Academics

Services for Study Abroad and Exchange Students

UMass Boston has academically rich study abroad and student exchange programs through regular academic semesters as well as short-term courses.

If you are interested in a long-term (a semester or a year-long) study abroad experience, contact Lurlene Van Buren (Coordinator of Study Abroad and Exchange Programs) at 617-287-3961 or 617-287-5586 or e-mail to Lurlene.Vanburen@umb.edu.

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Currently available study abroad programs or locations are, but not limited to:

• Oxford Study Abroad program, UK (outgoing students only)
• Waterford, Ireland (incoming and outgoing students)
• Australia (incoming and outgoing students)
• Canada (Quebec) (incoming and outgoing students
• Canada (Nova Scotia) (incoming and outgoing students)
• University of the West Indies, Trinidad (incoming and outgoing students)
• University of the West Indies, Jamaica (agreement pending) incoming and outgoing students 
• Hessen, Germany (incoming and outgoing students)
• Baden Wurttemberg, Germany  (incoming students only)
• Verona, Italy (incoming and outgoing students)
• API/UMA/UMB Paris (incoming students only)
• SciencesPo Rennes, France (agreement pending) incoming and outgoing students

p.s.) The office of Study Abroad and Exchange Programs also assists students who are seeking additional study abroad programs (for long-term or short-term) that are not included in the list. Contact Lurlene Van Buren at 617-287-3961 or 617-287-5586 or e-mail to Lurlene.Vanburen@umb.edu.


If you are interested in short-term, summer, or winter session study abroad programs, contact  Stanley Wanucha (phone: 617-287-7941; e-mail: Stanley.Wanucha@umb.edu), Director of International and University Preparation Programs, Division of Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Learning (CCDE).

Currently available short-term, summer, or winter session study abroad programs via CCDE:

• Entrepreneurship in the US and China
• Kazakhstan Today:  International Perspective in Business & Government Program
• India Today: MBAMGT 665 International & Comparative Management – Globalization and Sustainable Development
• Mexico Today
• Jamaica Today
• Haiti Today 
• Cuba Today (on hiatus)
• Field School in Prehistoric Archaeology
• Caribbean Studies Summer Institute: History, Culture, & Society, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
• Africa Yesterday & Today: Benin & Ghana – West African History, Culture, and Society Program
• Nubia Today (Egypt)
• China Today: Culture, History & Politics
• Theatre in London
• The New Europe and the European Union (on hiatus)
• France Today (changing department from Modern Languages to AppLing)
• Spanish Language and Culture / Mexico
• Ireland Today:  Culture, Politics and Society (on hiatus)

Other non-credit programs via CCDE:
• Principles & Practices of American Sec. Ed for Teachers from China (non-credit)
• ESL/University Preparation cohorts:  (non-credit)
• Chukyo American Language and Culture Program
• Kunming Visiting Scholars
• Tsinghua Bridge Program
• GreatOne Bridge Program


For more information please visit our office located in the Campus Center, 2nd Floor, Room 2100.