Academic Year 2024-2025 Blocks Away
BLOCK AWAY & ABROAD BASICS
APPLICATION WINDOW
The primary application window for all 2024-2025 Academic Year Blocks Away is February 1 through March 16, 2024, following our official launch event at the Study Away Fair on February 1st (12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Worner Campus Center). All students who apply during this window will be considered for an aid award (See Billing & Finances page for details). All applications during the application window will be reviewed for aid eligibility. Students will be notified of their aid award by March 30, 2024
SECONDARY WINDOW FOR BLOCKS 7 AND 8
While most programs close to new applications following the spring application window, Block 7 and 8 programs do offer a second application period which runs through the end of Block 1 the following Fall. However, it should be noted that it is possible for even a Block 7 or 8 program to close after the initial spring period, so early application is always recommended.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Students who wish to apply for a block away after the application window has closed should consult with the program's faculty leader to determine if there remain available spaces in the program for a late application. Late applicants can be placed on an aid waitlist, but if a student is in need of financial aid it is highly recommended that applications be completed by the deadline.
APPLYING TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS
Unlike the 1-application policy for Partner-Led Semesters, with Blocks Away it is an option to apply to multiple programs. Students who do this should notify Global Education of their final decision to accept admission into their preferred program no later than the earliest Withdrawal deadline of the programs they have selected. Failure to notify Global Education of your desire to decline acceptance into a program by the program's deadline can lead to program fees being billed to the student. For aid-eligible students who apply to multiple programs, aid will be awarded for the most expensive program to which the student has been accepted. If the student opts to join a different program the aid award can be transferred at the same percentage of cost coverage, not the same dollar amount. All aid-eligible students may be awarded an aid package only for 1 academic year block in their 4-year CC career (with a second award possible for a summer block but not another academic year block).
All Applications must be completed on Summit. Once accepted into the program, students will receive an email with instructions for forms and waivers to complete. Upon completion of these forms and confirmation of acceptance of their seat in the block away course on Summit, the Consent of Instructor (COI) Code needed to register for the course on Banner will be provided.
PROGRAM FEES
Colorado College Block Away & Abroad programs are funded through a program fee. This fee typically covers on-site expenses for the students and faculty such as lodging, group meals, transportation, program excursions, guest speakers, group activities, and international health and travel insurance. The program fee may also include additional funds for student meals, however, most meals are funded through a refund of one block of the campus meal plan, provided to students in the weeks before departure.
Program fees do not typically cover airfare to/from the program location.
FINANCIAL AID
To assist with the costs of a block away/abroad, Colorado College has a pool of aid specifically designed to cover up to 90% of the expense of a block away, including airfare, for students who qualify for need-based aid. All students who apply to, and are accepted in, a Block Away will automatically be reviewed for aid eligibility. If eligible, a student can earn an aid award between 20%-90% of the estimated total cost for participation in the program. The aid pool is limited, so not all students who might qualify are guaranteed aid for any particular program. It is very important to apply during the primary Application Window for each given program to maximize the potential to obtain an aid award as late applicants are often unable to obtain an award. Aid-eligible students may receive an award towards one Academic Year Block (Blocks 1-8) during their CC careers as well as one Summer Block (A-B), but not two of the same block type.
For detailed information about Block Away Program Fees and Aid Awards, please visit our Billing & Finances for AY Blocks Away Page.
Each Academic Year Off-Campus Block has a set Student Withdrawal Deadline. Withdrawal charges for Academic Year Blocks are defined by the withdrawal date as it relates to this deadline as well as the program departure date.
- Withdrawal prior to the published deadline for the program will incur no charges.
- Post-deadline withdrawal will incur charges ranging from a minimum of $100 to maximum of 100% of the program fee.
- The withdrawal charge increases to a minimum of 25% of the program fee for any withdrawal occurring within the block prior to departure
The total amount of the program charge to be billed will be determined by the course faculty and Global Education and will consider both nonrefundable expenses paid by the college on your behalf and costs shared by all participating students to support the structural expenses of the program. Financial aid awards cannot be used to cover withdrawal charges. Students may have a portion of these charges waived with appropriate documentation that the withdrawal was attributable to medical necessity.
