SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLS
Field schools bring students into landscapes, urban fabrics and lives of others across the globe. Field schools are more than study trips – they are intensive, place-based classrooms or studios with carefully structured courses. Students become translators of experience, interpreters of culture, manipulators of material and ambassadors of their field of study — both on site and when they return home.
Summer 2026 Field Schools
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Concordia in China
Study Modern Chinese languages with Concordia's Classics, Modern Languages and Lingusitics department (CMLL) and the Communication University of China, in Beijing. This 4-week program offers 9 credits of Chinese language courses.
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Sonic Visions Academy @Mexico
This program offers undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity fto participate in workshops, seminars and activities on experimental music, media arts and new technologies led by recognized artists and academics.
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Malaysia
This project-based course combines classical safety engineering methods (FMEA, FTA, RBD, PHM, STPA) with AI technologies (machine learning, LLMs, RAG, XAI) to identify hazards and ensure system safety.
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Concordia Summer in Greece
This program provides immersive, first-hand experience of Greece's art, architecture, sites, and museums, offering students intensive engagement with ancient Mediterranean history beyond on-campus learning.
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Performing Arts of our Era: Montreal's Festival TransAmériques
Immerse yourself in North America’s leading festival for contemporary dance, theatre, and performance; Montreal's Festival TransAmériques. This course blends theory and practice, examining performativity, decolonization, Indigenous & Black perspectives, and audience engagement.
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Cairo, "the City Victorious": Megacities, Memory, and the Future
Study Cairo's history as a global center and learn what it is like to live in a megalopolis. Alongside lectures at the American University of Cairo (AUC) will be visits to key historic sites of the city's development, with a concluding climate change and sustainability workshop.
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Imagining Iceland
Be one of 16 students who will 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.
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Global Media in Greece: THISAM-Concordia Field School
Study journalism and global media with international experts while exploring Thessaloniki's vibrant streets and Kastoria's lakeside charm. Create multimedia projects alongside students from around the world, visit Greece's national broadcaster, discover Byzantine heritage—all while earning academic credit.