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Drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, music, dance, theater, cinema, architecture, design. Whether you’re a creator or strictly an appreciator, nothing will inspire you more than studying abroad. Experiencing new things, meeting new people, and participating in new cultures gives you the living material you need to transform your own work—or to put the subjects you’re studying into context. In 18 countries worldwide, CIEE offers programs that cover the history, theory, and practice of the arts.
Whether you’re fulfilling your major, elective requirements, or a higher calling, there are arts classes—or entire programs—for you. Some give you the chance to study the arts of your host country (its art, architecture, music, dance, theater, or film); others let you take theory or studio courses. Some programs teach courses specifically for CIEE or international students, while on other programs, you’ll enroll in classes at the university and study right alongside local students.
Let Australia’s indigenous music and dance inspire your sculpture or photography on a studio arts program in Sydney. Take theater classes with British students in Shakespeare’s London. See the real-life inspirations for the films you study in class on the streets of Prague. Take your guitar to Brazil and learn from the Afro-Brazilian musicians of Salvador da Bahia. Dance to the rhythms of Ghana, fire ceramics in the Chilean style, put anime into context by studying the history of art in Japan. After class, attend a concert, opera, theater performance, gallery opening, or university film screening and see the fruits of today’s local artists.
Ask the sort of questions, think the sort of thoughts, do the sort of arts project you never could have done at home. See first-hand what local artists have done throughout the ages, find a way to put your own interpretation on their tradition, and make a tangible record of your study abroad experience. Write your own story in paint, pencil, photography, graphics, dance, monologue, metals, pixels, words—whatever language suits you.
immerse yourself in the arts
If you’re serious about studio arts, design, or architecture, get your fix on one of two intensive CIEE programs. In Sydney, put your stamp on the fine art field of your choice—painting, photography, object design, or sculpture—by taking theory and studio classes at Sydney College of the Arts. Architecture majors or minors with at least one semester of design studio behind them and design-related majors who have completed at least four semesters of Spanish study can continue their studies on an interdisciplinary program involving theoretical and historical courses in Barcelona—a city fast becoming a showcase for both architecture and design.
Sydney, Australia [studio arts]
Barcelona, Spain [architecture and design]
study in the studio
Enroll alongside local students in a theory or studio class. On programs worldwide, courses are offered in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, metalwork, photography, textile design, print-making, animation, graphic design, object design, pottery, ceramics, and industrial design. Most classes are taught in English, but on some programs you can choose courses in the local language if you have advanced language skills.
Africa/Middle East
Cape Town, South Africa [arts and sciences]
Ankara, Turkey
Asia
Hyderabad, India
Australia
Sydney, Australia [studio arts]
Europe
London, England [goldsmiths]
London, England [university college london]
Barcelona, Spain [architecture and design] *
Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina *
São Paulo, Brazil [liberal arts] *
Santiago, Chile *
Santiago, Dominican Republic [liberal arts] *
Lima, Peru [liberal arts]*
put the arts into historical context
Learn about the language and the history of art—whether you’re an art history major or not—with a wide variety of courses offered on these programs. Understand the aesthetics, criticism, and implications of fine arts, architecture, urban planning, theater, cinema, music, and dance abroad—where you have the chance to see some of the works and the performances you’re learning about for yourself.
If you’re interested in understanding more about the art history, cinema, or theater that shapes—and was shaped by—your new host country and culture in particular, you can do that on almost any CIEE program. Consult the course listings of the program you’re considering to find out what’s available.
Africa/Middle East
Cape Town, South Africa [arts and sciences]
Asia
Tokyo, Japan
Australia
Sydney, Australia [arts and sciences]
Europe
London, England [goldsmiths]
London, England [school of oriental and african studies]
London, England [university college london]
Paris, France [critical studies] *
Rennes, France *
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lisbon, Portugal *
Alicante, Spain [liberal arts] *
Barcelona, Spain [advanced liberal arts] *
Madrid, Spain *
Palma de Mallorca, Spain *
Sevilla, Spain [advanced liberal arts] *
Latin America
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil *
São Paulo, Brazil [liberal arts] *
Santiago, Chile *
architecture, theory and design
If you’re a student of architecture, continue your studies abroad (and in a new environment) with classes in any of these programs. All programs offer English-language architecture courses, except the Sao Paulo program; there, courses are taught only in Portuguese.
Africa/Middle East
Cape Town, South Africa [ats and sciences]
Ankara, Turkey
Asia
Seoul, Korea
Australia
Sydney, Australia [arts and sciences]
Europe
London, England [university college london]
London, England [university of westminster]
Barcelona, Spain [architecture and design]
Latin America
São Paulo, Brazil [liberal arts] *
film, theory and practice
Study the theory, history, and practice of the cinematic arts with courses focusing on film, television, directing, analysis, and the historical and sociocultural implications of the genre.
Africa/Middle East
Ankara, Turkey
Europe
Prague, Czech Republic
Paris, France [critical studies] *
Rennes, France *
Barcelona, Spain [liberal arts] *
Latin America
São Paulo, Brazil [liberal arts] *
performing arts
Improve your performance as well as your understanding of the theory of the art of your choice. Drama courses include acting, directing, and stage design; dance learning can include both choreography and performance. Study music performance and theory with courses in composition, orchestral and choral directing, and voice and instrumental performance.
Africa/Middle East
Accra, Ghana  
Legon, Ghana 
Cape Town, South Africa [arts and sciences]
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Ankara, Turkey
Asia
Hyderabad, India
Australia
Sydney, Australia [arts and sciences]
Wollongong, Australia
Europe
Prague, Czech Republic
London, England [goldsmiths]
London, England [school of oriental & african studies]
Lisbon, Portugal *
Alicante, Spain [liberal arts] *
Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina *
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil *
Valparaíso, Chile *
Santiago, Dominican Republic [liberal arts] *
* Classes taught in the local language
Drama Dance Music
the next step
- Pick up a CIEE catalog for the region of your choice—Africa/Middle East, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Spain (which gets its own catalog, because we have so many programs there), or Summer
- Click here to request a CIEE catalog or here to search for programs by subject, location, term, language of instruction, and more
- Ask your study abroad advisor which courses will help you fulfill your major or elective requirements
- Call 1.800.40.STUDY or e-mail studyinfo@ciee.org to ask specific questions about CIEE programs
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