NOTE: New policies for withdrawal will go into effect beginning with Spring of 2025 (Blocks 5-8). Details of these new withdrawal policies will be announced prior to the start of the Fall 2024 blocks.
WITHDRAWAL DATES
- Block 1 or 2 Programs: May 1, 2024
- Block 3 or 4 Programs: August 1, 2024
- Block 5 or 6 Programs: October 1, 2024
- Block 7 or 8 Programs: December 1, 2024
If you have never obtained a passport and are need of financial support in applying for a passport to participate in a CC off-campus program, you may apply for an Academic Opportunities Grant to help cover some of those expenses.
It is highly recommended that as you apply for any Block Away you ensure that your passport is valid no less than 6 months beyond the end date of your program. Many countries do not allow access if a passport is within its final 6 months of validity, so a renewal may be needed if your passport will expire within 6 months of the program's closure. If your passport is due for renewal during this time frame, we recommend seeking the renewal immediately as passport processing times have been increasing over the past few years.
ALERT: ALWAYS CHECK PASSPORT PROCESSING TIMES
If you are applying for your first U.S. passport, or renewing a soon-expiring one, you should check current passport processing times on the U.S. State Department website. The amount of time required to obtain a new passport or to renew a passport can vary widely throughout the year based on demand (from 6 weeks to 4 months in recent years), and you should not delay on this essential step of making sure you will have a valid passport in plenty of time to participate in your program. If you need a new passport or need to renew your passport, we recommend that you start the process immediately, even before application and approval for a study abroad program.
As you are likely aware, there are many locations around the world where U.S. passport holders may enter for 90 days without a visa, but where residents and citizens of other nations are required to have a visa. This is something to be cognizant of as you enroll in a Block Abroad that might take you outside of the United States.
Please note you may have additional costs and requirements not common for U.S. citizens. These include:
- You may be required to obtain a visa for entry to the program’s host country when U.S. citizens do not. Visas commonly require paying a fee.
- You may need to schedule visa appointments through consular offices outside of Colorado and travel independently to these appointments.
- You may need to apply well in advance to obtain a visa appointment. Please do not wait until the final weeks before departure to begin this process.
- Financial aid does not cover any of these costs connected to applying for these visas for any block off-campus programs.
For assistance with any visa-related questions tied to a Block Abroad, please schedule an appointment with Kellee Fletcher in Global Education
If you believe you will need financial support in order to obtain the necessary visa for a program to which you have been accepted, please contact Global Education. Funds are available (on a limited basis) from Global Education. You can discuss this, as well as the visa process with Ms. Fletcher.
UPCOMING STUDY AWAY EVENTS
2024-2025 SEMESTER & BLOCK AWAY FAIR
Thursday, January 30 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
2024-2025 BLOCK AWAY APPLICATION WINDOW
The Application window for all 2024-2025 Off-Campus Blocks opened on February 1st, 2024, the day of the Fair, and remains open through Saturday, March 16, 2025. It is highly recommended that students apply as early in this window as possible as many programs do use rolling admissions to select their rosters and wait lists.
Applications will close on Saturday, March 16. Rosters will be reported and aid eligibility will be reviewed at this time. All students who are approved to join a 2024-2025 program in this initial window will be notified of their aid award or eligibility status by March 30, well before any program's withdrawal deadline. Applications for post-deadline applications will reopen only after the aid review is completed. Some programs may be closed to later applications. Many programs will likely reopen for later applications, including most Block 7 and 8 programs, which have a second application window which extends until the last day of Block 1 next fall.
UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR BLOCKS AWAY
March 16: Last day of the Primary Application Window for all 2024-2025 Blocks
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April 8: Announcement of Aid Awards for all 2024-2025 Blocks
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May 1: Withdrawal Deadline for Block 1 or 2 Off-Campus Courses
Students may withdraw from any Block 1 or 2 off-campus course by this date and incur no program fee charges. Later withdrawals can lead to a portion of the program fee being billed to the student as a nonrefundable charge.
