The University of Vienna has a Department of Jewish Studies, as well as a Department of Historical and Cultural Studies with many course options. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad at the University of Vienna. A certain level of German is required for this exchange; check with UW Study Abroad for more information.
Charles University has several Jewish Studies courses available for exchange students. Courses offered in English include: Cinema Studies, History, Political Science, Jewish Studies, Slavic literature, Art History and Architecture among many others. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad at Charles U. Learn more at UW Study Abroad.
UCL has many potential areas of study for students interested in Jewish Studies, including: Jewish Studies, Jewish History, Hebrew, Ancient Languages, Central and East European Studies. Past course examples include: Jews of Iberia & the Sephardic Diaspora; Ancient Jewish Magic; Palestinian Representation in Hebrew Literature; History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict; Representations of Trauma in Holocaust Writings; Hasidism & Modernity. UCL, like UW, runs on the quarter system which means students can do one quarter or a full year abroad at UCL. Learn more at UW Study Abroad.
Sciences Po has several Jewish Studies courses available for study abroad students. Past course examples include: Comparing Jewish Modernity: Jews in Western Europe and the Muslim World in the Age of Colonialism, 1830-1948. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad at Sciences Po. A certain level of French is required for this exchange; check with UW Study Abroad for more information.
The IES Affiliated UW program in Berlin has a variety of coursework offered for students in the area of Jewish Studies. Students can also do for-credit academic internships customized to the interest of the student. Past course examples include: History & Jewish Studies; German and Jews; Multicultural Berlin; Portable Roots: Reflecting Otherness in Multicultural Germany and Europe; German Political Thought: Revolutions, Wars, and Walls Coming Down; Politics Of Remembrance: Berlin – Memory, Identity, And Modernity; Modern German Jewish History. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad with IES Berlin. A certain level of German is required for this program; check with UW Study Abroad for more information.
There are several Jewish Studies courses offered at University of Heidelberg. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad at UH. A certain level of German is required for this exchange; talk to UW Study Abroad for more information.
The IES Affiliated UW program in Milan has a variety of coursework offered for students and no previous Italian language is required for this program. Potential areas of study: Music, History, Italian, Art History, Political Science, Film Studies, International Business, Psychology and many others. In the past, there have been multiple courses on Jewish Studies offered including a popular course on Fascism, Anti-Semitism, and Resistance in Italy, 1922-1948. Students can also do for-credit academic internships customized to the interest of the student. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad with IES Milan. Learn more at UW Study Abroad.
Jewish Studies courses are available, in addition to Hebrew language. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad at UA. Learn more at UW Study Abroad.
SRAS offers a UW Affiliated Program in Jewish Studies in Poland, which combines classroom lectures with workshops, guest speakers, and visits to historical sites. Many class sessions are held in the newly opened modern Museum of the History of Polish Jews, a narrative museum with an interactive multimedia core exhibition covering 1000 years of Jewish history on Polish soil. This program is open to any students who are interested in studying the history of the European Jews and modern Israel Studies.
There are several Jewish Studies courses offered at the University of Edinburgh. Past course examples include: Jewish Christian Relations in Modern Times; Global Religions: Judaism, Islam and Buddhism. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad in Edinburgh. Learn more at UW Study Abroad.
Granada (and Andalucía) is rich with Jewish history. Past course examples: Memory and Identity of Sephardic Jews. Students can do one semester or a full year abroad with IES Granada. A certain level of Spanish is required for this program; check with UW Study Abroad for more information.
This 2016 faculty-led summer study abroad program will focus on food and culture in the Hispanic world. It will serve students in Spanish, Nutritional Sciences, Jewish Studies, and Geography. Learn more at UW Study Abroad.
