Study Abroad Opportunities
for Students Interested in
BOSTON COLLEGE
MUSIC
When Can I Study Abroad?
Music majors and minors are eligible to study abroad
during either the fall or spring semester of their junior
year. For students who plan ahead, it may be possible to
study abroad for an entire academic year, but students
must be in early contact with the Director of
Undergraduate Studies.
All Music majors and minors must meet with their
departmental advisor before studying abroad. Prior to
this meeting, students should obtain their degree audits
and map out a tentative schedule for the semester(s)
abroad and for the remaining time on campus at Boston
College to show how students plan to meet the
remaining major requirements.
BC summer programs are offered in which students may
participate in a music seminar as early as the summer
after the freshman year. Please check the summer
offerings for any available seminars:
http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/international/progsu
mmer.html
What Classes Should I Plan To Take Abroad?
Acceptable offerings from abroad tend to lean toward
courses in music history or cross-cultural studies, with
some upper level theory courses acceptable. The ideal
type of course is one that fits with the music major/minor
but is not available at BC. Courses that focus on the
region in which students are studying and those that
reflect the academic strengths of the host university
department are highly recommended.
Should I Study In A Foreign Language Destination?
Even if students have already met the BC language
requirement, they are strongly encouraged to study
abroad in a foreign language destination. Students who
already have strong language skills can select a
program where they will take all courses in the local
language, such as Pontificia Universidad Catolica in
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
For students who do not have foreign language skills,
there are several prestigious BC programs in English
speaking countries that offer excellent courses, such as
University College Cork in Cork, Ireland, or King’s
College in London, England.
What Classes Should I Take Before Studying Abroad?
The department requires that the music theory sequence
for minors and majors through Chromatic Harmony, and
the Senior Seminar for majors be taken at Boston
College. Twentieth Century Music and Counterpoint
(required of majors) should be taken at Boston College,
but exceptions may be possible depending on equivalent
courses offered by the host school. Majors may not be
abroad first semester senior year, when they must take
the required Senior Seminar at BC.
Before going abroad, both minors and majors should
have completed Chromatic Harmony in theory, and
majors should also have taken a couple of the history or
cross-cultural courses.
To receive core credit for courses taken abroad, courses
must be approved prior to departure. To receive major
credit for courses taken abroad, students must provide a
course syllabus and obtain approval from the Director of
Undergraduate Studies.
Music students should remember that the department
prefers no more than three courses to be taken abroad
for majors, and no more than two courses for minors.
How Can I Find Out More Information?
 Visit OIP in Hovey House during business hours
 Go to the OIP website: www.bc.edu/international
 Go to the Music Department website:
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/music/
 Go to the Music Department’s study abroad page:
http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/cas/music/pro
gram/abroad.html
 Attend an OIP “Information Session” to learn about
study abroad opportunities
 Visit the OIP Resource Room at Hovey House to
speak with an Advising Assistant about study abroad
 Set up an appointment with an International Study
Advisor to discuss specific programs
University Partnerships with Programs
for Students Interested in Music:
University
Terms of Study
ARGENTINA
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina, Buenos Aires
Fall, Spring, Full Year
AUSTRALIA
University of Melbourne
University of Queensland
University of New South Wales
University of Western Australia
Monash University, Melbourne
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
CHINA
University of Hong Kong
Fall, Spring, Full Year
GREAT BRITAIN
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
King’s College, University of London
University of Glasgow
Durham University
Lancaster University
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Liverpool
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Spring, Full Year
IRELAND
University College Cork
University College Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Full Year
JAPAN
Waseda University
Fall, Spring, Full Year
KOREA
Seoul National University
Spring, Full Year
NEW ZEALAND
University of Otago
Fall, Spring, Full Year
SOUTH AFRICA
Rhodes University, Grahamstown
University of Cape Town
Fall, Spring, Full Year
Fall, Spring, Full Year
SPAIN
BC in Madrid: Complutense-Spanish only
Fall, Spring, Full Year
updated: 1/17/13