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[Study Abroad]
[200
Study Abroad Programs]
[International Programs and Services] Study Abroad Program
What Sorts of Programs? In addition to various kinds of locations--from major European world capitals to remote rain forests in South East Asia--the focus of each academic program varies as well. For example, you could study Peace and Conflict Studies in Northern Ireland, Ecology in Brazil, or Grassroots Development in Zimbabwe. Some of our students choose to go to more than one program in more than one country: that, too, is one of your options. In general, our study abroad programs break down into the following five categories: direct enrollment in a foreign university; academic study with an internship; American-Sponsored academic programs in study centers; life and culture study, including home-stays, field trips, and independent study; and intensive language training. Cross-Cultural Training To enhance your experience abroad, and to build the vital cross-cultural skills which you will find so valuable in your later career, SIS has created a special Cross-Cultural Training program that is required of all students before and after their time abroad. These courses are taught by SIS core faculty members.Cross Cultural Training I prepares you for the foreign experience, trains you in how to communicate and live with people from other cultures, facilitates your adjustment to a new culture, and shows you how to make the best use of your time abroad. We also advise you on how to make contacts abroad—contacts who may prove very useful in your future career development. When you get home, you take Cross Cultural Training II. Those of you who have already lived abroad know just how difficult the return from overseas, often called “reentry shock,” can be. This small seminar makes the transition easier. Perhaps more importantly, it is also a chance to reflect on, and continue to learn from, what has happened to you in Hong Kong, Geneva, or Buenos Aires. How can you be more internationally effective next time? How can the skills you gained abroad be useful in your professional future? The Cross-Cultural Training program at SIS is now a national model in the field. What's Up With Culture? An Online Resource Can I Afford To Go? Yes. Study abroad tuition will be the same as on our home campus, no matter which program you choose. If you are receiving financial aid--and most School of International Studies students do get aid of some sort--it will apply to your overseas cost just the way it would if you stayed in the US. In addition, we have travel stipend scholarship funds available for qualified School of International Studies students. These funds can be used to help defray the cost of air fare and other travel expenses. How Will I Choose? With so many options, how will I choose? The study abroad programs at Pacific are administered by the Office of International Program Services (IPS) in the Bechtel International Center, just two doors down from School of International Studies. The study abroad advisor knows the options open to you, and the way the various study abroad programs fit with School of International Studies major requirements. You can meet "major" and "general education" requirements while studying abroad, and all units earned abroad count toward graduation. IPS maintains files of evaluations completed by students who have gone on these programs before you. You get to read exactly what these students experienced. The staff will put you in touch with these students whenever possible. Your faculty advisor in School of International Studies will also be working with you and the IPS Staff to insure that you make a selection most suitable to your own personal and educational goals. Why Study Abroad? Our Students tell us that living abroad is the most valuable personal, educational, and professional experience they could have had. It is a voyage of self-discovery as well as professional preparation, an adventure on which it is not unusual to find your future career path. Many combine their academic study abroad with internships and making professional contacts. For anyone interested in starting an international career, having lived abroad is indispensable. At the School of International Studies, one of only six university-based professional undergraduate schools of international studies in the United States (and the only one to require overseas study) we seek to provide you with the widest possible selection of choices. We combine this careful, professional advising and a nationally-recognized program of Cross-Cultural Training both before and after your overseas experience. Please contact us for more details about our study abroad programs, International Studies Major concentrations, and the career paths that our graduates have taken. We are a small professional school where you will get personal attention. That attention can start today, if you wish. You can email our Study Abroad Advisor, Eric Tarbell. Where are the Programs? |
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The
study abroad philosophy at the School of International Studies
is simple. We want to match your personal and career interests with the
right location and the right sort of study abroad experience. This is why
we now offer you more than 100 program sites in more than 50 countries. As a School of International Studies student, you will have a range of
choices rarely available to any other US undergraduate.