Throughout the Summer Immersion Program, you’ll enjoy the opportunity to dive into subjects you already love, while themed workshops will introduce you to new areas of study.
At the Summer Immersion Program, we believe that personal experience is the best way to discover what truly interests you. The themed workshops have been specially developed for this purpose. The variety of themes and the participative teaching approach will deepen your understanding of subjects you already love and introduce you to new ones.
Themed workshops are designed so you can confidently venture off the beaten path and have fun learning along the way. The hardest part is deciding which workshops you want to take!
During the two weeks on the university campus, you’ll attend 10 workshops among those listed below.
Please note that the workshops listed below were offered in the previous Summer Immersion Program. Some workshops need to be confirmed in the coming months.
Available in English or French. Discover the fascinating world of ancient Greece and its archaeological remains. How can archaeologists reconstruct our history? What can we learn about the Greeks from their urns? Discover one of the most important collections of ancient art objects in Quebec to learn more!
Available in English or French. Explore the multidisciplinary world of human behaviour. Start digging into archeology by discovering Neanderthals, Jane Goodall, Serge Bouchard and Noam Chomsky, then develop a research project that follows the footsteps of the fascinating Homo lineage.
Available in English or French. Travel back in time through works of art from different eras. Explore the historical and cultural context of specific works of art and take part in lively round table discussions. How does this piece of art make you feel? What do you see in it?
Available in English or French. Book a trip of discovery to Asia! In this workshop you’ll explore Asian countries and their popular culture (anime, manga, K-pop), society, languages, literature, geography and politics.
Available in French or English. Do you want to model the city of the future? This workshop will be an opportunity to showcase your creativity through a model or a drawing that resembles what cities will look like in 50 years. You will be able to navigate between aesthetics, new technologies and climatic constraints.
Available in English or French. Examine the various myths about mental health and psychotherapy and apply your learning to a case study of a fictitious client. Diagnosis, positive psychology, compassion: You’ll have all the right cards to play the psychologist's game.
Available in English or French. Guess what I discovered? From brain mechanisms to clinical psychology case studies, you’ll be exposed to a wide range of recent research findings and stunning results. See if you can tell true from false. You might have to guess!
Offert en français ou en anglais. Become familiar with media studies! Participatory research, social networks and digital media will introduce you to various theoretical approaches and allow you to produce a film using your cell phone!
Available in English or French. Master the art of the defence by demystifying the secrets of Canadian criminal law. Exciting topics such as reasonable doubt, defence strategies, self-defence and media stereotypes of the legal profession. Very intriguing, your honour!
Available in French only. Learn how to identify the signs of a psychopathic personality, like in movies with a manipulative, narcissistic or impulsive main character. Whether fiction or true crime, character will no longer be a mystery!
Available in English or French. When you look at the news from a population perspective, you'll see that demographics explain many factors: migration, mortality, fertility, databases. Team up and apply the basics of the discipline to draw a demographic picture of a country.
Available in English or French. Grab your pipettes and lab coats and get ready to experiment with the DNA of meat samples. Conduct food quality control and match the DNA sample to the mystery meat by studying DNA’s agarose gel electrophoresis. With DNA, it’s an open-and-shut case!
Available in French only. Preserve nature in the city thanks to the green and blue frames! What is a green and blue frame? Well, this workshop gives you the opportunity to learn about these ecological corridors. Get ready for a guided tour of an ecological corridor.
Available in English or French. Save our planet one plea at a time by looking at the fundamentals of environmental law: What is an environmental crime? How can it be punished? What has been harmed and how can it be repaired? You’ll need ingenuity to explore innovative, sustainable and responsible responses.
Available in French only. Be a feminist of yesterday, today and tomorrow. If you’re interested in feminism and want to learn more about the pioneers of feminism and the evolution of women's rights, this workshop is for you!
Available in French only. Explore the history of the French language in Quebec and North America throughout its evolution, dynamics and controversies. Along the way, you’ll express your own thoughts about the French language.
Available in French only. Think about it: Are the reality shows of 2023 sexist? Set in paradise, featuring stereotypical Ken and Barbie characters, reality shows continue to attract large audiences. You’ll be invited to analyze the participants’ behaviour to shed light on the question.
Available in English or French. Immerse yourself in the role of a historian, a detective of the past. You’ll be introduced to an archive of November 5, 1935, about the kidnapping of a young girl, then dive into newspapers of the time to investigate the crime and solve the case.
Available in French only. Explore the world of work. Contribute to building an inclusive world by addressing such issues as work-life quality, equity, diversity, law and safety. You'll be intrigued by such a stimulating world. Let's get to work!
Available in French only. See the landscapes around you from a whole new perspective! In this workshop, you’ll demystify the role of the landscape architect and go on a field trip to sketch a design for a green space.
Available in English or French. Speak out, argue and convince! Put yourself in the shoes of a lawyer’s apprentice to learn about arbitration procedures, plead your case, win your dispute and convince the judge to defend your client. This workshop will provide you with the basics skills and knowledge that will be useful for the rest of your life.
