The program is available at all Chinese language levels. Students reside in French households. The program may be completed before joining Boston University's Fall 1999 Paris Internship, Grenoble, or Niger programs, or on its own as preparation for study in a French university. The Political Communication in the U.K. and U.S. program in London, England offers six weeks of comparative coursework in advertising, public relations, and political science. Students live in Spanish households.
Academic options are available at various language levels.
Excursions complement the curriculum. A six-week archaeological field school is held on the island of South Uist, in Scotland's Outer Hebrides . Students are trained in methods of archaeological survey and excavation and learn about Scottish folklife and culture through lectures, tours, demonstrations, and excavations at post-medieval domestic and agricultural sites. Excursions to related sites, such as Glasgow, complement the curriculum. The Padova and Venice, Italy program offers seven weeks of intensive language and cultural immersion with academic options available at various levels.