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August 1: Withdrawal Deadline for Block 3 or 4 Off-Campus Courses
Students may withdraw from any Block 3 or 4 off-campus course by this date and incur no program fee charges. Later withdrawals can lead to a portion of the program fee being billed to the student as a nonrefundable charge.
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October 1: Withdrawal Deadline for Block 5 or 6 Off-Campus Courses
Students may withdraw from any Block 5 or 6 off-campus course by this date and incur no program fee charges. Later withdrawals can lead to a portion of the program fee being billed to the student as a nonrefundable charge.
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December 1: Withdrawal Deadline for Block 7 or 8 Off-Campus Courses
Students may withdraw from any Block 5 or 6 off-campus course by this date and incur no program fee charges. Later withdrawals can lead to a portion of the program fee being billed to the student as a nonrefundable charge.
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Fall 2024 Blocks Away & Abroad
The course examines the geologic history of the eastern Mediterranean basin and examines the impact of geologic and other environmental changes and events on cultures in ancient Greece and in the modern period through several case studies.
Course Full Name: CL222:Greek Archaeology or GY100: Rocks & Ruins. Catastrophic Geology, Archaeology, and Myth-Making
Course Number: CL222 or GY100 (Each course has its own course title, but it is one course with two different designations.
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Sanjaya Thakur & Prof. Henry Fricke
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: GY100-None, CL222-Elective in the Classics major or minor
College Requirements Met: None
Course Location: Greece: Athens, Santorini, Crete, Napflio
Course Fee: $5,000
Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Athens and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by May 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
The study of symmetry from a mathematical perspective. Symmetry groups of bounded figures, frieze patterns and wallpaper patterns in the Euclidean plane will be classified using the Mosaics, tiling, art, and architecture in Southern Spain as motivation.
Course Full Name: Mathematical Symmetry in Spain
Course Number: MA340
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Molly Moran
Prerequisites: MA220 (Linear Algebra), or MA251 (Number Theory), or MA275 (Sequences and Series) or some proof writing experience (Permission of Instructor)
Major Requirements Met: Elective credit in Mathematics major
College Requirements Met: None
Course Location: Spain: Seville, Granada
Course Fee: $4,500
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Seville and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by May 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
In both a classroom and in the “laboratory” of the museums, chapels, galleries, gardens and squares of Florence and Siena Italy, this course will examine:
- how we “see,” “look,” “gaze,” “behold” works of art
- theories and research on facial and bodily expression and embodiment, and how these are reflected in Renaissance works of art
- notions of individualism and identity and ways in which expression in art allows us to identify with it the role of empathy in aesthetic experience
- gender and sexuality, objectification, "the male gaze,"power
Course Full Name: Gazing in Italy
Course Number: PY130
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Tomi-Ann Roberts
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: Elective Course in Psychology Major
College Requirements Met: CP: Creative Process
Course Location: Italy: Florence
Course Fee: $4,100
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Florence and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by August 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
Colorado College will send a small delegation to the annual United Nations global climate conference Engaging COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan within a special schedule block. Qualified students may submit applications to join a team of COP ethnographers, working through the broader Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education* the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 1 unit.Course Full Name: Climate COP29 as Ethnographers
Course Number: AN380/EV360
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Sarah Hautzinger amd Prof. Myra Jackson
Prerequisites: AN270/EV260--Anthropocene, or Consent of Professor.
Major Requirements Met: Elective coursework within the AN or EV major/minor programs.
College Requirements Met: None
Course Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Course Fee: $2,000
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Baku and individual meals.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by August 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
We are sorry to announce that this course has been canceled for the Fall of 2024. We hope to be able to offer this course in a future year.
