Department of Architecture & Interior Architecture Program
Macerata, Italy
Architectural Studies in Macerata, Italy The spring architecture program in Macerata offers a unique opportunity to experience Italy's contribution to architectural, urban and landscape design and gives students a first-hand introduction to Italy's culture, people and language. Excursions in macerata and nearby regional towns complement the studio, allowing students to expand their knowledge of Italy outside the classroom, and providing a vehicle for hands-on study in the history and media classes.
Architectural Studies in Rome University of Oregon architecture faculty members have led a summer term program in Rome for more than ten years. The twelve credit program consists of a studio, a media course and a seminar. Rome is the laboratory for each of these courses. In addition to these classes, the Rome program also offers a number of field trips with opportunities to explore other cities in Italy. This program is available to interior architecture and architecture students who have successfully completed at least four design studios.
The department offers students the opportunity to study in Denmark through the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS). The DIS program has Summer, Fall and Spring semesters, and academic year programs in Copenhagen. Instruction is in English. For detailed information about this program, please visit the DIS website.
Travel mixed with study is meant to inspire architectural, experiential and cultural understanding. This
summer architecture program offers students a unique opportunity to live in, experience and gain
architectural, urban, interior design and landscape perspectives found in Finland. This program will
give students an opportunity to explore issues relating building, landscape, culture, materials and light.
The full course of study includes a studio, a history/theory seminar and a media class.
Stuttgart Exchange Program The department maintains an exchange relationship with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Eligible students are undergraduate majors in their fourth year and professional degree students who will have a full year of study remaining after the exchange year. Selections are made each winter term for the following academic year.
Stuttgart is one of the largest fruit and wine producing centers in Germany. The city itself is a large, modern industrial hub, rebuilt almost entirely after World War II. The arts flourish in Stuttgart, with excellent opera, symphonies, theater, ballet and galleries. The University of Stuttgart is essentially a technical institute with strong offerings in science, engineering, business and architecture. They also offer limited courses in the liberal arts. Stuttgart applicants must have at least conversational facility with German. The academic program includes a four-week orientation in Tubingen, an entrance exam in German language proficiency and two semesters of architectural study.
Applications are available at the Department office. The Office of International Education and Exchange in Oregon Hall provides orientation, access to visa and travel information, and support services for students in the exchange programs. One to two seminars and a media course are offered to summer students.
This intensive three-week summer art course in China is designed to provide students with a unique opportunity to observe, study, and produce contemporary art within the context of three diverse Chinese cities: Shanghai, Jinan, and Beijing. Field trips to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the 798 Art district, CAFA, Confucius's homestead, Mount Tai (the Taoists’ sacred ground), Yuyuan Gardens, Shikumen (site of the first CPC congress), and the Bund, will provide the foundation for understanding the art and culture of China. Workshops will be conducted at sites ranging from the most ancient and sacred to the absolute of modernity. Students will be challenged to create projects in response to their varied experiences in China.
Art and the City NYC is an undeniable hotbed of excitement, diversity and culture. A riff on Sex and the City and Carrie Bradshaw's romantic ponderings, UO students will produce thier own "Art and the City" column by way of a daily blog. We will stay at the Village House, a Greenwich Village brownstone. The house has 7 studios, wireless internet and each is equipped with a small kitchenette and a bathroom.
Acquard Weaving: Fibers Studio in Florence, Italy This program offers a unique experience to learn Jacquard silk weaving and design at the Foundation Lisio. Besides studio instruction on Jacquard looms, guided field trips to local museums, a textile conservation laboratory and a tour of a silkweaving firm in Venice are planned.
* This program runs every second year and will return in Summer 2008.
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Khon Kaen, Thailand
A semester or summer program focusing on development issues in Thailand. Courses lectured by university faculty members, and excursions taught by NGO directors and others working in the field. Students create and conduct their own field projects. Many site visits. No language prerequisite.
A unique program in a university with a strong public policy focus, in a country known for its very progressive social and environmental policies. Study with other students interested in public policy and governance from across Europe and the world. Semester or yearlong options. No language prerequisite. Graduate and undergraduate courses available.
One of the most prestigious universities in northern Europe, with very rigorous courses taught in “modules” (four- to eight-week blocks). Many courses across the curricular spectrum, with some well suited for PPPM majors. Semester or yearlong options. No language prerequisite. Graduate and undergraduate courses available.
Croatia Summer Field School The aim of this field school is to prepare documentation relevant for protection of those elements that represent the cultural identity of the Island of Drvenik Veli as a whole. It is a long-term goal that requires interdisciplinary approach. Students will participate in a trio of courses that explore both the cultural values and physical characteristics of these fascinating historic sites.
The spring architecture program in Macerata offers a unique opportunity to experience Italy's contribution to architectural, urban and landscape design and gives students a first-hand introduction to Italy's culture, people and language. Excursions in macerata and nearby regional towns complement the studio, allowing students to expand their knowledge of Italy outside the classroom, and providing a vehicle for hands-on study in the history and media classes.
University of Oregon architecture faculty members have led a summer term program in Rome for more than ten years. The twelve credit program consists of a studio, a media course and a seminar. Rome is the laboratory for each of these courses. In addition to these classes, the Rome program also offers a number of field trips with opportunities to explore other cities in Italy. This program is available to interior architecture and architecture students who have successfully completed at least four design studios. 
This intensive three-week summer art course in China is designed to provide students with a unique opportunity to observe, study, and produce contemporary art within the context of three diverse Chinese cities: Shanghai, Jinan, and Beijing. Field trips to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the 798 Art district, CAFA, Confucius's homestead, Mount Tai (the Taoists’ sacred ground), Yuyuan Gardens, Shikumen (site of the first CPC congress), and the Bund, will provide the foundation for understanding the art and culture of China. Workshops will be conducted at sites ranging from the most ancient and sacred to the absolute of modernity. Students will be challenged to create projects in response to their varied experiences in China.
NYC is an undeniable hotbed of excitement, diversity and culture. A riff on Sex and the City and Carrie Bradshaw's romantic ponderings, UO students will produce thier own "Art and the City" column by way of a daily blog. We will stay at the Village House, a Greenwich Village brownstone. The house has 7 studios, wireless internet and each is equipped with a small kitchenette and a bathroom.
This program offers a unique experience to learn Jacquard silk weaving and design at the Foundation Lisio. Besides studio instruction on Jacquard looms, guided field trips to local museums, a textile conservation laboratory and a tour of a silkweaving firm in Venice are planned.
A unique program in a university with a strong public policy focus, in a country known for its very progressive social and environmental policies. Study with other students interested in public policy and governance from across Europe and the world. Semester or yearlong options. No language prerequisite. Graduate and undergraduate courses available.
One of the most prestigious universities in northern Europe, with very rigorous courses taught in “modules” (four- to eight-week blocks). Many courses across the curricular spectrum, with some well suited for PPPM majors. Semester or yearlong options. No language prerequisite. Graduate and undergraduate courses available.
The aim of this field school is to prepare documentation relevant for protection of those elements that represent the cultural identity of the Island of Drvenik Veli as a whole. It is a long-term goal that requires interdisciplinary approach. Students will participate in a trio of courses that explore both the cultural values and physical characteristics of these fascinating historic sites.