Temple University Rome offers a wide range of courses in anthropology, economics, English, environmental studies, gender, sexuality & women’s studies, geography & urban studies, Greek & Roman classics, history, Italian, Latin, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Credit-bearing internships are available.

Temple University, Japan Campus offers a wide range of courses in anthropology, Asian studies, economics, English, geography & urban studies, history, Japanese, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Professional development courses (CLA 1002 & CLA 2020) are often offered. Credit-bearing internships are also available.

Temple University in Spain summer and spring programs are designed for students who are committed to furthering their Spanish language skills and understanding of Spanish culture. The summer program is open to students with any Spanish language background, including beginners and students with more advanced Spanish language skills. English-taught courses, including English literature and developmental psychology courses are available in select semesters. Internships are also available in the fall and spring semesters.  

Temple University has established partnerships with several universities in countries around the world to provide students with the opportunity to learn as an international student at a foreign university for a semester or year. Exchange program participants earn transfer credit for approved courses and can apply those credits towards the fulfillment of their degree requirements, including major, minor, elective, and most general education requirements. 

• Australia: Griffith University 
• China: Hong Kong Baptist University
• France: Sciences Po Lyon (political science)
• Germany: University of Hamburg, University of Tübingen - requires knowledge of the German language
• Greece: American College of Greece 
• Korea: Ewha Womans University,
• Korea: Sogang University
• Korea: Yonsei University
• New Zealand: University of Waikato
• Taiwan: National Taiwan University
• United Kingdom: University of East Anglia, Lancaster University

University of Göttingen (spring) organized by the College of Liberal Arts

This program offers the opportunity to take political science and anthropology courses taught in English while in the heart of Germany. Additional course offerings are available for students proficient in the German language. Visit the CLA website for details. 

Excavation of the Roman Villa in Artena (summer) 

This program is designed to introduce students to the techniques of archaeological fieldwork. Program participants receive credit for Art History 2117 or Anthropology 3189. 

French Language at the Sorbonne (summer) 

This program provides students with the opportunity to study French language with intensive in-class instruction. Program participants receive credit for a 4-credit French course based on their mastery level, which is determined by a language placement test before the beginning of classes. 

German Language and Contemporary Issues (summer) 

This 4- or 8-week program provides students with the opportunity to study German language with intensive in-class instruction; take a topical course from the College of Liberal Arts (CLA); or a combination of both. Language program participants receive credit for 4-credit German courses based on their mastery level, which is determined by a language placement test before departure for the program. Students taking the CLA course will receive credit for a 3-credit CLA course which changes by term. 

Honors History in Mérida (summer) 

This program is designed to help students think deeply about the history of colonialism and resistance in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula and its legacies in the present. Program participants will receive credit for Honors History 2900. Non-Honors students can request permission to participate in the program. 

Global Good in Prague (summer) 

This program offers students the opportunity to complete Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good, in one of Europe's oldest capitals and cultural hubs. Program participants will receive credit for Intellectual Heritage 0852. Honors students who participate will receive credit for Intellectual Heritage 0952. 

Global Good in Oviedo (summer) 

This program offers students the opportunity to complete Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good while abroad. Program participants will receive credit for Intellectual Heritage 0852. Honors students who participate will receive credit for Intellectual Heritage 0952. 

Literature, Drama and Film in London (summer) 

This program offers students the opportunity to study culture and identity through literature, film, and other media in London. Program participants will receive credit for two of the three following courses, based on their preference: English 0822, English 2502, or English 3020. 

African Urban Hip-Hop in Ghana (summer) 

On this four-week program, students will explore how hip-hop can be a means to create solidarity between African descendants and economically disenfranchised peoples across the globe. Students will earn 3 credits in Africology and African American Studies 2100 (or 2900 for honors students). 

This unique language immersion program provides students with an intensive Spanish language experience with an interdisciplinary study of life and contemporary issues in Latin America. Students need at least one semester of college-level Spanish language to apply. More information and the application is available on the LASS webpage.  

External programs that offer a variety of courses taught in English are available in countries all over the world, and students with proficiency in languages other than English may have additional location options. Visit the External Programs Around the World page to search approved external study abroad programs. You can filter programs by location, major, or course subject on the external providers’ program search page.

External program participants earn transfer credit for approved courses and can apply those credits towards the fulfillment of their degree requirements, including major, minor, elective, and most general education requirements.