Faculty from different departments may offer study abroad programs of varying length to their majors, check with us on the latest departmental program offerings.

Students: When you are not able to fit an entire semester or summer away into your schedule, taking part in a short-term faculty-led course will allow you to sample the international experience while learning something specific to a discipline or topic. Please contact specific departments for current information.

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Past examples:

Global Health Perspective: China edUcation abroad

IPC and the NorthStar Visiting Scholars Academy coordinate a summer education abroad program in China that focuses on the health care perspective. This program is open to students from all Health Care Allied majors, including Psychology, Social Work, Community Health and Nursing. This program is coming back as SinoSummer.

Culturally-Grounded Social work Practice: new zealand

This program was led by Social Works Professor Dr. Brenda Mack. The program also included social work students from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Students traveled around New Zealand to learn about and experience New Zealand. They learned about the colonial history, indigenous peoples and Māori culture.

Faculty: If you are interested to develop and lead a Short-Term Faculty-led course/program, please contact Jo Li (jo.li@bemidjistate.edu).