Study Abroad

Where in the world will you go?
Argentina!	China!	Ecuador!	France!	New Zealand!
Australia!	Costa Rica!	England!	Japan!	Scotland!

 

Studying abroad is an exciting way for you to experience academic and cultural events unavailable in the traditional university classroom. Like most graduates today, you will live and work in a global economy, and increasingly, in a multicultural society. You will have to interact regularly and effectively with colleagues and organizations abroad. Many of you will have careers that span multiple global work locations. If you want to be a workforce-ready graduate you must be prepared to live and work globally. As people, organizations and companies engage increasingly in activity abroad, their need for languages, cross-cultural awareness, and knowledge of opportunities and methods abroad intensifies and diversifies. McKendree University offers the opportunity to participate in outstanding study abroad experiences to help give you a distinct edge in today’s competitive job market.

Opportunities

IFSA-Butler University

McKendree, in partnership with the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, offers students study abroad opportunities at over 90 colleges and universities in 15 countries. The McK Office of Study Abroad works in conjunction with IFSA-Butler staff to prepare students for the academic and cultural changes that await them. With offices around the world, they can provide on-site support to help students make the most of their study experiences, provide academic and personal services, and give assistance from the time students apply until they return.  For more information, visit www.ifsa-butler.org  

Students from all disciplines can now have this enriching and eye-opening adventure, where learning extends to the world beyond the classroom walls. The study abroad program is open to any student who has earned a minimum of 45 credit hours and has achieved a 2.75 GPA.  To begin the application process, please fill out this application and return it to Sarah Klucker in Clark 114.

Irish American Scholars Program

This program offers students from the host institutions in the U.S. an opportunity to apply for study abroad opportunities at participating institutions in Northern Ireland:

•   Queens University

•   University of Ulster

•   Stranmillis College of Queens University

•   St. Mary’s College

•   Belfast Metropolitan College

Students are usually juniors or seniors at the time of their study abroad and must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

Paris Graduate School of Management

McKendree University and Ecole Superieur de Gestion et Commerce International, a school of business located in Paris, France, have offered students an exchange opportunity since 2001. McKendree students may live and study in Paris during the spring semester (preferably of their junior year). Through the cooperation of both institutions, students are assured that the classes they take abroad will satisfy requirements for their degrees. When they return to finish their degrees at McKendree, these students see the world differently.

Technos International Week

Technos International Week was created by Dr. Kenji Tanaka, founder of the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust, to strengthen the ties between the United States and Japan. Each year, since 1992, McKendree and the Tanaka Foundation have worked together to select students and a McKendree professor to participate in a two-week educational exchange with the Technos International College.

STA 380 Faculty-Led Study Abroad

Unlike our current semester-long study abroad programs, this course combines both on-campus study and one-to two-week international experiences led by McKendree University faculty members. Students fulfill a cross-cultural general education requirement with this spring semester class; travel occurs after the semester ends in May. Advantages include small-group settings and familiar faculty. Trips have included travel to:

•   Ecuador

•   London

•   Paris

STA 380 provides an excellent introduction to the study abroad experience. A fee is charged for this course; approval of the Study Abroad office and consent of the instructor are required.

FACULTY:  Interested in leading a future STA 380 course abroad? 

Click here for the application.

Contact

Sarah Klucker

Director of Leadership & Student Development
Clark 114
(618) 537-6562

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