Give your summer months some international flair!
York University summer abroad courses have a combined format, with one to three weeks of class instruction at the York campus, and up to four weeks abroad with your classmates and York professor in another country.
ADMS 4971 3.00 – Managing for Sustainability in Costa Rica
Las Nubes EcoCampus, Santa Elena, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Course Director: Joel Marcus
Course Dates: April 24 – May 3, 2025, in Costa Rica
This course explores what it means to manage for sustainability through an immersive journey in Costa Rica, a country renowned for its rich ecology and biodiversity.
ANTH 2130 6.0 - Anthropology Through the Visual
Lisbon, Portugal
Course Director: Zulfikar Hirji
Course Dates: July 2 - 4, 2025 online at York; July 7 - 25, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal
Explore Lisbon and its diverse city life in this Anthropology course centred around the ways in which the making, display and consumption of imagery challenges our sense of self and community.
ANTH 2222 6.0 - From Settler Colonialism to Multiculturalism (Study Away)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Course Director: Lisa Davidson
Course Dates: July 7 - 15, 2025 in person at York; July 20 - August 9, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Are you curious about how multicultural and multiracial communities coexist in Canada? Join our study away course that examines settler colonialism's impact on multiculturalism and Canadian nation-building. Explore the future of multiculturalism in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia!
GLBL 3581 6.0 - South Korea: The Politics of Youth and Old Age
Seoul, South Korea
Course Director: Thomas Klassen
Course Dates: May 5 - 9, 2025 in person at York; May 11 - 31, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea
With a focus on the politics of youth and old age in contemporary South Korea, this course studies the political debates and cultural shifts—including intergenerational conflicts—that arise with a rapidly aging population.
HIST 3357 6.0 - Greece: A Modern History
Athens, Greece
Course Director: Sakis Gekas
Course Dates: May 12 - 22, 2025 in person at York; May 30 - June 28, 2025 in Athens, Greece
Visit Greek islands and the capital city of Athens in this hands-on history course that focuses on modern Greece. You’ll explore research centres, museums, key historical sites and architectural wonders.
HUMA 3825 6.0 – The Holocaust in Cross-Cultural Context: Canada, Germany, and Poland
Various locations in Germany and Poland
Course Director: Sara Horowitz
Course Dates: Late July - early August 2025. Exact dates TBA
The course engages with experts and members of the broader public in Canada, Germany and Poland to study how best to counter racism - including antisemitism - through learning and teaching about the Holocaust.
POLS 4201 3.0 – From Violent Conflict to Post-State Reconstruction
Gulu and Kampala, Uganda
Course Director: Gerald Bareebe
Course Dates: June 2 – 13, 2025 in person at York; June 17 – July 9, 2025, in Uganda
The course focuses on Uganda, a country that has successfully emerged from prolonged episodes of violence and socioeconomic collapse.
SOSC 4051 3.00 – The Business of Fair Trade
Las Nubes EcoCampus, Santa Elena, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Course Director: Sonya Scott
Course Dates: June 22 – July 1, 2025
During the study abroad component at the Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica, students engage with farmers who belong to producer cooperatives to study the economic, sociolegal, ecological and political impacts of fair trade.
SOSC 4371 3.0 - State of the Art in Law & Society (Study Away)
Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Course Director: Amelie Barras
Course Dates: June 9 – 20, 2025 at York; June 23 – July 6, 2025, in Quebec
Quebec appears to tackle questions related to religious diversity differently than other provinces in Canada. Why is that? What role does the Catholic heritage of the province play in understanding these differences? Why does this province feel the need to legislate on the place of religion in its society, and on secularism? What are the consequences of those legislations, especially for religious minorities? This seminar seeks to answer these questions and others by examining the evolution of religion, law and politics in Quebec.
