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Make Study Abroad Part of Your Degree
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Student Profiles
Explore how other students built study
abroad into their major:
Mike Q. Studies in Malaysia
Mike spent an academic year in Malaysia through the IRSEP Scholarship Exchange Program studying alongside local students. A highlight from his experience included performing a traditional Malaysian dance in front of over 3,000 people.
Joe H. Studies
Spanish and Biology in Venezuela
Joe spent his semester in Mérida fulfilling liberal
education requirements for his finance and entrepreneurship major.
Jake
W. Studies in Australia
Jake's love of nature and his interest in international business came together
in his semester in Melbourne, Australia.
Lauren
G. Studies and Interns in Sydney
Lauren studied Australian cinema and anthropology, while also interning with a
five-star hotel in downtown Sydney. Her experience helped her refine her career
goals, while also enjoying the natural beauty of Australia and New Zealand.
Burton M. Studies Business in Malaysia
Burton spent a year in Malaysia studying business and traveling throughout Southeast Asia. His experience influenced him to become more involved in international business.
Leslie is a sociology and accounting major who spent six weeks studying in Toledo, completing requirements for her Spanish minor. Because of her trip, she is now interested in adding an international dimension to her career.
Carlson Honors
Students Study Abroad
Returning CSOM Honors students present to classmates, advisers,
and prospective study abroad students on a variety of programs
and locations.
Andrew traveled to Barcelona, Spain with the
IES program. He spent the semester fulfilling both major and
outside credits, traveling, and getting to know his host culture.
He told the audience to "remember that it’s not
good, it’s not bad, it’s just the way they do
it. It’s different. When I finally accepted that, it
was a lot easier to cope with being abroad."
View Andrew on video
Diana went on a different IES program to Dijon,
France (now discontinued). She interned with a local business
association, attended a model European Union conference, and
lived with a host family. She said, "The program is really
flexible because of the many different course choices and
opportunities. You can really tailor your own experience within
the program."
View Diana on video
Amy spent a semester in Milan, Italy with
the Carlson
exchange to Bocconi University. "Milan is the fashion
capital of the world, and the business capital of Italy, but
it’s also a city of great history, culture and art,"
said Amy. Through business coursework with Italian classmates,
Amy learned how to be more flexible and adapt to change.
View Amy on video
Bethany, a human resources major, spent her
semester in London with the IFSA-Butler
program, studying at the University of Westminster. Some
of her tips for travelers include budgeting and packing carefully,
making time to see tourist sites, and branching out by meeting
people from different parts of the world.
View Bethany on video
Michelle, Anna, Kelly, Meredith, and Alyson
all spent a semester in London with the CAPA
program. The internships held by these women included
event planning for a children's foundation, accounting for
multinational hotel chains, and small non-profit agencies,
and marketing for the sports and leisure division of the British
government.
View Michelle, Anna,
and Kelly on video
View Meredith and Alyson
on video
Last modified on June 11, 2008 |