Religious Studies

College Year in Athens

College Year in Athens (CYA) is a study abroad program focused upon the history and civilization of Greece and the East Mediterranean region.
Its mission is to offer each student an academically rigorous program of studies combined with the vibrant experience of day-to-day contact with the people, monuments, and landscape of Greece – a rapidly changing country with a uniquely varied past.

SIT in the Netherlands and Tibet

SIT programs use a field-based approach to achieve genuine cultural immersion. Each program is organized around a theme and includes intensive language study, home stays, thematic and field seminars an independent study project. SIT offers over 80 semester and summer programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
Programs in the countries listed above offer curriculums focused on the religious culture of the area.

CET Jewish Studies in Prague

Embark on a remarkable journey through Central and Eastern Europe′s Jewish past and present. What better place to begin the adventure than Prague, home to one of Europe′s oldest Jewish communities and a center of the contemporary European Jewish renaissance. Prague′s thousand years of Jewish history, its Jewish Quarter with six surviving synagogues, and a growing Jewish community make it an excellent setting in which to explore Central and Eastern European Jewry. The Jewish Museum in Prague contains one of the largest collections of Judaica in the world and pays tribute to the richness of Czech Jewish life and to those that perished during the Holocaust. Jewish Studies students utilize the Museum′s extensive library and records for their coursework.
CET students participate in the Jewish community through activities with the Czech Union of Jewish Youth as well as through community service projects. In no other study abroad program will you have the opportunity to study the rich history, culture, and literature of Central and Eastern European Jewry through intensive courses as well as travel and hands-on participation in the community. You′ll become a part of the rebirth of Jewish life in Prague.

DIS Migration and Multiculturalism in Copenhagen, Denmark

Migration & Identity is an interdisciplinary program designed for students majoring in sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, migration studies, minority studies, political science or related fields. It offers insights into:
How globalization, migration and integration affect cultural and national identity in Europe; how identity is constructed and negotiated; and into issues of representation and power
How migration has influenced and still influences Europe, as previously homogeneous welfare societies struggle with issues of integration and identity
How stereotypes are constructed among both minorities and majority groups – and how stereotypes can be challenged

University enrollment in Lancaster, Edinburgh, UK and other universities through IFSA-Butler and Arcadia CEA

Both of these programs offer enrollment in universities around the world with the opportunity to take courses from many different departments including religious studies. The universities listed above may be of particular interest to religious studies students.

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