The Clark School and the University of Maryland provide numerous short-term study abroad opportunities during the Winter, Summer, and Spring Break. Programs allow students to complete in-major, technical electives, out-of-major technical electives, and general education requirements. For additional information, please visit the Education Abroad Page.
Winter, Spring Break, and Summer Short-Term Programs
Summer 2024 Programs: Most applications due March 1st!
*The programs listed on this page qualify for eligible Pell Grant recipients to apply for the Gilman International Scholarship! Online applications will open mid-January and close on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
New Program for Summer 2024:
Clark in Prague
Interested in spending 8 weeks abroad, living and learning in a historic city, and earning relevant
courses for your major? Apply now for Clark in Prague!
Why Prague? One of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Prague is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Attend class in a 17th century palace. Prague’s hidden courtyards, winding streets, traditional pubs, and eye-catching architecture are uniquely juxtaposed with the city’s very modern business and academic opportunities. With a growing economy, vibrant arts and music scenes, an influential intellectual community, and architectural styles ranging from Gothic to Baroque to Art Nouveau, Prague is an ideal setting in which to explore Czech culture.
Take advantage of a comprehensive program fee! What's included? Tuition, housing, 1-2 excursions, pre-departure and onsite orientation, airport pickup, on-site staff support and 24/7 emergency services, welcome and farewell events, and cultural engagement opportunities.
What classes are offered? Clark in Prague offers a variety of STEM, GenEd, BMGT, GVPT, and KNES courses. This allows you to complete two courses during the program that can fulfill relevant major/degree requirements.
Approved STEM Options:
| CEA Course | UMD Course Equivalent |
| Discrete Mathematics | CMSC250 |
| Calculus III | MATH241 |
| Differential Equations | MATH246 |
| Engineering Statistics | STAT400; ENCE302; ENME392 |
| Linear Algebra | MATH240 |
Non-Technical Courses:
| CEA Course | UMD Course Equivalent |
| The Golden City of Prague: Past & Present (3 credits) | ARTH369 |
| Sport & Culture in Contemporary Czech Republic (3 credits) | KNES L2 |
| Cross Cultural Management (3 credits) | BMGT466 / Substitution for ENES472 for GEL Minor Students |
| International Business (3 credits) | BMGT392 |
| Democracy in the Czech Republic (3 credits) | GVPT L2, GenEd: DSHS & DVUP |
| Czech Culture, Food & Brewing Tradition (3 credits) | TBD |
| Basic Operations Management (3 credits) | BMGT L2 |
Denmark - DTU Summer University
Courses are available for all Engineering Majors!
France - ISAE Aerospace Summer Program (ENAE4XX)
Approved for the following majors:
- ENAE: 3 Upper-level ENAE credits (fulfills in-major tech elective)
Germany - Hochschule München (HM) Summer School
Available technical courses:
- Smart Vehicles
- The Potential of Renewable Energy
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
- Impact Entrepreneurship: Mobility
- Introduction to Embedded Computing
- SustAInability
- Control Engineering for Sustainable Technical Processes
- Sustainable Mobility: The New Age of Non-petroleum Transportation
Greece - Sustainability & Infrastructure (ENCE489G)
Approved for the following majors:
- BIOE: Breadth Elective
- ENCE: ENCE Elective
- ENEE: General Technical Elective (EE) or Category F elective (CpE)
- ENFP: Technical Elective
- ENME: Out of Major Technical Elective
- Sustainability Studies Minor: Elective
*CHBE and ENMA students need to request permission of the department. Please see your Academic Advisor.
Japan - Automotive Engineering at Nagoya University (Applications due 2/15!)
- ENME: ENME4XX in-major tech elective
- ENEE: General Technical Elective (electrical engineering) or Category F elective (computer engineering)
Peru - The Future of Sustainability: Learning from Inka Practices (ENCE489P)
Approved for the following majors:
- ENCE: ENCE Elective
- BIOE: Breadth Elective
- BSIS: Approved Upper-Level Major Elective
- ENFP: Technical Elective
- ENEE: General Technical Elective (electrical engineering) or Category F elective (computer engineering)
- ENME: TECH4XX out of major elective - ENME students cannot receive credit for both ENCE489P and ENME407 (in Iceland or Costa Rica)
- ENST: Elective
- Sustainability Studies Minor: Elective
*CHBE and ENMA students need to request permission of the department. Please see your Academic Advisor.
