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  • Public Health in the Yucatán—Summer

    Take your interest in community health to the beautiful Yucatán Peninsula. Explore the issues that shape health policy and health care in Mexico through unique academics and immersive visits to health care delivery centers. Plus, gain additional perspective into state-run, universal health care for a diverse population with a rare, five-day excursion to Cuba.  …

    Public Health in the Yucatán—Summer

  • IFSA Summer Internships in Mexico

    Sunny and welcoming, Merida offers a variety of opportunities to sample a future career while you explore the influence of Mayan and Spanish cultures. During your six-week stay, there’s also time to explore world-famous archeological sites and refreshing cenotes, and enjoy local favorites, like cochinita pibil and sopa de lima. Add an optional elective to…

    IFSA Summer Internships in Mexico

  • Agriculture, Animal, and Veterinary Science

    Students pursuing studies in fields related to agriculture, animal and veterinary sciences have opportunities to study abroad on IFSA programs around the world, taking classes in their major field of study. Our host institutions across the globe offer classes with the potential to fulfill degree requirements, including lab components and field studies. Explore options in…

    Agriculture, Animal, and Veterinary Science

  • How Pride and Community Empowered Me While Abroad in Rome

    Being a part of minoritized communities while abroad may seem intimidating and scary, but my experiences with identity helped me through my first time in a foreign country. I am intersectional – there is not one identity that solely describes who I am. I am a First-Generation college student, I am queer, I am Asian…

    How Pride and Community Empowered Me While Abroad in Rome

  • A Passion for Global Politics Culminating in Meeting the Taoiseach of Ireland

    I’m a nerd. I’ll admit it, I love following international politics. Back home, I indulge my fascination and love for politics on the international stage by participating in Mizzou’s Model United Nations club. Going abroad presents a golden opportunity to pick up all sorts of cool new hobbies as well as help reinforce the love…

    A Passion for Global Politics Culminating in Meeting the Taoiseach of Ireland

  • Peru, Biology and Biochemistry: Tips for Studying Abroad

    STEM students have long been underrepresented in study abroad. Up until recently, students majoring in or studying science, math, or engineering were, for the majority, unable to participate in study abroad due to the nature of their course loads. STEM majors often have a specific track they need to follow, with courses specific to the department which need…

    Peru, Biology and Biochemistry: Tips for Studying Abroad

  • ROTC: Future Officers and Studying Abroad

    Chris Reardon, a Virginia native participating in ROTC through the Marine Corps, and Lauren Lohmiller, an upstate New Yorker in Army ROTC, are both studying abroad in Shanghai, China this semester. They are both seniors at Norwich University, the United States’s oldest private military college, and both are majoring in Chinese. Coincidentally, they are also…

    ROTC: Future Officers and Studying Abroad

  • How Does a First-Generation, Non-Traditional Student Study Abroad?

    My Story My parents did not attend college, and I was not really expected to attend either. My family also does not travel, and international travel was always a far-off fantasy for me. I never really expected for it to be possible for me to go anywhere; it was just something I daydreamed about from…

    How Does a First-Generation, Non-Traditional Student Study Abroad?

  • Study Abroad Highlights from Shanghai

    After studying in Beijing last summer, I knew I wanted to return for a full semester abroad in China. Still, I worried that the experience might not live up to last summer. Did I enjoy living in China or was it friends who made it special? Would I be able to form connections as deep…

    Study Abroad Highlights from Shanghai

  • Takeaways from Studying Abroad Twice

    Because I studied international policy, my professors encouraged me to study abroad to better understand how countries approach policy challenges. I chose University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, as I was doing research on international affairs in the Indo-Pacific region at the time. Beyond academics, my time in Sydney pushed me to step…

    Takeaways from Studying Abroad Twice