Our Mission: The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) develops inclusive and accessible educational opportunities around the globe, primarily for LSA undergraduates. Our academically rich programs foster intellectual curiosity and intercultural understanding by encouraging students and faculty to engage with host communities through conscious and responsible participation. CGIS is committed to furthering diversity within study abroad.
For Faculty
CGIS works closely with LSA faculty members to conceptualize, design, and implement study abroad programs. We offer a range of opportunities to teach abroad on short-term programs during the spring & summer.
Preparation
Support
Marketing your program
Proposing New Programs
LSA Faculty may propose Global Course Connection (GCC) programs from any academic discipline. Graduate students are not eligible to submit proposals for a CGIS program.
Ongoing Faculty-Led Spring and Summer Language Programs
Advising Staff
We welcome you to explore our By Major/Minor Advising pages and view the video resource below for information. Please reach out to cgis@umich.edu if you have any questions for us!
Process for Fulfilling Specific Requirements Abroad: What's Needed From Academic Advisors
Providers and Exchange Coordinators
Please reach out to cgis@umich.edu if you have any questions for us. Thank you!
The deadline for Faculty-led GCC Program proposals has passed.
Learn more about Faculty-led GCCs
CGIS Blog - Faculty Features
As part of our blog experience for students interested in studying abroad, we are interested in including content from faculty in the form of Faculty Features. This is a great way to answer the question “Why should I choose this program?” for students looking for more information, celebrate and share your successes with your peers, and document your experience leading a study abroad program for future reflection. Find more information about Faculty Features here. We warmly welcome your voices and contribution!
Faculty Feature: Monsters in London - Prof. Christopher Matthews
"This course is near and dear to my heart, an outgrowth of my long connection and devotion to London and the rich intellectual, social, and literary history found across the city."
Faculty Feature: French Language in Grenoble and Aix-en-Provence, France - Prof. Kathy Meyer
"Yet, it is incredibly gratifying to witness students’ satisfaction at having had a profound conversation in French with their host family or their ability to make connections between what they’re living and what we’re reading and discussing in class. "