INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Travel is a life-changing experience for our students. Exchanges and field schools bring students into new landscapes, urban fabrics and the lives of others across the globe. Students become translators of experience, interpreters of culture, manipulators of material and ambassadors of the arts — both on site and when they return home.
Exchange and study abroad
We believe that travel should be part of everyone's time at Concordia and we encourage you to enrich your degree by spending a term, or up to a year, in another country.
Concordia fine arts students who want to study at another university will be impressed by the many connections we have to leading fine arts schools and universities around the world.
Our visiting-fee-paying student exchange options don't only apply to international universities : if you want to study at an institution anywhere outside Quebec, we can help arrange that, too!
Concordia Student Exchange Program (CSEP)
The CSEP program allows you to study abroad at a partner institution and pay Concordia tuition fees.
Visiting fee-paying options to study abroad
If your chosen institution does not have a partnership with Concordia, you still have the option of paying their fees to study there. This is an option to study anywhere outside Quebec!
Field schools
At Concordia, the Faculty of Fine Arts is a leader in developing field schools. More than study trips, these are intensive, place-based studios and carefully structured courses.
These Summer Field Schools allow students to travel, learn and earn credits in another country under the supervision of a faculty member of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Field schools are a collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts and Concordia International. Students enroll in them through the Faculty as they would any regular course.
Apply for an award that supports students travelling to a Fine Arts Field School
Students in the Faculty of Fine Arts are eligible for up to $1300 through the Peter N. Thomson Family Trust to help fund their field school.
Summer 2026 Field Schools
Studio Baie-Saint-Paul
May 10 – June 13, 2026
A French-immersion field school for all Fine Arts students: Held in partnership with the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul, it blends intensive French language learning with creative exploration and cultural discovery. Students will develop new creative work, engage with local artists, expand their professional networks and experience the vibrant arts scene and natural beauty of the Charlevoix region. At the conclusion of the program, students will present their work during a studio visit conducted in French.
Info session: Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
Sonic Visions Academy @Mexico
May 15, 2026 - May 24, 2026
A field school for all students: Sonic Visions Academy @ Mexico, will offer undergraduate and graduate students from any Program and Faculty in Concordia an opportunity to participate in workshops, seminars and activities on experimental music, media arts and new technologies led by recognized artists and academics. Additionally, students will engage in self-proposed research-creation projects, explore the city and culture of Morelia, and showcase their artistic and research work internationally.
Performing Arts of our Era: Montreal's Festival TransAmériques
May 27, 2026 - June 11, 2026
Immerse yourself in two transformative weeks of artistic exploration and critical engagement at North America’s leading festival for contemporary dance, theatre, and performance — the Festival TransAmériques (FTA) in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Blending theory and practice, the course explores performativity, dramaturgy, decolonization, Indigenous and Black perspectives, and audience engagement—fostering dialogue with artists and the vibrant Montreal community.
Imagining Iceland
June 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
During the month of June’s endless days of the Arctic summer, 16 students of the ‘place-based’ Iceland Field School make art, build community, and consider sustainability and responsible tourism in the rural landscape. Learn with local experts at the renowned Icelandic Textile Center (in Blönduós) and earn 3 credits towards your bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree.
Study with us in Montreal
If you are not a Concordia student but you want to join us in the Faculty of Fine Arts, we have options for you to spend time with us. Concordia is one of the top places to study the fine arts in the world, located in one of the best cities for students in the world.
