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Director: Kay W. Forsyth
Location: Taggart Student Center Room 311
Phone: (435) 797-0601
E-mail: studyabroad@usu.edu
WWW: http://www.usu.edu/studyabroad
Overview
The USU Study Abroad Office provides information on a wide range of affordable programs providing USU students with opportunities for study throughout the world. Through exchange partner institutions or consortiums, students can study at more than 125 universities in more than 40 countries worldwide during a semester, academic year, or summer program. Exchange program costs are based on tuition and fees at USU. Students can earn credit toward their degree at USU while studying abroad. In many countries, even when the native language is not English, students can study in English, or have the opportunity to build language skills. Full immersion options are also available at selected sites, based on student language ability.
Exchange Programs
Students can study in Spanish or the Spanish language at all levels at Monterrey Tec University in Mexico. Students may choose one of nine different campuses. Students may also study many subjects taught in Spanish at the University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica; the University of Guadalajar Mexico; the University de La Rioja in beautiful Logroño in Northern Spain; and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, in Valparaíso, Chile, a UNESCO world heritage city. Pontificia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil offers students the opportunity to study regular coursework in Portuguese or study the language. Students can study at Leicester University in Leicester, England, as well as at University of Northampton in Northampton, England, both located just over an hour north of London. Other study abroad programs in English include: study in landscape architecture at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; American Studies at Innsbruck University in Austria; music at Corinthian State Conservatory of Music, Austria; and study in fine arts at Southern Cross University, Australia. Other partners, including University of Copenhagen, Denmark; University of Groningen, Netherlands; and University Viadrina, Germany; offer a variety of courses in English. Jonkoping University, Sweden; Western Sydney, Australia; West England; and Hanze University, Netherlands offer courses in English specifically for study in business. At Kansai Gaidai, Kobe, Gifu, and Yokohama National universities in Japan, all levels of Japanese are taught. Students may also earn credits in subjects taught in English at Kansai Gaidai or Yokohama. Keimyung University in Daegu, Korea, as well as USU’s partners, Korea and Sungkyunkwan universities in Seoul, provide classes taught in English and the Korean language. Hongik University in Korea is a great choice for art and sculpture study. Students may study economics, business, and Thai studies courses taught in English, at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, including Thai language and culture. Jon M. Huntsman School of Business students may participate in business exchange programs in Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. For graduate-level study in economics, exchanges are available in the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, or Germany. Students can also study Russian language and culture at St. Petersburg State University in Russia, at all levels. Students can study Chinese language with Feng Chia University, Taiwan.
The International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) is one of the most varied study abroad exchange consortium opportunities at USU. Most program fees are based on USU tuition, housing, and food costs. Through ISEP, students may study in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. ISEP offers traditional European study abroad opportunities at some of the leading institutions in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Other opportunities for study include such countries as Argentina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Iceland, Ghana, and South Africa. There are more than 125 universities to choose from in all. As ISEP participants, students matriculate directly into a host institution abroad. Direct matriculation means students register as regular students at their host institution, take the same courses, have the same assignments, and participate in the same activities as all other students at that institution. At many locations, coursework taught in English is available for semester, academic year, and summer study.
Affiliated Programs
Further expansion of short-term, summer, or semester-long study opportunities is possible with the addition of the following USU-affiliated program providers: AsiaLearn, AustraLearn, EuroLearn, Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), International Studies Abroad (ISA), Middlesex University (England), School for International Training (SIT), and Study Abroad Italy (SAI).
Short-Term Programs
Students can participate in a variety of short-term programs. These programs vary in length from two to six weeks. With USU’s partner, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, students with little or no Spanish language experience have the opportunity to study beginning Spanish in Chile during January, May, or June, live with a local family, and participate in an excellent program offering language instruction and local excursions of interest. The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business has summer programs in Latin America and Asia, as well as internship or short-term study abroad programs during the fall or spring semesters. Summer options are available with ISEP in such locations as France, Korea, the Netherlands, and Thailand, or with other partner institutions, such as University of Northampton, England; and Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
USU Faculty-Led Study Abroad Summer/Short-Term Programs
Faculty at USU take students to varied destinations every year for coursework taught in English, while students earn USU credit for the experience. A sampling of current programs abroad led by USU faculty include: acting in England; art in Germany; family, consumer, and human development in Germany; graphic design in Switzerland; humanities in England and Italy; international business in EurAsia (Armenia, Russia, and Turkey); Latin America (Brazil, Chile, and Peru); and Asia (China, Korea, and Vietnam —including a service learning option); and student teaching experiences in Chile or the Philippines.
Summer faculty-led language programs include: study at all levels of Chinese in Taiwan; intermediate and advanced study in Spanish in Logroño, Spain; French language at all levels with home-stay in Annecy, France; and intensive German at all levels at the Goethe Institute in Freiburg, Germany.
Volunteer English Teaching Opportunities
USU offers students a volunteer option to teach English in Chile for a ten-week period of time during the summer. Room and board is provided with a family, and teacher volunteers assist in English classrooms. This option may soon be available for credit. For further details, contact the Study Abroad Office. Other English teaching opportunities include Japan, China, and Thailand.
For additional information about these and other programs, contact the Study Abroad Office, Taggart Student Center 311, by phone at (435) 797-0601 or (435) 797-1253; or by e-mail at: studyabroad@usu.edu. Detailed information is available on the following website: http://www.usu.edu/studyabroad/
Study Abroad Scholarships
There are various scholarships for study abroad, including Boren scholarships for alternative language study; Fulbright scholarships for post-baccalaureate English teaching or research; Gilman scholarships for students having Pell Grants; Phi Kappa Phi awards for students with high academic acheivement; national awards for study in Asia; and a USU honors program scholarship. For more information about these and other scholarships, visit http://www.usu.edu/studyabroad/
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