Study Abroad

Education Abroad Programs for International Studies Students

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CIS-SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Cuenca TEFL – UG or Grad with some Spanish – Summer Session I – 3 of 5 classes required for OU TEFL certificate conducted in ESL context – Contact Betsy Partyka (partyka@ohio.edu; 593-2764)

Teach in Ghana – UG or Grad – Fall quarter – Teaching practicum in primary and junior secondary schools – Contact Acacia Nikoi (nikoi@ohio.edu; 597-1511)

Bush Radio Internship – Grad – Intern with grassroots radio station in South Africa – Contact: David Mould (mould@ohio.edu)

HIV/AIDS in Africa – Botswana – UG or Grad – Summer – Study and intern with NGOs working in AIDS/HIV – Contact: Mandi Chikombero (chikombe@ohio.edu) or Lori Lammert (lammert@ohio.edu; 593-4583)

Engineers without Borders – Ghana – UG or Grad – Summer – Sustainable development engineering program with project preparation before departure and implementation in summer – Contact: Jeff Giesey (giesey@ohio.edu; 593-1573)

Cuenca, Ecuador language & culture – UG or Grad learning Spanish – Spring – Spanish language and Latin American culture courses – Contact Brad Jokisch (jokisch@ohio.edu; 593-1143) or Anne Porter (porterp1@ohio.edu; 593-2763)

OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

Tropical Disease Institute – UG and Grad – Summer – Research on diseases and epidemiology in Ecuador – Contact: Mario Grijalva (grijalva@ohio.edu)

Share Kenya-Ohio – Grad – Winter intersession – Work in medical clinic in western Kenya – Contact: Cheri Sheets (sheetsc@ohio.edu)

Global Public Health: London – UG and Grad – Winter intersession – Study history and sociology of epidemics in London – Contact: Tim Ryan (ryant@ohio.edu)

African Culture through the Arts – Ghana – UG and Grad – Summer – Introduction to African culture through visual and performing arts – Contact: Paschal Yao Younge (younge@ohio.edu)

Puerto Rican Culture – UG and Grad – Winter intersession – An introduction to Puerto Rican culture and literature – Contact: Pepo Delgado (delgadoj@ohio.edu)

LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

French – France, Quebec, Martinique – Contact: Modern Languages (modern.languages@ohio.edu)
Spanish – Mexico, Spain (plus Ecuador, above) – Contact: Modern Languages (modern.languages@ohio.edu)

German – Austria – Contact: Modern Languages (modern.languages@ohio.edu)

Russia – Moscow (even years) – Contact: Modern Languages (modern.languages@ohio.edu)

Japanese – Chubu, Hokuriku universities – Contact: Chris Thompson (thompsoc@ohio.edu)

OTHER LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

Indonesian/Malay - Yogyakarta (USINDO), Manado (COTIM), SEASSI (Wisconsin) - Contact Anthony Medrano (medrano@ohio.edu)

Khmer - Phnom Penh (ASK Program), SEASSI (Wisconsin) - Contact Anthony Medrano (medrano@ohio.edu)

Thai - Chiang Mai (AST Program), SEASSI (Wisconsin) - Contact Anthony Medrano (medrano@ohio.edu)

Vietnamese - Hanoi (VASI Program), SEASSI (Wisconsin) - Contact Anthony Medrano (medrano@ohio.edu)

Swahili – Group Project Abroad in Tanzania – intermediate/advanced, Yale Summer Swahili Program – intermediate – Mombasa, Kenya – Contact: Acacia Nikoi (nikoi@ohio.edu)