Teach Global Summer Studies
Every summer, RISD Global offers a set of multi-disciplinary Global Summer Studies courses. These 3 week-long, 3 credit courses are led by RISD faculty and engage RISD students, as well as art and design students from other colleges, in the exploration of a wide spectrum of topics related to art, design and global thinking.
Global Summer Studies are a core component of the RISD's internationalization and global engagement; in the last year's courses engaged with practices and traditions in such geographies as: the Azores, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Africa, and South Korea, among others.
The application deadline to propose for Global Summer Studies 2024 will open on August 10, 2023 at 8:00 AM and will close on October 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
Teach Global Summer Studies
Apply to teach a Global Summer Studies
RISD faculty, upon approval from their Department Head and Dean, can propose a Global Summer Studies course for the following academic year, and submit a course proposal by the established course table process and deadline.
View detailsRecent Global Summer Studies
Recent Global Summer Studies courses have led students to particular sites in the world to study: biodiversity and the impact of animal poaching on the environment, sustainable materials for the built environment, and contemporary applications of traditional heritages of making in specific cultures and locations of the world. As such, these courses support RISD’s strategic vision to contribute to the creation of just societies, a sustainable planet, and new ways of making and knowing that equip humans to live in mutually enhancing ways with each other and with the earth.
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Preparation & Research
Leading a Global Summer Studies is a wonderful and challenging experience, to begin to prepare and research this possibility, we encourage faculty to:
- Meet with RISD Global to learn more about these opportunities
- Speak with faculty who have led recent Global Summer Studies courses
Faculty Advising
Have questions? The RISD Global team is available to meet for an advising session to help craft your application.
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