 19, 2025
Language: German
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L3 & L4 distributional requirement
Credits: 3 Yale credits
Course Number: GMAN S130-S140

An intensive, content-based language program that teaches linguistic skills through a variety of texts and media, with special emphasis on the culture and history of 12 German, Austrian and Swiss cities. Participants spend the first four weeks in New Haven, on the Yale campus. They will improve their language skills and prepare for their upcoming stay in Berlin. In Berlin,...

Italy

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Yale Summer Session in Siena: Elementary Italian I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Siena, Italy
Term: Summer
Dates: May 23, 2025 to July 19, 2025
Language: Italian
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L1 & L2 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: ITAL S110-S120 & ITAL S152

This program includes both intensive language study, encompassing the first two semesters, and a film and culture course. ITAL S110 & S120, of Elementary Italian, and cultural, with the course ITAL S152: History, Culture, and Film in Tuscany, while living and studying in the Tuscan city of Siena, engaging in travel and cultural encounters in Tuscany and Rome. Tuscany has...

A sunset view of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, with its orange-brown facade and the tall Torre del Mangia clock tower

Yale Summer Session in Siena: Intermediate Italian I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Siena, Italy
Term: Summer
Dates: May 23, 2025 to July 19, 2025
Language: Italian
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L3 & L4 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: ITAL S130-S140 & ITAL S235

Participants on this program will live and study in the Tuscan city of Siena, engaging in travel and cultural encounters in Tuscany and Rome. Known as the cradle of Italian language, Tuscany has always wielded a powerful influence on the imagination of artists, writers, poets, historians, scientists, and bankers well beyond its own regionality. Through intensive intermediate...

Morocco

Stone fortress walls and buildings perched on a cliffside overlooking the Bou Regreg River in Rabat, Morocco, with a view of the distant coastline

Yale Summer Session in Ifrane & Rabat: Society and Politics of North Africa

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Ifrane, Morocco; Rabat, Morocco
Term: Summer
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills So distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: AFST S325/GLBL S361/HIST S236/MMES S285/SOCY S236

2025 Dates To be Determined The Maghrib – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya – has historically been a critical frontier zone linking Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. This crossroads remains strategically important with issues such as sub-Saharan and North African migration, political Islam, Arab-Berber identities, terrorism and counter-terrorism, the Sahara question, and...

Peru

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Yale Summer Session in Lima: Advanced Spanish Language and Culture of Peru through Art

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Lima, Peru
Term: Summer
Dates: June 14, 2025 to July 19, 2025
Language: Spanish
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L5 or Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: SPAN S227/LAST S227

This is a language course that explores Peruvian culture through five different expressions of art: culinary, visual, dance, music and fashion. The two main objectives are to increase students’ written, oral, reading and listening proficiency towards the Advanced-Mid level of Spanish and to develop a global and cultural competence. Peru is one of the most attractive countries in...

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