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Everywhere is a Classroom: Learning Through Internships Abroad
Before I moved to Melbourne, I thought of my semester abroad like a hands-on research experience. As an Urban Studies major, I had spent years studying and discussing all aspects of urban life — city governance, urban planning, social inequity, affordability, transportation, design, and so on. Over and over again, critical discourse on how to…
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Visa Requirements
Know What You Need and Allow Ample Time Updated: January 31, 2024 Taking care of details and documents may not be the most thrilling part of studying abroad. But it can prevent headaches and give you the peace of mind to focus on the excitement ahead. For starters, know that many countries require visiting students…
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Program Development History
Updated: January 29, 2024 IFSA strives to build new program offerings and update existing program offerings in anticipation of and reaction to student needs. In addition, our program nomenclature is being updated for ease and consistency. The following lists new program releases, renamed and/or redeveloped programs, and discontinued programs. This information will be updated as…
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Parents and Families
What Will Study Abroad Do for My Student? Study abroad has been identified by the National Survey on Student Engagement as a high-impact educational practice with the potential to drive academic and personal success. More than just a travel opportunity, study abroad fosters skills such as critical thinking, intercultural agility and language acquisition. IFSA emphasizes…
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Alumni Resources
Career Resources Whether you’re thinking about finding a job, internship, volunteering, or studying abroad again, there are lots of ways to stay internationally focused in the future. Returning home from a term abroad can feel challenging. You may have spent a lot of time talking about culture shock before you went abroad and while onsite, but reverse…
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Social Sciences
IFSA has a robust history of sending students to study the social sciences abroad, a natural complement to this area of study. IFSA categorizes social science options abroad with two dozen fields of study, ranging from anthropology and criminal justice to psychology, social work and everything in between. IFSA’s signature CHART database displays an astounding 6,000 classes…
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History, Philosophy, and Religion
Explore the birthplace of histories, philosophies, and religions around the world! Studying abroad through IFSA gives you an amazing range of options spanning Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. IFSA has a strong history of supporting students in your field of study. In fact, IFSA’s proprietary CHART database has over 4,000 classes around the world that students…
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Engineering, Computer Science, and Math
Studying abroad as an engineering, computer science, or math major is on the rise nationally and at IFSA. Based on how your institution chooses to work with IFSA, you have more than 100 programs to choose from and more than 4,000 classes students have recently taken that are tagged to these areas of study in…
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Communications and Film
From advertising, marketing and public relations to media and film production internships, students pursuing degrees in communications and film have a wide range of program options across IFSA’s global portfolio. Thousands of classes are listed in the CHART database for these areas of study, where students can see class details for unique opportunities from specialized film institutes…
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Business and Economics
The global nature of business and economics makes studying abroad a natural choice for students. IFSA is uniquely positioned to deliver study abroad opportunities that can meet the individually tailored goals of our students. In the CHART database, students will find nearly 100 programs tagged for business and economics classes that students have recently taken, based on…
