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STUDY ABROAD
STUDY ABROAD Qualified students who have completed four regular terms may be granted permission to spend all or part of their year in study at a qualified college or university in another country. Students who wish to study abroad must have a minimum 2.75 grade point average. Degree credit is granted upon successful completion of an approved program of international study. Permission to study abroad must be obtained in the term preceding the proposed study/travel from the student’s faculty advisor, the Registrar, the study abroad advisor, and the Director of International Education. Students interested in study abroad are advised to begin planning a minimum of two terms before the proposed study and to consult with their faculty advisor and Student Financial Services early on in the process. Exceptions to any study abroad policy must be granted in writing by the Director of International Education. In addition, Mercyhurst regularly offers students the opportunity to participate in faculty-led study abroad excursions that allow students and their instructors to study and learn together about the richness of our global community. As one example, students enroll in one or more college courses that begin with classroom study on campus in the spring term and culminate in a faculty-led summer study abroad experience that brings the content of the course into the context of overseas travel and cultural diversity. Students interested in study abroad should review the study abroad link under “Academics” on the college’s intranet website (Lakernet) or stop by the study abroad office in the International Student Center. FSAT courses are also offered periodically for credit in designated major/minor programs. FSAT courses offered for major credit are specific to an individual’s major/minor program and cannot be used to fulfill requirements in the liberal core curriculum. FSAT 110. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: International Art, Theater, or Dance Appreciation Paralleling existing courses in art, dance, and music appreciation, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on an artistic form of expression in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 120. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: European or World History Paralleling existing courses in European and world history, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on European and world historical perspectives in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study inclassroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term.
FSAT 130. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Philosophy Paralleling existing courses in philosophy, a facultyled study abroad course focused on perspectives in philosophy in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 140. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Western or World Literature Paralleling existing courses in western, world, British, and American literature, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on perspectives in literature in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 150. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Behavioral/Social Sciences Paralleling existing courses in the behavior and social sciences, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on perspectives in such areas as economics, psychology, political science, human development, and sociology in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 160. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Ethics Paralleling existing courses in ethics and targeted for graduating seniors, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on religious and philosophical ethical perspectives in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 170. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Humanities Paralleling existing courses in the humanities, a facultyled study abroad course focused on perspectives in such areas as literature, world languages, and philosophy in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term.
STUDY ABROAD mathematics, and physics in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 190. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Religious Traditions Paralleling existing courses in religious studies, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on perspectives in religious studies in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT 200. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: World Perspectives Western FSAT 210.
Faculty-Led Study Abroad: World Perspectives Non-Western
FSAT 230.
Faculty-Led Study Abroad: World Perspectives Abroad Experience
As noted above, students may apply a maximum of one FSAT course to the world perspectives category of the core. To simplify core auditing and to ensure that FSAT courses are not used for more than one core category. Students who seek to utilize one of the following FSAT courses to fulfill a slot in the core requirements for world perspectives will register for the course as FSAT 230: FSAT 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190 Paralleling existing courses in world perspectives, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on perspectives in global perspectives, both Western (outside North America) and Non-Western, in the context of a specific international travel experience and led by the course instructor. Students study in-classroom content during a regular academic term and complete the course through an international travel experience at the end of or immediately following that term. FSAT courses are also offered periodically for credit in designated major/minor programs. FSAT courses offered for major credit are specific to an individual’s major/minor program and cannot be used to fulfill requirements in the liberal core curriculum.
FSAT 180. Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Mathematics/Natural Sciences Paralleling existing courses in mathematics and the natural sciences, a faculty-led study abroad course focused on perspectives in such areas as anthropology, biology, chemistry, earth-space science, geology,
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