Available in English or French. Enhance your leadership skills with this interactive, hands-on workshop. You’ll learn universal communication concepts and discover convening skills you never knew you had. Your academic, professional and personal lives will thank you!
Available in English or French. Browse the various sections of the Humanities Library with a focus on the Rare and Early Books Collection. No matter what kind of reader you are, in this workshop, you’ll find almost everything you need to know about almost any subject... right at your fingertips.
Available in English or French. Discover Japanese literature by analyzing a signature work: the anime Demon Slayer. What do these characters reveal? How is the story built? Exploring these questions and many more will introduce you to the Literature, Thoughts, and Spirituality of Asian Studies.
Available in English or French. Shed light on Parkinson's disease using a model of the human cell. Conduct various experiments, count cells, change the medium and characterize various cell lines. Your discoveries might take us one step closer to a cure.
Available in English or French. Learn some basics of music theory so you can write melodies as a group and learn to sing them as a harmony or a duet. In the key of C, F or G... what will be the key to composing the next verse? All levels of ability are welcome.
Available in French only. Explore the fascinating world of the human brain by discovering how it interprets stimuli from its environment. Learn about areas of the brain and their function by studying a scale model and discuss how neuroscience has played a role in various fields over time.
Available in French only. You are what you eat... and do! Discover the basics of a balanced diet that combines pleasure and sustainability with the benefits of sports. Learn how to live long and prosper by cooking delicious nutritious dishes and keeping active.
Available in English or French. Get a close-up of cells, the building blocks of our organs, and learn how to identify a variety of them. Do any of them look malignant to you? Put them under the microscope to discover cancer cells.
Available in English or French. Take your first foray into the interactive world of drugs and active ingredients. You’ll be challenged to design a pill from coloured bath beads and water-soluble plastics. What if the pill isn’t so hard to swallow after all?
Available in English or French. Let your creativity flow in this experimental musical improvisation workshop. You'll push your limits as you tune in to your creativity... and more. Whether you play an instrument or not, you’ll explore and redefine the concept of creativity in harmony with a group and at your own rhythm.
Explore this emerging discipline that lies at the crossroads of ecological humanities and decolonial thinking. It will allow you to rethink our relationship with the non-human and between the world's communities, from a perspective of sustainability and ecological balance.
Available in English or French. Wade into the study of the environmental hazards lurking in our waters. Take a close look at the effect of fertilizers and pollution on water quality. You’ll also consider sustainable farming practices and their role in protecting the environment.
Available in English or French. Get a look inside an international diplomatic meeting by participating in an immersive climate change simulation. In a role-playing format, this immersive climate negotiation exercise explores the impact of international scientific and geopolitical agreements on carbon and climate systems.
Available in English or French. Step up to the blackboard and step into your teacher’s shoes in this workshop. You know what it’s like to be a student, but what about being a teacher? Learn about teaching methods and learning disabilities and explore the different ways students are guided.
Available in English or French. Use your voice! Learn to express yourself, debate and convince others. Face your fear of public speaking and crack the secrets of persuading an audience. The program includes a study of landmark speeches, practical exercises and debate simulations.
Available in French only. Learn all about society and the fascinating world of Sociology. Immerse yourself in this social science by rallying around a cause that’s important to you and explore various current social issues.
Available in English or French. Get a good look at a major real estate project from the ground up. You’ll work in small groups to create 3D models with Lego blocks representing your project’s various units, components and stakeholders. Sharpen your pencils and your ideas!
Available in French or English. Get animated with an introduction to the history and study of video games. You thought it was impossible to study them? Think again! You'll interact with over 100 consoles and 5,600 games and test relics from another era.
Available in English or French. Learn about video game analysis and some key concepts to better understand your gaming experience. Explore the issues of reception and interpretation and share your analysis in a large group. Get in the game!
Available in French only. Boss, why do I earn less than my colleague? Conduct a pay equity exercise in a fictional supermarket where women are paid less than men. Who should have the highest salary?: the cashier, the butcher, the clerk or the accountant? You decide!
Participants come from all around the world
For two weeks, the Université de Montréal is all yours.
Enjoy the atmosphere of a North American campus. Experience the fan frenzy at a varsity game, join the conversation in a student café and the many living spaces, benefit from the many services, take advantage of our language labs, lecture halls, libraries and sports facilities or take part in one of the many summer activities across the campus.
Our community is waiting for you!
Participants come from all around the world
Like our student community, participants in our Summer Immersion Program are multicultural, multilingual and inclusive.
We’re committed to linguistic diversity. To encourage multilingual exchanges and to promote the cultural richness of the French-speaking world, we reserve an equal number of places for francophone and non-francophone participants.
The Université de Montréal Summer Immersion Program is a unique, cosmopolitan opportunity to meet and make friends with people from all over the world.