This course introduces students to dynamic contemporary arts scenes in India. Scheduled around the Kochi Biennale – Asia’s largest interdisciplinary contemporary arts festival in the port city of Kochi– and a unique residency with a contemporary theater company in the coastal city of Pondicherry, this course introduces students to a world of interdisciplinary contemporary artists and the critical questions they ask through their work. These cities have long oceanic cross-cultural legacies, colonial histories, and postcolonial movements. Beyond traditional western discourses about South Asian art stuck between tradition and contemporaneity, this class contextualizes place, critical histories, and artistic interventions. While focused on embodied art or performance traditions, this course centrally engages with visual, textile, and installation arts, and related knowledge systems. We will see performances, talk with artists, participate in the residency, and explore the cities through creative studies, alongside regular critical readings and discussions.
Course Full Name: Performance Away -- India
Course Number: DA232/TH232/PA250
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Pallavi Sriram
Prerequisites: One DA or TH Block course
Major Requirements Met: Elective within TH or DA major
College Requirements Met: CP: Creative Process
Course Location: India: Kochi, Multiple Cities
Program Dates: Nov. 24-Dec. 18: Due to Thanksgiving falling after Week 1 of Block 4, this course offers a different schedule than a standard on-campus Block 4 course, providing a longer break between Blocks 3 and 4, but crossing over the Thanksgiving break.
Course Fee: $3,950
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from India and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by August 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
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Spring 2025 Blocks Away & Abroad
This course travels to Chicago’s Newberry Library so that senior history majors may gather materials for their final research projects in a world-class library.
Course Full Name: History Senior Seminar
Course Number: HY410
Faculty Leader(s): Jake Smith (HY)
Prerequisites: Senior Status, HY399
Major Requirements Met: This course is one option for the History Senior Project within the Major.
College Requirements Met: None
Course Location: Chicago, Illinois
Course Fee: $1,200
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Chicago and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by October 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
Introduction to reading Attic Greek, the language of ancient Athens in its political, literary, and philosophical prime. Students will acquire fluency with the language’s grammar and vocabulary, enabling them to read and translate actual Greek literature (including the koine of the New Testament). In unpacking how Attic Greek works, students will simultaneously gain an ability to analyze the grammar of English and other languages. We will also learn about the history of the Greek language and its considerable influence on English’s scientific vocabulary and literature.
Course Full Name: Greek For Beginners
Course Number: CL101
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Sanjaya Thakur
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: Fulfills language Req. for Classics Minor and works towards language req. for Classics Major.
College Requirements Met: Fulfills 1 unit of language requirement for CEL/LANG: Critical Engagement through Language
Course Location: Athens, Greece
Course Fee: $2,200
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Athens and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by October 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
Encounter the history of Christian martyrdom and sainthood in Rome, Italy. Examines the beginnings of martyrdom in the early church, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire, and the legacies of the apostles Peter and Paul as well as the emergence of later saints, especially in the Catholic tradition. Historical study is attentive to ways in which Christian communities construct and memorialize—through literature, art, and space—martyrs and saints.
Course Full Name: Martyrs and Saints
Course Number: RE200/HY200
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Pamela Reaves
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: RE200: Elective credit in Religion major/minor. HY200: Elective credit in History major/minor
College Requirements Met: HP: Historical Perspectives
Course Location: Italy: Rome, Sicily
Course Fee: $3,800.
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Florence and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by October 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
This course will offer Colorado College students the unique opportunity to participate in an immersive musical and culture-based learning experience. Situated at the crossroads between North and South America, Panama’s vibrant cultural mosaic reflects the multiple migratory epistemologies of peoples across the region. Our course will be a hands-on exploration of the rich sonic and culinary tapestries that make up the nation’s musics and foodways, where the sounds and cuisines of Panama’s Indigenous populations and African immigrants combined with the music of its Andalusian settlers to create a unique set of soundscapes and culinary cultures. After our introduction to the capital city, the course will take students across the country: from exploring Panamanian Jazz, salsa, reggaeton, and folk music, to traversing Caribbean beaches that carry the sounds of Afro-Antillean music cultures, to the coffee-growing highlands that are home to the Ngobe Buglé Indigenous group, and finally to the Azuero peninsula—the heartland of Panama’s traditional típico music.Course Full Name: Puente Del Mundo: The Musical Crossroads of Panamá
Course Number: MU228
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Liliana Carrizo
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: TBD
College Requirements Met: None
Program Dates: This course begins before Block 5's official start on campus, and will be in Panama January 11 through February 3, 2025.
