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Ms. LaMae Ritchie (lritchie@bemidjistate.edu)
Study in another country provides an unequaled learning experience and is a valuable complement to classroom learning. Understanding other cultures helps us understand ourselves and the world in which we live. Appreciating other cultures and other world citizens enhances our personal lives and our professional opportunities.
As an institution, Bemidji State University affirms the educational value of study abroad and wishes to provide the richest possible range of experiences abroad for its students. Among the current opportunities available to students are semester or year-long programs, including exchange programs and a semester-long Eurospring program. Short-term programs include semester break study/tour programs and summer study/tour programs. BSU also supports students who wish to pursue independent study abroad opportunities at foreign institutions through established and approved programs. In most programs, students may be eligible for financial aid to help finance the cost.
See Section II, Enrollment for required high school preparation.
Study abroad complements many majors, and increases opportunities in careers that require understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of other cultures.
Sinosummer Study Program and Study Tour of China
A unique opportunity for two weeks of study of Chinese history,
culture, and society at Liaoning University in Shenyang, People's
Republic of China. Complementing the academic program is a study tour
of Liaoning Province, Inner Mongolia, and Beijing in northeastern
China; Xian in north central China; and Guilin and Guangzhou in
southern China. The visit to China concludes with an excursion in the
exciting and bustling city of Hong Kong. On the way home across the
Pacific, students stop in Hawaii for three days. This is a program
for the adventurous student who is culturally adaptable and
flexible.
Additional Summer Study/Tour Programs
Additional study abroad opportunities are often offered by
academic departments that are more specific to the major.
Study Program and Study Tour of Malaysia and Thailand
Offered during the semester break between fall and spring semesters, this
program’s home base is in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. This
program is hosted by HELP Institute in Kuala Lumpur and offers travel and study
of Malaysia and Thailand. In addition to lectures about Malaysian customs, culture,
history, economy, geography, agriculture, and environment, HELP Institute provides
numerous field trips into the city and the Klang Valley. Rural home stays are
arranged as well as a three-day excursion to the Taman Negara Rain Forest. The
tour of Bangkok, Thailand, is for two days and includes visits to Wat Phi; the
Grand Palace; Wat Phra Keo; and Ayuthahya, the ancient capital; and a long tail
boat ride.
Study Program and Study Tour of South Africa
Offered during the semester break between fall and spring semesters, this program itinerary
includes traveling from Johannesburg/Pretoria to Cape Town, through the Lowveld and the Garden
Route, with visits to Kruger National Park Game Reserve, Robben Island, and Table Mountain.
This program is offered in cooperation with the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town,
the academic focus including South African politics, ethnic diversity, the environment, agriculture,
and economics. December/January is during the South African summer, which is hot and dry, when
maximum temperatures can regularly reach 40° C and higher.
Eurospring: Study in Oxford, England, and a Tour of Europe
Offered during spring semester of each year, this program combines five
weeks of study in Oxford, England, with a three-week tour of continental Europe.
Study in Oxford focuses each year on a particular period of England and European
culture. Offered on a four-year rotational cycle, study begins with the medieval
period and progresses through the 19th and early 20th centuries. While at Oxford,
students live in Wycliffe Hall, one of the constituent halls of Oxford University.
Study in Oxford is followed by a study tour through the Netherlands, France,
Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
Study in Denmark: Aalborg University
Semester or year-long student exchange program.
Students with at least junior year status can enroll for either one
or two semesters at Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark, in a
variety of interdisciplinary programs in the humanities, social
sciences, natural sciences, and applied fields. Instruction and
course work is in English.
Study in Germany: Fachhochschule, Magdeburg
Semester or year-long student exchange program for German
language students.
Study in Sweden: Växjö University
Semester or year-long student exchange program.
Växjö University is a major regional university in
southeastern Sweden. It is medium sized and diversified, with about
10,000 students. Students’ knowledge and academic skills are
challenged through specialized courses and experiences. All courses
are taught in English.
Study in England: Hertfordshire University
Spring semester program.
Students in BSU’s Design Technology/Model Design program have an
opportunity to earn 12-14 BSU credits in Industrial Technology at
Hertfordshire University, whose program strengths are in visual
effects work related to the thriving television and film industry in
the UK and Europe.