Study Abroad Opportunities
Guadalajara Program
USD offers a six-week program in Guadalajara, Mexico, each summer. The curriculum typically includes courses from all levels of Spanish language, composition and literature, as well as courses in art, ethnic studies, art history, business, communication studies, education, history, international relations, music, photography, political science, and theology and religious studies. A limited number of graduate courses are also offered. Housing with Mexican families can be arranged for graduate students and their families to enhance the student living-learning experience. Hotel rooms and apartments also are available. The program includes cultural excursions to museums, historical sites, and neighboring cities. Tuition rates are considerably lower than on campus. For more information contact the Guadalajara Summer Program Office at (619) 260-7561 or e-mail guadalajara@sandiego.edu. Applications and general information can be downloaded at www.sandiego.edu/guadalajara.
School of Business Administration
Ahlers Center for International Business
The Ahlers Center for International Business sponsors short-term graduate business study abroad options in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. These opportunities are open to graduate business students from around the world, providing a truly international experience. USD law students and graduate students in international relations or education may be eligible to participate. Each location offers a choice of graduate courses, giving participants the opportunity to study topics particularly relevant to their individual career goals. The graduate business courses are taught in English by internationally recognized faculty in partnership with local universities.
During the summer, the time spent abroad is two weeks. Students can earn up to 6 units of credit. All the courses are five weeks, beginning with a three-week distance learning component followed by two weeks on-site at the foreign location. Distance learning activities include independent assignments, team projects with other classmates, threaded discussion groups and real-time, chat-room sessions. The distance learning portion of the courses utilizes WebCT, one of the leading web-based teaching tools that applies innovative technologies to facilitate course design and enrich students’ learning experiences. On-site activities include classroom instruction, company visits, expert guest speakers, and social or cultural events.
During intersession the Ahlers Center coordinates international consulting projects abroad which give students the opportunity to work in a company and gain hands-on international business experience. These study abroad opportunities expose students, by immersion, to international business practice and sensitize them to cultural differences that influence effective international interaction. Interested students should contact the Ahlers Center for International Business at (619) 260-4896, e-mail ksingleton@sandiego.edu, or go to www.sandiego.edu/ahlers.
School of Law Institute on International and Comparative Law
The School of Law offers international law courses in Barcelona, Florence, London, Oxford, Dublin, Paris and Russia. Each course is conducted in English, generally by a full-time law professor with guest lectures by local officials, faculty, and lawyers.
Students receive intensive training and benefit from exposure to different cultural milieus, guest faculty viewpoints, foreign legal institutions, and international history through tours and simulated legal proceedings. Students attend the Institute from all over the world. Graduate students in international relations or international business may be accepted into this program. Contact the program coordinator at (619) 260-7460, fax (619) 260-2230, or go to www.sandiego.edu/lawabroad.
School Of Leadership and Education Sciences
Global Center
The School of Leadership and Education Sciences’ (SOLES) Global Center offers four global education programs: Global Exchange, Global Internship, Global Student Teaching and Global Study. These programs are open to all SOLES students and non-SOLES students upon faculty and advisor permission. The most popular program is our short-term Global Study, where students accompany faculty overseas on one to two week studies in fulfillment of both required and elective courses. Currently programs travel to Brazil, Guatemala, Lithuania, Mexico, Spain and throughout Asia, with a South Africa program in development. Global Exchange is an individual experience in which a student spends one semester or year of study in an overseas institution. We currently have partnerships with universities in Australia and Spain, or students may design their own programs with other institutions. Through Global Internship, students have the opportunity to spend one to four months completing a practical experience abroad; currently our most popular program is Camp Adventure Youth Services, although we have other partners around the world. Global Student Teaching provides an opportunity for students to complete student teaching at an international school. Through our various education alliances, students can teach in numerous locations throughout the world. Recently our student teachers have taught in Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Cameroon, Trinidad and Tobago and New Zealand. For more information about global education opportunities in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, please contact the Global Center at (619) 260-7443, e-mail globalcenter@sandiego.edu, or go to www.sandiego.edu/soles/globalcenter.
