What is study abroad | Into and Details
What is study abroad | Into and Details
Studying abroad is an exciting way, to enrich your academic learning,
while developing personal and professional skills to help you, advance after
college. UW-Madison offers over 260 programs, in more than 65 countries, making
us, a national leader in providing study abroad opportunities.
From helping you to select a program, and preparing you before
you go, to supporting you while you're, abroad and assisting you when you return,
we’re here every step of the way to help you navigate the world.
You'll earn credit towards graduation, for all courses taken
abroad, which, is recorded on your transcript and becomes, part of your
UW-Madison GPA. Classes abroad come to life as you simultaneously, engage with
politics, history, and cultures, throughout the world that shape the materials
we're learning.
For example, you could discover how politics shape expression,
while exploring the street art of Argentina, or feel the power of the monuments
referenced, in the Greek classics, or even uncover the cradle of humankind, while
on a dig in Africa.
In addition to making progress towards your degree, many of
our programs also offer unique research, fieldwork, and internship
opportunities.
We even offer domestic study away, options, including a
professional internship, program in Washington, DC.
Study abroad helps develop both technical and interpersonal, skills
are that are increasingly sought after by employers, such as proficiency in a
world language, practical application, of research or fieldwork skills, and
strengthening, your adaptability, flexibility, communication, and team building
abilities.
Although studying abroad can be a fantastic way, to learn a
new language or improve your language skills, you don't have to speak a second
language to go abroad.
There are plenty of opportunities, in English speaking
countries such as the United, Kingdom or Australia, or programs, that offer a
wide variety of courses in English, in countries where English is not the
official language.
Students of all majors can study abroad, from freshman to
senior year. And we even have programs for graduate, and professional students.
You can study abroad during the summer, semester, year, winter
intersession, or spring break, and even select from programs as long as a full
year, to as short as one week.
As a study abroad student, you're, eligible for scholarships
that can, be applied towards your program, such as the Study Abroad, Scholars,
which awards between $1,500 to $4,000, to participate on the UW-Madison
program.
In many cases, you may even be able to apply, your financial
aid towards the program fee. Many more
resources are available to you, on our website and other study abroad advising
offices.
There are four study abroad offices on campus. The central
study abroad office is, International Academic Programs, IAP, which offers
general advising for students of all majors.
IAP works in close partnership with study abroad, offices
within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of
Engineering, and the Wisconsin, School of Business to offer programs, and
advising specifically designed for those student, academic needs.
In addition to the study abroad advising offices, the
International Internship Program office, supports students across campus
seeking internships abroad.
Together, we are referred to as UW Study Abroad, connect with
us online by exploring our website, studyabroad.wisc.edu or visit us in person,
at the study abroad advising location that is best for you.
Be sure to sign up our email list, and follow us on social
media to stay up, to date on important application deadlines, scholarship, opportunities,
and events such as our annual study, abroad fair in September.
The fair is a great place to explore all of our program, options,
chat with return study abroad students, meet program leaders, and attend info
sessions led by advisors.
We're looking forward to helping you, plan your academic
adventure around the world.
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