Short-Term Programs
Not every student can spend a full semester or year abroad. We offer 5-10 short-term study abroad and U.S.-based programs throughout the year led by Salve faculty and hosted by trusted partner institutions.
Visit our Global Salve Resource Center for more information on each program, applications and eligibility.
What's it like to study in the Amazon?
Students chartered Motor Yacht Tucano through the remote wilderness rainforest via the least inhabited major river in the Amazon Basin, the Rio Negro, exploring diverse tropical habitats. “Having lived a full week in the heart of the Amazon Basin, I feel connected to its livelihood and future. Here, mercy transcends all languages, as its mission lived in all the people we learned from on the Tucano.” – Maeve Newton ‘25
Short-Term Study Abroad 2027 Programs
To apply for any of these programs, visit ViaTRM, our online search and application tool, and create an account using your salve.edu email address.
Winter Break in the Amazon
January 2-10, 2027. Dr. Jameson Chace. 1 credit.
You’ll be chartered on Motor Yacht Tucano through the remote wilderness rainforest via the least inhabited major river in the Amazon Basin, the Rio Negro. There you will explore diverse tropical habitats alongside expert local guides. You can choose from a variety of biology major/minor fulfillments or participate in the program for personal enrichment.
Spring Break in Calgary
March 6-14, 2027. Prof. Lindsay Guarino. 1 credit.
Study at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) in Calgary, a professional jazz company and school that has been thriving for nearly four decades. You’ll take classes that explore the jazz continuum through the DJD aesthetic while learning the art of running a nonprofit company and school. While this program is geared towards dance majors and minors and fulfills a dance program elective, it is open to non-major/minor students seeking personal enrichment.
Summer Research in Conservation at Norman Bird Sanctuary
May 23-June 25, 2027. Dr. Jameson Chace. 6 credits.
Explore ecological conservation in one of Rhode Island’s most beautiful places, the Norman Bird Sanctuary. Your mornings will be early, as you’ll spend a month as a steward of Aquidneck Island’s beautiful Eastern Towhee. This program fulfills credits under ecology field school and is open to students pursuing environmental studies/sciences only.
(New) Summer in Japan
2 weeks in summer 2027. Prof. Whiteley Foster, Dr. Madeline Esch. 6 credits.
Explore Japan creatively in this new program! Geared toward artistic students who are comfortable with their drawing skills and students interested in podcasting, this experience will help you fulfill visual and performing arts core complement as well as another fulfillment specific to your degree progress.
International Sports Tourism in Ireland
May 23 - June 7, 2027. Dr. Missy Varao and Prof. Shelly Nicholas. 3 credits.
Explore the relationship between sports and tourism in Limerick, Ireland. Visit iconic stadiums, Dublin and the Cliffs of Moher. Try your hand at the traditional Irish sports of hurling and Gaelic football and explore how national identity, cultural revival and cultural preservation are pursued through sports education, sports participation, and sports tourism. Learn how events and venues are managed in the interest of tourism and economic development.
Summer in Rome
May 16 - June 18, 2027. Dr. Ben Hohman. 6 credits.
Immerse yourself in the Eternal City while you fulfill core and/or major requirements. You’ll join other international students at the American University of Rome (AUR) where you will take a religious studies course and choose a second course from the AUR Summer Session portfolio. The experience includes a weekend trip to Tuscany where you’ll visit Florence and Sienna.
Summer in Oxford
May 18-June 19, 2027. Prof. Sam Sacco, Dr. Yvan Ilunga. 6 credits.
Offered in conjunction with St. Clare's College of Oxford, this program presents many academic course choices in business, literature, art history and theology. The program emphasizes experiential learning -- you’ll go on frequent field trips in an around Oxford to sites featured in the courses, as well as to London, Bath and Stonehenge.
