POLS 268.3: Politics & International Law

Location: Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands
Travel Dates: Early June 2025 (exact dates TBD)
Deadline to apply: February 1st, 2025

 The Netherlands is home to international courts, such as the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. This study abroad course examines the work of international courts and how public international law works to protect individuals from some of the worst abuses humans can inflict on each other. As an experiential learning course, students are able to pair what they learned in lectures with
increased knowledge of the institutions housed in the Hague, and the international challenges they aim to address, from within their very walls.

PLAN 305.3: Urban Design and Active Transportation (formally PLAN 298.3)

  Students will experience, first-hand, humanistic urban design from innovative public works, people-centered pedestrian streets, plazas, urban playgrounds, parks, and amenities to bicycle, pedestrian, micro-mobility and transit elements and networks. Other aspects of urban design and innovative public policy will be also explored. The course will take place in one of the most bikeable cities in the world, Amsterdam, which makes it a template for what is possible for other cities around the world.

GEOL 205.3: A Geological Journey to Spain

GEOL 405.3: International Field Studies - Spain

PHYS 473.3: High Energy Particle Accelerators for Physics Research

Take a class in CERN in Geneva, Switzerland for credit! This course will help students understand how accelerators can be used for their own research by interacting and learning from CERN experts.
These experts will lecture on the physics of particle accelerators with emphasis on how these impact the reseach that can be conducted with them in the fields of high energy particle physics and synchrotron light sources.

CMRS 405.6: Text and Materials of Early European Cultures 

Explore the rich history of seventeenth-century rural Herefordshire with a hands-on course at the Hereford Archives and Record Centre (HARC). Dive into parish life through unexamined documents while enjoying the historic charm of Hereford, home to a medieval cathedral, the oldest surviving medieval map, and a chained book library. Gain firsthand experience with ancient sites like Stonehenge and Roman Baths.

GEOL 204.3: Geography in Ireland

Location: Various Locations, Ireland
Travel Dates: May 5-19, 2025
Deadline to apply: February 1st, 2025

Take a class in Ireland for credit! See the beautiful coasts of Ireland! Visit Dublin, Cork and Galway! This is an experiential learning course, whereby USask students are encouraged to experience the geology of Southern Ireland and learn how to interpret geologic outcrops in the field. As well, they will see how the underlying geology of the country influenced its development, people, and practices. Not only where there were mines but how it changed the politics, culture, and agricultural practices. This course is designed for anyone who has completed GEOL 114, 121, 122 or GEOG 120 and is aimed at students interested in the earth sciences, its interaction with the history and culture of Ireland, and travel

JPNS 300.3: Experience-based Learning in Japan 

Location: Tokyo, Kyoto, and others, Japan
Travel Dates: Depart Saskatoon May 5th to arrive on May 6. Depart Japan May 28, 2025
Deadline to apply: February 1st, 2025

Providing this opportunity for students to experience first-hand some important cultural and spiritual sites in Japan will deepen and increase their curiosity, understanding, and respect for Japanese culture, and - of course, at the same time - will invite comparisons with, and questions about, and perhaps deeper appreciation for their own culture.

LING 200.3: Languages in Contact: Multilingualism in Scotland

This experiential learning course will explore the rich past and present of multilingualism in Scotland. In addition to the major current-day languages of the country (English, Gaelic, Scots and BSL), students will
learn about the languages that shaped Scotland’s history (like Pictish and Norse), as well as the cultural contexts and historical events that mediated them. From green Lowlands to towering Highlands and remote Islands, students will have an unparalleled opportunity to learn on-location as they visit dozens of sites of linguistic importance throughout the country.

SPAN 235.3: Mexican Culture

This study abroad course takes students to the University of the Yucatan and explores the cultural, historic, linguistic, and social evolution of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Mayan achievements in cosmology, governance, architecture, art, and agriculture will be discussed and aims to offer students a broad view of Mexican society and culture. Students will explore different topics such as Mexican history, society, politics, education, customs, traditions and other expressions of spiritual and material life in Mexico.

Montana, U.S.A  GEOL 308.3 Geological Mapping I

August 2025 (exact dates TBD)

Deadline March 1, 2025

USask students will visit the Little Rocky Mountains of Montana to practice geology in a real-world setting. At the foot of the mountains on the eastern side is the old gold-mining village of Zortman, out of which students will pursue geological investigations into the Little Rocky Mountains.

COSTA RICA GEOG 421.3: Local Water Securities

Dr. Corinne Schuster Wallace

3 weeks – End of October and over the November break 

Application deadline: April 30th, 2025  

This course will run annually each Fall Term

In partnership with the United Nation’s University for Peace students will travel to Costa Rica to learn about the “ripple” effects of water on local communities through classroom learning and field work. Funding is available to offset travel costs for eligible students. The instructor will provide absence letters for other classes while students are abroad.

Prerequisites:

Students MUST have the following to be considered: GEOG 120 or GEOG 125 or GEOG 130, 6 cu senior College Arts/Sci courses and permission of the instructor. Students must have a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% to participate in this course. 

Cost of Program

• Usask tuition: approx. ~$760.80 for 3 credit units (individual registration and payment)
• Program fee:
  1. The program fee is approx. $3000. This does NOT include USask tuition or flights

The Washington Center Internship 

Location: Washington, D.C., U.S.A
Travel Dates: Winter, Spring/Summer or Fall 2025
Deadline to apply:

• Winter 2025: October 1, 2024
• Spring/Summer 2025: February 1, 2025
• Fall 2025: March 31, 2025

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IGSP (Intensive German Studies Program)

Location: Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany
Travel Dates: January - May, 2026
Deadline to apply: April 30, 2025

Philipps Universität is one of the oldest universities in the world and is steeped in tradition. Our partnership with Philipps Universität allows USask students to earn 15-credit units from USask for a selection of language and culture courses taught at Philipps Universität. Participants live on Philipps Universität
campus and are able to participate in three excursions, including one weekend trip to Berlin.

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CECM Spanish Term Abroad

CECM is the University of Guadalajara’s world-renowned Centre for Foreign Students, dedicated to teaching Spanish to visiting international students. Students will earn 15 USask credit units while studying at CECM, and take a combination of language and cultural classes. Students live in a home-stay opportunity, which provides a wonderful opportunity to enhance language learning by staying in an immersion environment. Through the home-stay, students will also experience Mexican family life
and get a better sense of the city’s society and culture.

CECM is the University of Guadalajara’s world renowned Centre for Foreign Students, dedicated to teaching Spanish to visiting international students. Our partnership with CECM allows our students to earn Usask credits for a selection of language and culture courses taught at CECM.

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