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Chasing the Plague in Edinburgh—June 2025

IS 2044—Chasing the Plague in Edinburgh: Scientific and Literary Perspectives on Infectious Disease

June 2025

Program leaders Rachel Johnson and Josh Johnson

Edinburgh street under gray skies.

As a city ravaged twice by the bubonic plague, Edinburgh represents the ideal location to explore how infectious disease has shaped and continues to shape culture, architecture, history, and identity. Students will spend three weeks in residency in Edinburgh discovering the city, gaining a first-hand understanding of its literary and scientific history, and occasionally traveling to nearby sites. Through a mixture of in-classroom lectures and reading discussions, site-specific activities around the city, and trips to related areas like Leith and Glasgow, students will gain a greater understanding of the impact infectious disease can have on a population and reflect on their own experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to engaging literarily with the plague, students will also be introduced to relevant topics in immunology and explore current research on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. 

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Long-Term Programs (Academic Year or Semester Exchanges)

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Long-Term Programs (Academic Year or Semester Exchanges)

Australia

University of the Sunshine Coast—Sippy Downs, Sunshine Coast, Australia

Spend a semester or year at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia.

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China

Capital Normal University—Beijing, China

Enroll in a yearlong or single semester program with all courses offered in English for undergraduates. 

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Shanghai University—Shanghai, China

Students typically enroll in 24–30 credits per year or 12–15 per semester. Previous study of Chinese is encouraged but not required. 

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France

Lille Exchange Program

Take courses in any of the areas offered by Universitès Lille 1 Sciences et Technologie and by Lille 3 Sciences humaines et sociales.

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Germany

Potsdam University—Potsdam, Germany

Potsdam is a beautiful city full of parks, lakes, and magnificent palaces, not to mention culture and history.

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Italy

Brunnenburg

The UMN Morris Brunnenburg semester will offer students the unique opportunity to experience and study the environmental challenges of living sustainably in the Italian Alps.

Explore the German-Speaking region of the South Tyrol (Italy) with University of Minnesota Morris Professor James Cotter. During this semester program you will have the opportunity to experience a sustainable farm and 13th-century castle in the town of Dorf Tirol. You will quickly become immersed in the culture and history of the region surrounded by castles, fortresses, and churches. You will have time to experience the upscale shops, boutiques, cafes, and restaurants of cozy cities like Meran and Bolzano, while also hiking the beautiful landscapes that are the Alps.

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Japan (only Morris Students may Apply)

Kansai Gaidai University—Hirakata City, Japan

Students take their choice Asian Studies Program courses from a variety of disciplines.

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Korea

Yonsei University—Seoul, South Korea

Enroll in a year-long or single semester program with all courses offered in English for undergraduates.

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Mexico

UPAEP Exchange—Puebla, Mexico

Located in the middle of Puebla City, this program is ideal for students who want to know authentic Mexican daily life and culture.

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