Location:

L'Viv, Ukraine

Program Type:

Intensive Language

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Duration:

1-3 months

Language:

Russian

Program Overview

Program Description:

The program includes numerous teacher-accompanied excursions in and around L'viv, including the historic city center, various churches, and museums of history, ethnography, and architecture.

The 6-week program offers a unique opportunity for participants to study intensive Ukrainian language and area studies (political transition, society, economics, culture, etc.) in L'viv. Open to students from any accredited U.S. college or university who have completed three years of college-level Russian (or equivalent) and/or intermediate Ukrainian language, and who have demonstrated interest in current social science and humanistic topics. The program is targeted at graduate students in area studies, but undergraduates who have the appropriate academic profile may also be eligible.

Setting Description:

L'viv National University is the oldest university in Ukraine, established in 1661. The proud and beautiful medieval city of L'viv has been the "Western Ukraine capital of culture" for three centuries.