SMU expands on their Education Abroad destinations

by PegNews wire

Jamaican music: known for its therapeutic qualities. As are other things Jamaican.

The Office of Education Abroad at Southern Methodist University has announced new destination options for students wishing to pursue study programs overseas.

Says Susan Kress, director of Education Abroad: “We’re thrilled to open up new places for our students. By studying in diverse cultures and languages, students will be better prepared to work and live in this interconnected world.”

New study hubs for the summer term will include China, Jamaica and Rwanda, bringing the total number of overseas study destinations to 32.

Here are the details:

* SMU-in-China: Business: Through a partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Cox School of Business undergraduates will focus on business management in the context of Chinese culture and values.

* SMU-in-Jamaica: This course in music therapy is open to Meadows School of the Arts music therapy and music education students, who will work in Jamaican care centers.

* SMU Human Rights Abroad: Rwanda: In partnership with SMU’s Human Rights Education Program and its director, Rick Halperin, students will tour and research sites of human rights violations in Rwanda.

Coming up in the fall semester, the following new programs will be made available to globetrotting Mustangs:

* SMU-in-Costa Rica: This interdisciplinary program offers courses in ecology, environmental economics, resource management, language and culture at the School for Field Studies’ Center for Sustainable Development. Students develop research skills during field trips to volcanoes and national parks.

* SMU-in-Great Britain and Ireland: Through a partnership with the Institute for Study Abroad at Butler University, SMU students of all majors will have access to universities in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

* SMU-in-Kenya: At the School for Field Studies’ Center for Wildlife Management Studies in Kenya, students will conduct research in three national parks, examining the cohabitation of humans, wildlife and natural resources.

* SMU-in-Lugano: Cross-cultural courses in the humanities and social studies are the focus of this program at Franklin College, an American liberal arts institution in Lugano, Switzerland.

You can keep track of the exploits of Mustangs abroad through their Adventure blog.

posted by JM