The Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) invites dynamic, forward-thinking faculty to collaborate in bringing new perspectives and teaching methods to short-term study abroad programs. CCSA offers enriching experiences in English-speaking countries, providing faculty with opportunities to teach during both winter break and summer sessions. This collaboration allows faculty to engage with students in immersive, international learning environments. By combining travel with academics, faculty can help create transformative educational experiences that extend beyond the classroom, fostering global awareness and intellectual growth.
With CCSA, faculty benefit from a faculty-led study abroad model supported by a collaborative consortium. This structure allows faculty to tap into a broader pool of students while freeing them from the complexities of managing logistics. From pre-departure planning to on-the-ground coordination and post-program follow-up, CCSA takes care of the administrative tasks, enabling faculty to concentrate on delivering an enriching academic experience. Additionally, faculty have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues teaching complementary courses within the same program, fostering an interdisciplinary environment that enhances the overall student learning experience.
Catalog Courses
Join a dynamic team of CCSA faculty and staff in one of our engaging study abroad programs. Winter courses typically run from December 26 to January 8, while summer courses feature varying dates based on the program location.
When you join an existing program, you can expect:
- Ease of setup: CCSA staff have coordinated hotels, transportation, program directors, and more to create a truly unforgettable experience. You can design your course, recruit your students, and let CCSA handle the logistics
- Lower costs for students: Many program elements—such as directors and travel—are shared across multiple courses, helping to keep overall costs down. Propose a Catalog Course
Custom Global Courses
Looking to teach a stand-alone course? Let CCSA manage your custom program.
Let CCSA help you to create unique and enriching educational experiences for your students! CCSA Custom Global specializes in organizing short-term (eight weeks or less) faculty-directed programs, offering both credit and non-credit options.Custom programs enable schools to control their programs while CCSA provides logistical support. The school selects the program leaders and approves the program, then CCSA Custom Global helps make it happen.
Contact us to Propose a Custom CourseBenefits
- Up to $1,000 stipend.
- CCSA handles the logistical and financial arrangements for your course, along with the applications, hotels, transportation, course registration, insurance and risk management.
- CCSA program administrators manage the on-site details in collaboration with the faculty.
- Your flight, lodging, per diem and many meals covered by CCSA.
- Ability to recruit participants from all CCSA member institutions.
- Students from non-member institutions may also apply, which opens the door for more students to participate in your course.
- Faculty teach one course during winter or summer sessions.
- Discounted family and/or companion rate available.
Professional Impacts
- Travel opportunities: Experience unique global destinations while teaching, with travel logistics organized to ensure a smooth and enriching journey.
- Expand your teaching skills: Engage with diverse student groups in dynamic, international settings that challenge and enhance your teaching abilities.
- Research and networking: Build valuable academic connections and explore collaborative research opportunities with fellow educators and professionals abroad.
- Course development support: Receive assistance from experienced staff in designing and refining your course for optimal impact in an international context.
- Coaching & mentoring: Benefit from guidance and mentorship from seasoned faculty, helping you grow as an educator in both classroom and experiential learning environments.
Eligibility
- Any full-time, tenure track or tenured faculty member from a CCSA member institution.
- Retired and emeritus faculty who continue to teach part-time, with the approval and support of the appropriate department at their institution
- Full-time non-tenure track faculty with appropriate academic credentials are eligible to apply provided that their request is endorsed at the time by an appropriate dean, indicating that the faculty member has a reasonable expectation of being employed during the time the program is being offered and that should the course be approved the university will provide the required letter of support. As our proposals are due approximately 15 months in advance of the actual program dates, this endorsement is necessary to minimize student disappointment if the course must be cancelled because the faculty member is no longer teaching at a CCSA institution.
- Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty - Faculty employed in less than a full-time capacity by a CCSA member school with appropriate academic credentials are eligible to propose a course provided that their request is endorsed at the time by the Campus Representative and by an appropriate dean (or designee), indicating that the faculty member has a reasonable expectation of being employed during the time the program is being offered. The endorsement includes both a Campus Approval form and the online approval of the Campus Representative as both are necessary to minimize student disappointment if the course must be cancelled because the faculty member is no longer teaching at a CCSA institution.
- NOTE: Faculty who anticipate being on sabbatical or other type of leave for either semester prior to the date of the program should defer their application to a subsequent year, as presence on campus is necessary to engage in successful recruitment of students.
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This experience was transformational for many of the students who took the class seriously. They learned firsthand about the historical and cultural differences that made science difficult and rewarding during its rich history in England. The hours of preperation, networking, and scheduling made this experience an unforgettable once in a lifetime class. I look forward to teaching my next class with CCSA. I hope all of my students in the future where as wonderful and hardworking as this group!
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I feel that I am a more well-rounded and experienced faculty member. This opportunity is a benefit to my college and department. I have also been able to connect with new faculty and students, broadening networks and academic resources. It also allows me to produce work, expanding my professional practice...it is a wonderful experience…
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To study the history of london, particularly the transatlantic slave trade in the era of revolution, it is essential to be on-site and to see firsthand how power, money, and activism all worked...While books are powerful, there is no substitute for the daily walks, exploration of museums, and what one learns from getting the lay of the land
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Without the museums in London and Dublin and the Stone Age monuments, the course would have been hollow or two-dimensional. Former students of mine doing graduate work in England gave students valuable insights from their first hand knowledge and experiences.
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The support is great. Families are welcome. The location is great. Travel and transportation are easy. There are tons of exciting, informative places to take students... Overall a great experience!