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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.
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.
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 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 University College 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.
Additional study travel opportunities are often offered by academic departments that are more specific to the major. Recent offerings have included:
Environmental, Earth, & Space Studies--Domestic program offerings:
Hawaii Field Study Program
Northwood’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Geography: Tujijenge Project—Study in Kenya and Tanzania
Mass Communication: International Communication Seminar in Paris
Music: European Performance Tours
Social Work: Social Work in a Latin American Context, Cooperative Studies Program in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Sociology--Domestic program offerings: Urban Sociology
Spanish: Language/Culture Programs in Spain and Latin America
Visual Arts: Iceland Expedition
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 Finland: Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences
Semester-long student exchange program
Study in Germany: Fachhochschule, Magdeburg
Semester or year-long student exchange program for German
language students.
Study in Iceland: University of Iceland
Student and faculty exchange program
Study in Malaysia: HELP University College or INTI College
Semester-long student exchange program
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 BSUs 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.