Explore Short-Term Programs
Short-term faculty-led program offerings change every year to provide a wide range of academic themes. Below you will find the programs we plan to offer during Summer Quarter 2021-22.

Community Health in Oaxaca
Faculty Leaders: Dr. Gabriel Garcia and Dr. Catherine Heaney
Program Location: Oaxaca, Mexico

Coral Reefs of Palau: Marine Environment, Ecology and Conservation
Faculty Leaders: Rob Dunbar and Steve Monismith
Program Location: Koror, Palau

Exploring Israel’s Innovation Ecosystem for Sustaining Human & Planetary Health
Faculty Leaders: Sara Singer and Gordon Bloom
Program Location: Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Beersheba, Israel

Faith, Science, and the Classical Tradition in Renaissance Florence
Faculty Leaders: Richard Saller and Tanya Luhrmann
Program Location: Florence, Italy

Interdisciplinary Introduction to African Urban Studies
Faculty Leader: Ato Quayson
Program Location: Accra, Ghana

Introduction to Japan: History, Religion, Culture
Faculty Leader: Matthew Sommer
Co-Instructor: Catherine Ludvik
Program Location: Kyoto, Japan

Jordanian Futurities Between Ancient Antiquities and Performances of Urban Life
Faculty Leader: Samer Al-Saber
Program Location: Amman, Jerash, and Petra, Jordan

Shades of grey between life and death: Neuro-ethics across the Pacific
Faculty Leaders: Dr. Karen Hirsch and Dr. Holly Tabor
Program Location: Kyoto and Osaka, Japan

St. Petersburg: Imagining a City, Building a City
BOSP has cancelled the Summer Quarter 2021-22 Russia short-term program due to program disruptions given the COVID-19 global pandemic and potential challenges associated with the student visa application process.
Faculty Leaders: Gabriella Safran and Michael Kahan
Program Location: St. Petersburg, Russia and Tallinn, Estonia