Previous winter/spring break programs:
Australia - Leadership in a Global Context (ENES317)
ENES317: Introduction to Leadership in Engineering, Science, and Technology (Gen Ed DSSP)
Course can be used to fulfill requirements for the following majors:
- Computer Engineering- Category F Elective
- Electrical Engineering- GTE: General Technical Elective
- Fire Protection Engineering: Technical Elective
- Mechanical Engineering- TECH4XX out-of-major technical elective
- BMGT: Upper-Level Elective (L2)
- INST: Upper-Level Elective (L2)
ENES317 fulfills a minor requirement for students in the following minor program:
- Global Engineering Leadership
Open to all majors at UMD! Reach out to your advisor to determine if this course can be applied to your degree program.
Costa Rica - Fire and Jungle: Sustainability, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy Sytems (ENME407)
Approved for the following majors:
- BIOE: Breadth Elective
- BSIS: Approved Upper-Level Major Elective
- ENAE: Out of Major Technical Elective
- ENCE: Out of Major Technical Elective (Meet with your departmental advisor to determine how this course can apply to your Civil Engineering degree requirements)
- ENEE: General Technical Elective (EE) or Category F elective (CE)
- ENFP: Technical Elective
- ENME: In Major Technical Elective
*CHBE and ENMA students need to request permission of the department. Please see your Academic Advisor.
Germany - Kassel International Winter University (IWU)
Environmental Engineering: Renewable Energy Sources
Approved for the following majors:
- ENME- ENME4XX equivalent
- ENAE - Counts as out of major elective
- BIOE- Counts as Breadth Elective
- ENCE- Count as out of major elective
- ENEE- General Technical Elective (GTE) for EE majors and Category F Elective for CE majors
- ENFP- Technical Elective
- ENMA- Consult departmental advisor, may possibly count as specialization or technical elective
*If you want to secure the early bird rate (1,990€, a 200€ discount), you must submit your Kassel application and your MyEA application by October 1.
Rwanda - Global Perspectives on Air Pollution Sources and Control (CHBE405) OR (ENES472)
*Program Page Coming Soon*
Vietnam - Climate Resilient Development: Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Region (ENES458)
This course is cross-listed as ENES458 and is approved to fulfill the following engineering requirements:
- Computer Engineering- Category F Elective
- Electrical Engineering- GTE: General Technical Elective
- Fire Protection Engineering: Technical Elective
- Mechanical Engineering- TECH4XX out-of-major technical elective
*CHBE and ENMA students need to request permission of the department. Please see your Academic Advisor.
Spring Break 2024 programs:
Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice: Sustainability, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy Sytems (ENME407)
Approved for the following majors:
- BIOE: Breadth Elective
- BSIS: Approved Upper-Level Major Elective
- ENAE: Out of Major Technical Elective
- ENCE: Out of Major Technical Elective (Meet with your departmental advisor to determine how this course can apply to your Civil Engineering degree requirements)
- ENEE: General Technical Elective (EE) or Category F elective (CE)
- ENFP: Technical Elective
- ENME: In Major Technical Elective
*CHBE and ENMA students need to request permission of the department. Please see your Academic Advisor.
Italy - Sustainability, Infrastructure, Condition & Safety (ENCE489G)
Approved for the following majors:
- BIOE: Breadth Elective
- ENAE: Contact academic advisor to review program
- ENCE: In-major Technical Elective
- ENEE: General Technical Elective (EE) or Category F elective (CE)
- ENFP: Technical Elective
- ENME: Out-of-major Tech Elective
- Sustainability Minor: Social and Human Dimensions elective
- Other Majors: Contact academic advisor to determine how this course applies to your major
*CHBE and ENMA students need to request permission of the department. Please see your Academic Advisor.
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