走的更远.
Core to the 桑佛德国外 experience is the community among students and faculty during the international program. It is a truly unique approach in higher education today and prepares students with maturity and perspective to engage a global society while introducing them to other cultures in a real-world, 实用的方法.
国际教育的好处
- Prepare yourself with maturity needed to engage a society with profound challenges
- Experience other cultures in real-world, 实用的方法
- Develop foundation for advanced career opportunities
- Gain a new perspective on world affairs, your country and even your own school
- 学习一门语言
- Improve your professional and financial potential
- Take advantage of the opportunity to travel
影响的故事
为远
雷切尔·黑格斯 first visited Tanzania as a graduate student in 2008. What she thought was an opportunity to see a new part of the world turned out to completely change the trajectory of her life.
十年后，约翰博士. Hagues leads Samford students on a service-learning trip to collaborate with the Africa Inland Church in Tanzania (AICT). Both social work and pharmacy students engage in an innovative two and half week curriculum that gives them opportunities to work directly with women from the Ukerewe and Musoma communities.
Dr. Hagues博士和Dr . Hagues博士共同领导这个项目. Murphy from the McWhorter Pharmacy School and intends to grow new opportunities in Tanzania through 桑佛德国外 for internships, 研究, 继续学习.
“对我来说, it completely opened my eyes and put me on a different life trajectory than what I thought I would be on. 我认为它可以为任何人做这件事. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll do 研究 in Africa, but it does mean you’re more aware of the needs in the world. It changes the things that we care about.” –Dr. 雷切尔·黑格斯, 桑佛德大学 Professor
威廉希尔中文海外项目
Each year approximately 280 Samford students participate in Samford’s more than 50 international study programs. Within this portfolio of international educational options for Samford students includes both Samford sponsored and affiliate programs in partnership with selected university partners in cities like Rome, Italy; San Jose, Costa Rica; Paris, France; Hong Kong; and Jerusalem, 以色列. Students can study 在国外 for May Term, summer, or semester.
The flagship of the 桑佛德国外 portfolio is the 丹尼尔的房子, a 5-story home in central London, roughly a mile from Kensington Palace. The 丹尼尔的房子 is used by students and faculty as both a home and a classroom and provides the setting for Samford faculty to develop students in an inspiring cultural context as affordably as possible. In 2018, the 丹尼尔的房子 underwent a more than $2 million renovation to update both the living facilities and academic potential of the property as well as some needed structural up日期.
开始
步骤1
Speak with a 全球参与办公室 Peer Advisor for an overview of types of programs, 即将到来的项目, 申请的最后期限, 成本, 日期, 等.
Most program applications open one year in advance of the start date with May Term, 夏天, and Fall applications opening in October and Spring applications opening in February. Application deadlines for Affiliate and Exchange programs may vary.
步骤2
应用 for a passport if you have not already. Remember, you should have a passport with six months of validity remaining to travel internationally.
步骤3
Speak with your academic adviser to determine which term works best for your schedule, 哪些课程满足哪些学分, and if credit equivalents can be applied.
步骤4
Meet with the 全球参与办公室 to finalize your options.
步骤5
在网上递交申请 在国外.桑佛德.edu. A $100 application fee will be charged to the student's account following the application deadline.
步骤6
等待被录取. Students may not be accepted if they do not meet qualifications or if class enrollment is maxed.
步骤7
Attend predeparture orientations and complete necessary paperwork.
