Year abroad
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Year Abroad Tutor: Prof John King All CAS students spend their third year at a university in the Americas, learning at first-hand about countries they have studied in the first and second years. The Year Abroad gives you the chance to embark on a new range of courses, and to develop and pursue new interests related to the history and culture of the Americas. You will study at one of our partner universities in Canada, the United States, Latin America, or the Caribbean, each of which is chosen for the quality of the educational and cultural experience it provides, and for offering a safe, supportive environment in which to live and study. If you spend your year in Latin America you will gain real fluency in Spanish. Wherever you are, you keep in close touch with staff at Warwick, and a member of CAS staff will visit you while you are abroad. Current Exchange Partners: University of South CarolinaIn the heart of the American South, South Carolina has always been a magnet for those interested in race, slavery or civil rights. Charleston, where South Carolina became the first state to leave the Union in December 1860 is less than two hours from Columbia, the state capital, and home to the University of South Carolina.
University of ConnecticutLocated in Storrs, Connecticut, mid-way between Hartford and Providence, Rhode Island, the University of Connecticut is the top ranked public univeristy in New England. UConn is also convenient for Boston (80 miles) and New York (140 miles). Studying here offers the typical small-town New England experience. Amongst other things, the University is famed for its women's basketball team, currently ranked no.2 in the USA.
University of Wisconsin-MadisonLocated less than three hours by car from Chicago in the American mid-west, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the leading liberal-arts univeristies in the USA. The History department offers a broad range of courses on many subjects that you would not be able to study at Warwick, including Native American history, Asia, and Africa. The city of Madison is built around a number of lakes, and sailing is a popular activity.
Columbia UniversityLocated on Manhattan's wealthy upper west side, Columbia University is one of the oldest universities in the United States, founded in 1754. It is a private university, one of the Ivy League, and numbers FDR, Eisenhower and current presidential nominee, Barack Obama, amongst its graduates. In 2007 it was ranked as the 6th best university in the world for Humanities. In the photo below taken from the Rockefeller building, Columbia is located between Central Park and the Hudson River.
University of CaliforniaThe University of California operates a number of different campuses all over the state, and although you can choose three preferences, ultimately your campus is allocated by the study abroad office in California. Nevertheless, all the campuses offer a great opportunity to live and study in one of the most important regions of the USA, if not the world. Although there are ten campuses, Warwick students have historically been concentrated in San Diego, Irvine, UCLA or Santa Barbara in the southern part of the state, and Santa Cruz or Berkeley near San Francisco.
Queen's UniversityOne of the best univeristies in Canada, Queen's University is located in Kingston, at the northern end of Lake Ontario. It offers a wide range of courses for history students, with a natural focus on Canadian history. Kingston is a small university town, but within easy reach of Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal (all 2-3 hours by train). Close by is the spectacular Thousand Island region, and the Adirondacks of upstate New York. The lake often freezes in winter, offering opportunties for winter sports.
University of TorontoToronto is the largest city in Canada, and a vibrant, bustling, cultural centre. The University of Toronto is a diverse and cosmopolitan university of more than 50,000 students located in downtown Toronto.
The University of the West IndiesThe University of the West Indies has three campuses in Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. Warwick students have tended to attend the Cave Hill campus on Barbados. First settled in the 1620s, Barbados became a leading sugar producer by using the labour of imported African slaves. Slavery ended in the 1830s, and Barbados became independent in 1966. It is one of the most developed Caribbean islands, and the average standard of living ranks only behind the US and Canada in the Americas. There is much more to Barbados than beaches, but they are pretty spectacular.
The University of Puerto RicoThe island of Puerto Rico became a US territory in 1898, and remains a fascinating blend of American and Spanish culture. Students attending the University of Puerto Rico study in Spanish, but take a normal load of classes akin to studying in the USA.
Mexico
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