Study Abroad | Jewish Studies

Students should visit our grants section for information on study abroad support.

Jodi Magness (bottom, center) and students involved in the 2018 dig. (photo: J.Haberman)

Each year, a variety of study abroad programs is offered through the Study Abroad office and are listed on the Study Abroad web site. One example:

Study Abroad: Huqoq: This field school program, directed by Professor Jodi Magness of UNC-CH, provides students with the opportunity to participate in an archaeological excavation while learning about ancient and modern Israel. This is a UNC faculty-led program. Summer 2020 is cancelled, please check back for summer 2021 information. Students should visit Carolina’s Study Abroad web site for information. NOTE: this program is offered for summer 2022!

Study Abroad 2018: Study Abroad: Europe: TEXTURE OF MEMORY: JEWISH LIFE AND THE HOLOCAUST This Burch Field Research Seminar is a five-week program that brings students to one of the heartlands of Jewish life to study history, culture, and memory before, during and after the Holocaust. Students will spend four weeks in Poland and one week in Lithuania examining how the Holocaust is remembered and memorialized – connecting memory of the Holocaust with the cities, towns and Nazi camps where the events took place.