Course Location: Panamá: Multiple Cities
Course Fee: $4,300
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Panama and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by October 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
This course interrogates anthropocentrism and human/nonhuman animal relations through a specialized, ecocritical and ecofeminist analysis of theoretical, visual and literary texts.
Course Full Name: Voice and the Nonhuman
Course Number: IT320/EV261/PH203
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Amanda Minervini
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: IT320: Elective in Italian major/minor, EV261:Social Science or Humanities elective in Environmental Studies or Environmental Sciences major, PH203: Elective course in Philosophy major
College Requirements Met: CP: Creative Process, EPUS: Equity & Power: U.S. Context, EPG: Equity & Power: Global Context, or AIM: Analysis & Interpretation of Meaning
Course Location: Ecuador: Quito, Cuenca, San Cristobal, Galapagos
Program Dates: This course begins on campus, and the dates in Ecuador/Galapagos will be April 4-17, 2025.
Course Fee: $3,850
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Ecuador and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
This course is an introduction to the science of comprehensive literacy instruction and linguistics. The course is designed to enhance teaching abilities, especially for those working with struggling beginning readers and writers who require targeted or intensive intervention, as well as English Language Learners. Topics covered include history of English, oral language, phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, dyslexia, and current legislation concerning literacy.
Course Full Name: Linking Literacy, Language, and Linguistics
Course Number: ED110
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Lynne Fitzhugh
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: ED110 is an elective Foundations in Education course. Required for Elementary Education Licensure
College Requirements Met: SHB: Societies & Human Behavior
Course Location: United Kingdom
Course Fee: $5,400
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from London and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
An interdisciplinary study of the history and politics U.S. film through an immersive exploration of New York City and films about or set there. We approach the urban setting as a dynamic landscape where different peoples, interest groups, political movements, and other forces vie for power, wealth, recognition, and representation. Topics include race, class, gender, immigration, gentrification, infrastructure, counter-publics, underground art, comedy, and more. For each topic, we will examine key films in the history of New York City filmmaking. Representative screenings include The Apartment (1960), The Pawnbroker (1964), Midnight Cowboy (1968), Shaft (1971), Born in Flames (1983), She’s Gotta Have It (1986), Man Push Cart (2005), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Joker (2019).
Regular excursions include walking tours of the Downtown (Lower East Side) and Uptown (Harlem), museums, live theater, public film screenings, and other cultural events.
Course Full Name: New York: Politics, Film & Culture
Course Number: FM200
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Scott Krzych
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: Genre, History, and Theory credit in Film & Media Studies major/minor
College Requirements Met: EPUS: Equity & Power: U.S. Content
Course Location: New York City
Course Fee: $3,800
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from New York and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
Investigates the arts’ relation to narratives of power--those stories that justify why certain structures dominate, and why alternatives do not. An examination into those arts that expose these narratives, reveal silenced alternatives, and present challenger stories that aspire to power themselves. Includes two weeks of study in Serbia and Bosnia. Course fee/Passport and Visa, where needed. Meets the Critical Perspectives: Social Inequality requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: CP requirement. Meets the Equity and Power: EPG requirement. This course includes on-campus study with 2-weeks of travel to Sarajevo and Belgrade.Course Full Name: Art of Insurgency: Performance & Political Order
Course Number: TH237, DA237, or PS237
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Shawn Womack and Prof. John Gould
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: Elective credit within Theatre or Dance major
College Requirements Met: CP: Creative Process, or EPG: Equity & Power: Global Context
Course Location: Belgrade, Serbia and Sarajevo, Bosnia
Program Dates: This course begins on campus, and the dates in Serbia/Bosnia are March 28-April 11, 2025.
