ProgramsThe first step in finding the right program for you is about setting your own academic and personal goals. It is most likely that multiple programs may be possible for you; there is no single perfect program. To discuss your academic and personal goals or specific programs you can contact an SCU Study Abroad advisor at studyabroad@scu.edu or 408-551-3019. Browse all programsAsia : Japan : TokyoThe Santa Clara exchange program in Tokyo at Sophia University provides students the opportunity to take courses in English (Sophia University teaches full degree program in liberal arts and global studies in English) or all other disciplines in Japanese.
Asia : Japan : TokyoThe Santa Clara University exchange program in Tokyo with the University of the Sacred Heart allows female students to participate in an intensive japanese language and culture program. The program is also supplemented with a large variety of Japanese cultural programs. Students will improve their Japanese language skills by studying and living with Japanese students.
Middle East : Jordan : AmmanStudents can study international relations, political science, and economics with a Middle Eastern and Jordanian focus at the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy (JID). Students have the opportunity to do an internship at a local or international development organization. Students are required to take two language courses: Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Jordanian Arabic. Courses are taught in Arabic and English.
Middle East : Jordan : AmmanStudents study Arabic languages and area subjects through the CIEE Study Center at the University of Jordan. CIEE courses include archaeology, economics, history, international relations, communications, literature, politics, and religion. Students are required to take two language courses: one Arabic language course and one colloquial Jordanian Arabic course. Courses are taught in Arabic and English.
Africa : Kenya : Kimana, Kenya; Manyara area in TanzaniaTHIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO THE US STATE DEPT TRAVEL WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. The School for Field Studies (SFS) Kenya and Tanzania: Wildlife Management Studies Semester program* allows students to examine how land-use practices within Maasai group ranches can be sustainably managed to promote both local economic livelihoods and wildlife conservation. Students will gain a general overview of cultural perceptions, conservation issues, wildlife dispersal areas, and biodiversity conservation in Kenya and Tanzania while meeting and interviewing wildlife managers and members of the Maasai community. Through classroom and field activities, students will contrast the conservation issues in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem of northern Tanzania with those in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem in Kenya, just north of Mount Kilimanjaro. In this two-country program, students will begin their study at one field station, gaining general knowledge about the wildlife in the region, the pastoralist lifestyle, and principles of wildlife management. *Spring 2013 will take place in Tanzania only.
Africa : Kenya : Nairobi and other locationsTHIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO THE US STATE DEPT TRAVEL WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. The University of Minnesota's International Development and Internship program in Kenya allows students the opportunity to learn about international development while gaining hands-on experience through a community internship or by engaging in a research project. In addition, students will be learning the Swahili language and gaining a deeper understanding of Kenya's culture through field experience. The semester program consists of four courses, and students engage in an internship or research project. All classes are with program participants and are taught by local faculty. Through the coursework and the internship, students have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the complex and diverse nature of development in Kenya.
Latin America : Mexico : PueblaTHIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO THE US STATE DEPT TRAVEL WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. The Santa Clara University exchange program in Puebla allows students to directly enroll at the Iberoamericana University Puebla. Students are able to improve their Spanish language skills by studying and living with Mexican students. Courses are offered in a wide variety of disciplines - liberal arts, economics, and business administration. There are a few courses taught in English through the university's study abroad program.
Africa : Morocco : RabatThis program examines human rights, religion, politics, and cultural diversity in Morocco contextualized within the broader region and beyond. A particular focus on gender issues includes looking at women's roles in contemporary Moroccan society and Moroccan feminism.
Africa : Morocco : RabatThis program provides students an exciting opportunity to enhance their professional reporting skills under the supervision of veteran journalists. Based in the bustling capital of Rabat, students will engage in ongoing reporting assignments, team reporting, and peer editing to create the flavor of a working newsroom. Instruction will accommodate work in students? preferred media format ? print, video, audio, photography, and/or multimedia. Students will learn from leading Moroccan scholars and academics about all aspects of Moroccan society, politics, and cultures.
Asia : Nepal : KathmanduStudents on the program explore how international development, political conflict, an emerging civil society, and global markets are all working to redefine Nepal in the twenty-first century. Emphasis is placed on examining efforts at social change amidst political renegotiations between citizens and the state. Questions of global and local forces in development and the interplay of cultural and ethnic identities, gender, caste, and class are important lenses for analysis in the program.
Oceania : New Zealand : DunedinThere is virtually no limit to the unique educational opportunities that are available to you at Otago. Particular academic strengths include political studies, anthropology, film & media studies, theatre studies, geology, environmental science, ecology, genetics, biochemistry, bioethics, business, and physical education. If you are interested, there are some fascinating field study options available for students in geology, ecology and anthropology and some unique courses in subject areas like indigenous studies, and contemporary music. Regardless of the courses you choose to take, you can expect to see a new way of looking at the world.
Latin America : Nicaragua : ManaguaStudents consider the repercussions of recent Central American revolutionary movements, including those focused on women, indigenous people, campesinos/as, and the environment, and also discuss Nicaragua's future
Latin America : Panama : Panama CityThis program provides students an opportunity to study tropical ecology up close in one of the world's most diverse wildlife and plant environments. Topics of study include: tropical forest ecology; marine and wetland ecology; community resource conservation; indigenous resource use; human-natural resource interface; and the Panamanian environmental movement.
Asia : Philippines : ManilaTHIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO THE US STATE DEPT TRAVEL WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. The Santa Clara University exchange program in Manila allows students to directly enroll in courses at Ateneo de Manila University. Students are able to courses in the following schools: humanities, management, science and engineering and social sciences.
Asia : Philippines : ManilaThe USF Casa Bayanihan program in the Philippines offers students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the reality of the Philippines. The program is rooted in four components, or pillars: accompaniment, academics, community, and spirituality. Beginning with sustained accompaniment of the poor, the Casa Bayanihan integrates praxis experience into rigorous academic reflection, and then supports this reflection through a carefully structured web of spiritual and communal support. A significant aspect of the Casa experience includes field placement where students are be placed within a small community where they will accompany and develop unique relationships with the local Filipino people. Learning amidst the gritty reality of these poor communities will be one of the most important aspects of this immersion experience.
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