Study Abroad Opportunities in the College of Education and Human Services
Experience the world
Each of our academic programs offers a study abroad or study away option that is specific to an area of study and can be applied to your credits toward graduation.
Explore the places you can go
Study Abroad is an experience that will change your life. Find out where you can go while earning your degree.
Educational Leadership & Higher Education
South Africa | Summer 2024
EDL 752: Educational Systems in Post Apartheid South Africa
Dates: July 7-July 18
We will fly into Johannesburg and then travel to Cape Town. During the trip you will have the opportunity to visit with many institutions of higher education and talk with South African educational leaders, visit the famous apartheid museum, experience an authentic Safari, and explore a coastal country rich in history.
Contact Anne Hornak for more information
Fashion, Merchandising and Design in Asia
This is an advanced-level course where undergraduate and graduate students will experience the global fashion industry in Asia. The trip is designed to help expand your understanding of the global fashion industry through site visits to manufacturing facilities, merchandising and retail offices, retail centers, design houses, museums, and auxiliary enterprises.
Contact Dr. Su Kyoung An an1a@cmich.edu to find out more about upcoming dates.
This class has temporary approval as a University Program IVB offering.
Fashion, Merchandising and Design in Paris
Fashion in Paris!
Learn French fashion, language, cuisine, culture, and history in the fashion capital of the world. Students will have the opportunity to learn a variety of haute couture techniques including methods of millinery, textile dyeing, and hand pleating in the Madame Grés method. View and assess fashion boutiques in Paris, and mock-up a boutique of your own design.
Watch for upcoming dates for this exciting trip, or contact fashion@cmich.edu
Human Development and Family Studies
Experience Italy!
International Reggio-Inspired Early Childhood Learning
Explore northern Italy and learn how the community of Reggio Emilia choose to use their World War II recovery funds to invest in the education of their youngest citizens.
During this international cultural immersion experience, you will be able to better understand the ever-evolving practice of the Reggio Approach to early childhood education within the context of local cultural, political, and social influences.
The experience will include visits to two other cities or regions of cultural significance.
Duration: Approximately 2 weeks in Italy
Semester: Summer 2022
Course: HDF 321
Application Deadline: TBD
Contact: Cheryl Priest
This class has temporary approval as a University Program IVB offering.
Teacher and Special Education (Summer)
Experience Teaching and Learning in an Irish Classroom
May15-May 26, 2024
The Teacher and Special Education department is excited to offer this wonderful opportunity to visit Westport, Ireland and experience Irish education. Students participating in this study abroad opportunity will be able to participate within a classroom environment for a full week. Previous placements have occurred in a wide diversity of settings ranging from an outdoor preschool to an elementary school in the heart of Westport. Students will also take EDU 508: Global Education Field Experience (3 credits) which focuses on learning more about the impact of land and language in the Irish education systems through a field-based experience.
Teacher and Special Education Student Teaching (Spring)
Immokalee, Florida
Spring Semester (Student Teaching)
This is an excellent opportunity for student teachers to experience an alternative student teaching placement in a diverse setting, yet still remain in the United States. Student teachers will be placed in the unique small town of Immokalee, part of Collier County School System, which is home to many migrant and immigrant families who work in the surrounding fields. Student teaching placements are available at all levels.
Explore:
Live with other student teachers to create and seek advice about lesson plans, and work in a diverse class of students that use Spanish as their first language.
Engage:
Discuss what you have learned with CMU staff and other student teachers, and complete your student teaching and seminars. You will always take with you a piece of Seminole culture from Immokalee.
Teacher and Special Education Student Teaching (Fall)
Fall Semester (Student Teaching)
Live and learn in the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic! Explore Santo Domingo’s natural beauty, travel city streets, walk on the beaches, and most importantly, have the ultimate student teaching experience.
Explore:
Teach in private secondary English-speaking schools that have been chosen for their high academic standards, diverse student and teacher backgrounds, and their curricular offerings.
Discover:
Participate in multiple excursions to areas like the Colonial Zone, Boca Chica, and La Cuerva. Take in the coral reefs of the south coast of the island nation, and see jungle forest habitats.
Engage:
Attend seminars to discuss your student teaching experiences in Santo Domingo in order to help you achieve success in the future.
Teacher and Special Education Pre-Student Teaching
Observe teaching and participate in classroom activities at select local schools in the beautiful Westport, Ireland.
Explore:
Witness the theory and methods typically discussed in the classroom, and practice the foundations of elementary, middle, and high school level education in Westport’s diverse schooling system. There will be two CMU professors for both secondary and elementary education that will work together to complement and coordinate the curriculum for your best interests.
Discover:
Get out of the classroom and sightsee beautiful places in Westport.
Engage:
If your focus is secondary education you will think critically on psychological foundations and middle to high-level teaching methods. For those whose focus is elementary education, you will be able to observe and reflect on theories of learning and development in a global setting. Everyone will have experiences that help them to re-see education from a new perspective.
Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services Administration in Europe
Disability in Southeast Europe
Travel to Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Romania.
Clinical placements with the University of Belgrade's Special Education and Rehab students.
Milan Petrovic School (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Camp program participation with clients
Special Ed School programming observation (K-12)
Equine Assisted Therapy (Slovenia)
Cultural trips include trips to Romania, Croatia, or Hungary (or a combination)
To find out more contact rpl@cmich.edu
Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services Administration in New Zealand
Experiential Learning and Global Leadership in New Zealand
This course offers students the opportunity to develop their personal leadership skills, environmental philosophy, and intercultural awareness through experiential learning. It focuses on the global issues of sustainability, environmental values, and applying environmental ethics in professional practice by utilize outdoor adventure activities such as backpacking, kayaking, and camping.
New Zealand is a country where respect and integration into the natural world are core cultural and societal values. Relationships with nature are highly integrated into daily life, as well as a connection to their history and the Maori/Pacific Islander cultural identity. Through intercultural experiences and applied learning, student will examine their own environmental philosophy and how it can be applied to issues at both local and global perspectives.
Open to all majors, no pre-requisites or prior experience
Counts for UP-IVB credit
To find out more contact Dr. Bob Dvorak