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Study Abroad Programs

French:

UNO Summer Study Abroad Program in Quebec City, Quebec

Improve your French skills, participate in extra-curricular activities such as theater, sports, and music, and earn UNO credits during a five-week immersion program at Laval University in Quebec City. The city itself, founded in 1608 by Champlain, has a great deal to offer both culturally and historically. Enjoy the "festival d'été" in July, when hundreds of French musicians give free concerts throughout the city. Join other students on university-sponsored cultural excursions to Montreal, the Laurentide Mountains, and the Saguenay Fjord (whale-watching). Students can live with a French family or choose dormitory accomodations. Courses at every level are offered, with special interest courses in Quebec civilization, cinema, literature, and history for advanced students. Please contact Dr. Patrice J. Proulx by email, or by telephone at 554-4839, for additional information.



German:

UNO Summer Study Abroad Program in Braunschweig, Germany

Students are invited to participate in the six week summer session at the Technische Universität Braunschweig, our sister university in Germany. Students attend daily German language and "Landeskunde" classes as appropriate according to an initial placement test. Advanced students take literature and culture courses. Classes are kept small for greater personal attention. Also included are cultural excursions to Berlin, Hamburg, the Harz mountains, and Wolfenbüttel. Students may earn up to 6 credit hours from UNO. At least one year of college level German is required for participation. Please contact Dr. Anthony Jung by email, or by telephone at 554-3708, for additional information.



Russian:

UNO Summer Study Abroad Program in Moscow, Russia

This is a six-week summer program at Moscow University. The program includes twenty hours of Russian language instruction per week and two field trips to various historic and cultural sites in Moscow. All levels of Russian are offered, including the Elementary level. Courses on Russian culture and literature are offered to advanced students in the target language and to other students in English. Students learn in small classes taught by MU instructors—native speakers of Russian. Optional excursions include a week-end trip to St. Petersburg and to the Baltic republics. Students earn 6 credit hours of foreign language. Students live at the dormitories of Moscow University. Founded in 1147, Moscow is one of the oldest Russian cities that has a lot to offer culturally. Please contact Dr. Tatyana Novikov by email, or by telephone at 554-4840, for additional information.

Spanish: 

UNO Summer Study Abroad Program in Salamanca, Spain

This is a four-week family stay immersion program for undergraduate or graduate students or teachers. Classes are conducted in Spanish from 9:00 to 3:00, four days a week, and have no more than 8-10 students per class. Each student lives with a Spanish family. TOTAL INMERSION. Spanish classes are taught by Spanish instructors and supervised by the University of Nebraska at Omaha director. Other lectures are available on Spanish history, culture, civilization, literature and art. Cultural day and weekend trips in and about Salamanca and other Spanish communities are available as well. A choice of 3 or 6 hours of university credit is available from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, transferable to your institution. Financial Aid is available through UNO’s Financial Aid office. Please contact Dr. Ana Carballal by e-mail (acarballal@mail.unomaha.edu), or by telephone at 554-4838, for additional information.

Please see additional helpful information on studying abroad at the International Studies Program website.

 

UNO Summer Study Abroad Program in Cuernavaca, Mexico

This is a four-week family stay immersion program for undergraduate or graduate students or teachers. Classes are conducted in Spanish from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. five days a week, and have no more than six students per class. Each student lives with a Mexican family. TOTAL IMMERSION. Spanish classes are taught by Mexican instructors and supervised by the University of Nebraska at Omaha director. Other lectures are available on Mexican history, culture, and civilization, and on literature. Cultural day and weekend trips in and about Cuernavaca and surrounding states are available as well. A choice of 3 or 6 hours of university credit is available from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, transferable to your institution. Financial aid is available through UNO's Financial Aid office. Please contact Dr. Ana Carballal by e-mail (acarballal@mail.unomaha.edu), or by telephone at 554-4838, for additional information .

Please see additional helpful information on studying abroad at the International Studies Program website.

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