Course Fee: $2,600
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Serbia and individual meals. As this course does not leave campus for the full block, students will not receive a refund from their meal plan. Students should confirm with the faculty that some meal allowance will be provided to support meals during travel.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
The course is a combination of lectures and student presentations on campus in week 1, and presentations by Nordic researchers and tours of historically famous research institutes in Nordic countries in weeks 2-4. Students will learn about human-based research design in health and performance physiology; read, summarize, and present on a research topic prior to departure; and complete a reflection paper based on research presentations and seminar experiences at Nordic institutes. The course will meet on campus week 1, of block 8, then travel to Finland, Sweden, and Denmark for weeks 2-4.
Course Full Name: Human Biology & Kinesiology Seminar: Nordic Research
Course Number: HK260
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Anthony Bull
Prerequisites: HK130 or HK330. Students without the prerequisite, but with combination of human-based biological science courses, may be considered if space is still available.
Major Requirements Met:
College Requirements Met: None
Course Location: Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm & Malmö, Sweden; Helsinki & Jvaskyla, Finland
Course Fee: $3,000
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Europe and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
This course focuses on Turkish German cinema, its history and aesthetic conventions, and also introduces students to literature, music, and cultural production at large along the Turkish German axis. We will discuss questions of identity, migration, mobility, nation, and belonging, and explore how these topics have been treated cinematically and across other genres. Special emphasis will also be placed on the cities of Berlin and Istanbul. Through on-site visits, we will explore firsthand the connections between historical context, cultural expression, social practices, and urban form, and trace the lasting impact of Turkish German entanglements and transnational cultural flows on the makeup and identity of those cities today. Sample filmmakers and other artists might include: Fatih Akın, Kutluğ Ataman, Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Sabahattin Ali, and Ipek Ipekcioglu.
Course Full Name: Turkish German Cinema
Course Number: GR220/GR320/FM205/RM200/CO100
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Christiane Steckenbiller & Prof. Baran German
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: GR220/GR320: Elective in German Studies major/minor. FM205: Elective in Film & Media Studies major/minor. RM200: Elective in REMS major/minor. CO100: None
College Requirements Met: EPG: Equity & Power: Global Context
Course Location: Berlin, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey
Course Fee: $4,000
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Berlin/Istanbul and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
This course includes readings on the cultural history Italian cuisine, and a hands-on part, in Abruzzo: in the kitchen with professional chefs, in a winery, and in a cheese-making facility. During our itinerant class, we will discuss, analyze and unravel a complex tapestry of taste and the history behind them.
Course Full Name: Gusto: Italian Food as Art, Culture, and Tradition
Course Number: IT320
Faculty Leader(s): Prof. Amanda Minervini
Prerequisites: None
Major Requirements Met: Elective in Italian Studies major/minor
College Requirements Met: None
Course Location: Italy: Abruzzo, Campania, Lazio (Rome)
ONE OR TWO BLOCKS: IT320: Gusto is offered both as a stand alone 1-block course or as part of a 2-block Half-Semester program. Students should seek out the application for the version they wish to join as the two applications are separate and are not transferable. The 1-block application is found in the Off-Campus Blocks portal in Summit while the 2-block option is only available in the Semester Away portal.
The 1-block program requires the program fee listed below. The 2-block option is funded through tuition and room/board funds paid for Spring 2025. Students living off-campus or without a standard meal plan will have a program fee to pay for the 2-block option, but those living on campus with a full meal plan would have no program fee. This is not true for the 1-block option.
Course Fee: $3,300
Included/Not Included in Fee: Fee includes all on-site lodging, transportation, group meals, excursions & group activities, and international health & travel insurance. Not included in the fee is airfare to/from Rome and individual meals. All students who have a full meal plan at Colorado College will receive a one-block refund of their meal fund with those funds available for on-site meal costs.
Application Process: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is February 1, 2024-March 16, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after March 16 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the March 16 deadline.
Withdrawal Deadline: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by December 1, 2024 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.
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