Temple University’s summer study abroad offerings include programs based at our international campuses in Rome and Tokyo, as well as programs led by Temple University faculty in various locations around the world. Our summer programs serve a variety of needs — whether you are looking to take courses in your major or minor, enhance your general studies, or acquire language skills, we hope that one of our programs will allow you to achieve your academic goals.
Please see below for current offerings. We anticipate that our programs in Jamaica, Serbia and Siena will be offered again in 2023.
COVID-19
Temple University remains committed to providing students with meaningful global learning opportunities amidst the pandemic. Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses is here to support you from your initial interest through preparation. We encourage you to read general information what to expect from studying abroad during COVID-19. As the pandemic continues to impact study abroad opportunities, the Program Status page will be kept up-to-date on which programs are operating, cancelled, or adjusted. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Temple Japan Summer
Summer Semester (10 weeks)
Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) offers a ten-week summer semester with coursework available in Asian studies, Japanese language and a variety of other academic disciplines.
Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Rome Undergraduate Summer
Temple Rome Summer Session I
In summer 2022, undergraduate courses are offered in art; art history; criminal justice; English; GenEd (Arts, Science and Technology, and Human Behavior); graphic arts and design; Greek and Roman classics; history; Italian language; management information systems; marketing; religion and sociology. Credit-bearing internships in a variety of fields.
Temple Summer in Prague
Prague Global Good Program
The Global Good's four-week undergraduate seminars offer students the opportunity to complete Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good, in one of Europe's oldest capitals and cultural hubs. Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in France
French Language at the Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne
Spend an unforgettable summer in Paris studying French at the Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne (CCFS), one of the world’s great language institutes. Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Germany
Intensive German Language
Take your language skills to the next level by participating in Temple's Intensive German language program in Leipzig. The four-week or eight-week program is designed for undergraduates who have completed at least one semester of university-level German.
Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Berlin
European Center of Culture, Politics, and History
Berlin serves as the classroom on this program, and it is an opportunity to take an in-depth look at the layers of history, culture, and politics that have formed the city symbolizing the strengths and complexities of modern Europe. Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Italy
Excavation of the Roman Villa in Artena
Join long-time Temple Rome professor Jan Gadeyne to learn the techniques of archaeological fieldwork by participating in the excavation of the Roman villa in Artena, a small hill town approximately 40 miles southeast of Rome.
Undergraduate and graduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Sicily
Sicily Applied Biotechnology Program
Based in Sicily, Italy, this program is an opportunity to develop and conceptualize biotechnological protocol, and then apply it in a laboratory setting, to preserve the Mediterranean's vulnerable historic-artistic manufacts from the effects of "biodeterioration."
Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Italy Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale Program
Based in Venice, Italy, this program is an opportunity to experience art, culture and filmmaking through the 59th Venice Biennale, one of the oldest and most significant showcases for modern and contemporary art in the world.
Undergraduate and graduate credit available.
Temple in Spain Summer
Oviedo Summer Session
The Temple in Spain summer program is comprised of coursework in Spanish language, literature, cultural studies and eating cultures (Human Behavior GenEd).
Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in the UK Literature and Culture
London and Glasgow: The City in British Culture
Bring your studies to life this summer. For English majors and non-majors interested in the arts more broadly, London and Glasgow offer unparalleled cities to study British literature and culture.
Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Jamaica
International Service Learning (anticipated for 2023)
Explore the history, culture, diversity and development in Jamaica through community identified service learning and reflection activities based in three different rural communities. Undergraduate and graduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Serbia
Fieldwork in Social Services for People with Disabilities (anticipated for 2023)
Based in Belgrade, this program provides students with supervised hands-on experiences in social service programs for youth with disabilities in Serbia through a collaboration with the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation at the University of Belgrade.
Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Italy Siena Research Program
Siena Biomedical Research Program (anticipated for 2023)
A limited number of opportunities are available for qualified Temple College of Science and Technology students and qualified non-Temple students to participate in a special for-credit research program in Siena, Italy. Undergraduate credit available.
Temple Summer in Ghana
West African Civilization and Language (anticipated for 2024). Explore classical and contemporary African language history, politics, literature, music, dance and theater through academic study and personal cultural experiences in Ghana this summer.
Undergraduate and graduate credit available.