Study or travel Abroad

Unlike any other time in your life, college gives you the chance to explore the unknown, try new things and learn about the world around you. One of the best ways to accomplish all of those things is through travel.

There are a variety of resources at USF designed to help you gain experiences abroad. Trips vary from a few days to a few months in over 35 countries on six continents. While abroad, you can take classes for credit or focus solely on enjoying the adventure.

Costs are kept low through USF’s numerous international partnerships, as well as scholarship and fundraising opportunities.

So take an alternative spring break in Italy or travel with your organization to Beijing. Visit the Education Abroad office for more information and start planning your journey abroad.

Every May, Dr. Chantale Bégin takes a group of students, mostly marine biology majors, to a field course in the Caribbean. Past courses have been held in Curaçao, the British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia. During the intensive field course, students learn to identify common fish, invertebrates and coral, and carry out common reef survey techniques. The group teams up with local organizations focused on marine conservation to collect data needed for management decisions. Through the course, students gain experience scuba diving for scientific monitoring and research and earn scientific diving credentials with the American Academy for Underwater Science.

“My two weeks in Saint Lucia allowed me to immerse myself in the culture of the community as well as learn important underwater research methods that will help me in my future as a marine biologist. It was an experience that shaped the rest of my time at USF and is one I will never forget.”

— Cassidy Hinson ‘20