Short-Term Programs

Short-Term Programs allow students to take one or more courses for a short time, typically during the summer.  These programs typically focus on a topic of relevance for global engineering, including sustainability, environmental design, international supply chain networks, or engineering practices throughout history. Some Panther Programs below are taught by SSoE faculty members, while Pitt Recognized Programs' courses are taught through host institutions' faculty members. 

All programs carry Pitt academic credit and contain an on-location component which may last between 10 days to six weeks. Short-term programs usually travel over spring break or during the summer term.

Review the programs linked below for more information about each option.

When you participate in a global program for credit, you must complete a course approval form and have your Faculty Director approve your courses/program. You can view sample course approval forms on our How to Go Abroad page.  Check out more stories of our students abroad in the ELPE newsletters!

Check out more student stories about their global experiences in the ELPE newsletters!

Engineering Pitt Programs

For First Year students:

Plus3: Engineering (first-year students only)- featuring a new program destination: Japan!

For Upper Division students:

Spring Break:

Sustainable Engineering in Iceland: Culture, History, and Innovation- Spring Break 2027!

Fall Short Term:

Moving the Cities - One week experience in Oct. 2027 in Austria!

Summer:

Business, Technology, and Engineering the German Way

Engineering at the Crossroads of Europe: Czech Republic (a Plus3 program for upperdivision -and transfer- Swanson students)   For SM 27, special scholarships available made available by the Maiorana Transfer of the Czecholslovakia Nationality Room for SSOE students on this program. 

Engineering Perspectives of Antiquity: Greece (NEW Summer 2027!)

Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability: Florence

Exploration of Energy and Electrification: Brazil

Global Supply Networks and Manufacturing Culture in Latin America (Uruguay)

Science, Technology, and Culture of Craft Brewing: Belgium  - Summer 2027!

 

Coming soon!

Empathic Global Leadership for Social Change: South Africa (coming Summer 2028!)  

Exploration of Energy and Electrification: Chile (coming Summer 2028!)