The application for January and Spring 2027 programs is now available! Contact steinhardt.global@nyu.edu with any questions.
Spend January or Spring Break exploring new cultures, contexts, and academic and professional perspectives through NYU Steinhardt’s intensive, credit-bearing short-term programs.
Our experiential courses immerse you in dynamic intercultural settings designed to broaden your horizons while you earn credits toward your degree. Travel alongside expert faculty and NYU peers, backed by comprehensive visa, safety, and on-the-ground logistical support.
These programs are open to NYU graduate students, and most are also open to undergraduates with Senior standing (96+ earned credits), non-NYU graduate students, and professionals. Steinhardt students are eligible to apply for a Global Need-Based Scholarship to support their participation.
January 2027 Programs
Brazil: Emerging Models and Markets for Music
Learn about major theoretical, technological, and sociological threads linking popular music and networked communications systems and media, with an emphasis on key international and diasporic markets.
Dominican Republic: Intercultural Perspectives in Education: Language & Identity
This January, gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of culture and its relationship to language while studying in the Dominican Republic.
Ghana: International Issues in Nutrition and Food
Examine the complex factors affecting food, nutrition, and health practices in Ghana through hands-on experiences and meetings with local experts.
Ghana: Race and Media
Through the lens of media technologies and infrastructures, examine how colonial legacies have structured notions of race, the uneven global distribution of resources, and Ghanaian postcolonial social movements.
Spring Break 2027 Programs
Ghana: Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health & Wellbeing
Immerse yourself in contemporary Ghanaian culture and explore the ways in which helping professionals’ and clients’ worldview, values, and biases are shaped by multiple cultural influences.
Italy: Politics, Migration, and Education
Explore the ways in which politics, migration, and education intersect within the context of Italy and western Europe more broadly.
United Kingdom: Access, Engagement & Leadership in Higher Education
Engage with higher education leaders and experts and deepen your understanding of the contemporary issues, innovations, and policy priorities shaping today’s post‑secondary landscape.
United Kingdom: Creative Industries
Compare and contrast the creative and cultural industries in the US and UK from the perspective of non-profit arts leaders, government officials, and cultural entrepreneurs.
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