Summer 2010 Programs

In addition to summer sessions at Temple's campuses in Rome and Tokyo, Temple offers a wide variety of four- to six-week summer programs. All programs are open to students from any college or university who meet the eligibility requirements.

Click here for general information about Temple's summer programs.

BOLIVIA

Humanitarian Design|Build with the Shoe-Shine Boys of La Paz
For students with a background or interest in humanitarian art, architecture, and design; urban geography of informal development; Latin American studies; alternative education; improvisational fabrication; indigenous materials and experimental methods of construction; or the generation of sustainable urban settlements. Undergraduate credit available. Summer session I.

Brazil  

Portuguese Language & Afro-Brazilian Culture
For students with a background or interest in African-American studies, Portuguese, Latin American studies, Spanish, history, music, dance or art. Undergraduate credit available. Summer session II.

CHINA

The Anthropology of Modern China: Chinese Cultural Citizenship in Yunnan
For students interested in everyday life in modern China, cultural anthropology, national identity and diverse medical knowledges. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Summer session II.

COSTA RICA

Public Health
For students with a background in health, medicine, social work, political science, sociology, economics or international studies. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Summer session II.

France 

French Language at the Sorbonne

For students who would like to continue their study of French. Undergraduate credit available. Summer session II.

Germany  

Intensive German Language

For students who would like to continue their study of German. Undergraduate credit available. Summer session I.

GhanA

West African Civilization & Aesthetics

For students with a background or interest in classical and contemporary African history, politics, literature, music, dance or theater. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Summer session II.

India

Culture, Art and Religion

For students with a background or interest in anthropology, art, religion or history. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Summer session I.

ITALY

Rome Summer Session

For students with a background or interest in international business, art history, history, journalism or studio art, or who would like to begin the study of Italian language. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Summer session I.

Rome Graduate Seminar in Aesthetics and Cultural Studies: Vision and Rationality For advanced undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students in fields such as literature, film studies, philosophy, art and social theory. Graduate credit available. Summer session I.

JAMAICA  

International Service Learning

For students who wish to work in multidisciplinary teams supporting the work of schools, agricultural cooperatives, public health and other community partners. Academics and community-based work are integrated into the coursework, stressing the connections between economic and social development, culture, history, and formal and informal education. Open to multiple majors. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Summer session I.

JAPAN

Tokyo Summer Session

Temple University, Japan Campus, offers the Tokyo Summer Session for students with a background or interest in Asian studies, Japanese language, and a range of other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Undergraduate credit available. Spans summer sessions I & II.

Summer Institute: Studies in Japanese Popular Culture

Temple University, Japan Campus, offers this program for students who wish to focus their academics on studies of Japanese popular culture. Undergraduate credit available. Spans summer sessions I & II.

Spain   

Spanish Language, Literature & Film

For students with a background in Spanish and an interest in Spanish culture, film or literature. Undergraduate credit available. Summer session II (Note: In 2010, students must depart for Spain on the last day of summer session I, which is June 28.)

UNITED KINGDOM

Tyler Metals Workshop

For students with a background in studio art. Undergraduate and graduate credit available. Spans summer sessions I & II.