Photos: Left: Galapagos, Ecuador group, 2009; Center: Kaitlin Beck and Jennifer Silon Johnson, Paris, France, 2008; Right, Cher Lowda, Bangalore, India,  2009

Learn about the pluses involved in study abroad (see Why Study Abroad?).

Read what former students have to say about study abroad:

           AFRICA

• Lauren Locke (International Affairs) on study and travel in South Africa
  

• Lauren Prema on politics and development in France and South Africa
                         
   ASIA

• Cara Bridges on study in South Korea (and getting paid to do it!)
  

• Allison McMurry (MPA), Cher Lowda, and Lauren Prema on Dr. Tan’s trip to India
  

• Dr. Paige Tan on study abroad in Singapore and finding her passion
  
  EUROPE

• Mike Kowalick on the Netherlands (and seeing all of Europe)
  

• Elizabeth Nelson on Hungary (and traveling all over Central and Eastern Europe)
  
  
• Jackie Watson on intensive language study and an internship in France
  
  
• Lethia Williams and Kaitlin Beck on Dr. Masters’ trip to Ireland and France
  
   LATIN AMERICA
  
  
• Adam Keough on study in Argentina paving the way for Peace Corps in El Salvador
  
  
• Ryan Farrell’s video on study abroad in Argentina (tango, mountains, deserts, beaches, and glaciers)
  
  
  MIDDLE EAST
  
  
• Rebekah Kilroy on studying in Turkey
  

See the list of Public and International Affairs-recommended study abroad programs

  (click here)

Highlighted programs Include:     Travel to India with Dr. Tan (trip webpage, syllabus, slideshow, UNCW Magazine cover story)  Travel to Europe with Dr. Masters (slideshow .ppt) Semester in Germany (program flyer, Zeppelin University)

Nothing catch your fancy on the PIA-suggested list of programs?  The Office of International Programs has more choices. See  "Where Can I Study?"

The Office of International Programs has information sessions during the school year to familiarize students with study abroad options and how-to's.  For 2009-2010, these sessions are Tuesday 3:30pm-4:30pm, Friday 11:00am-12:00pm in Westside Hall 1003.

Check out the  Steps to Study Abroad  guide sheet from the Department of Public and International Affairs for more information on how to study abroad.

Talk to Dr. Tan, study abroad coordinator for the Department of Public and International Affairs. She is in most days at least 9:00am-3:00pm.  She can be reached by e-mail at tanp@uncw.edu or by phone at 910-962-3221.

              

Olympia, Greece 2002

Updated: January 5, 2010