Broaden your perspective and enhance your resume with Syracuse Abroad experiences.
Consistently ranked one of the top international education providers in the US, Syracuse offers more than 100 programs in 60 countries that allow students to customize their abroad experience to their availability, academic requirements, and interests.
SOE students have opportunities to study for a semester at one of Syracuse’s centers or partner programs for a semester abroad, or participate in a short-term signature program for one to six weeks.
If you are interested in studying abroad, contact your advisor as early as possible to discuss how a semester or short-term trip can fit into your academic program.
The Corinne R. Smith Study Abroad Program Fund supports qualified students interested in study abroad, whether on full semesters and short-term trips. Syracuse Abroad also offers grants, aid, and incentives. For more information on study abroad funding, contact:
You’re in good hands! Every Syracuse Abroad Center is overseen by an academic director and bicultural support staff and has close ties with local universities and communities. Pre-departure and on-site orientation programs further prepare students for their semester or year abroad. Syracuse Abroad is also known for its diligence in all matters relating to student safety and the well-being of the whole student.
The School of Education offers signature programs to study abroad for one to six weeks over winter, spring, and summer breaks. These programs are led by SOE and associated faculty and closely align with the goals and curriculum of our programs. Apply for these and other experiences abroad through Syracuse Abroad.
Short-term trips include:
Inclusive Schools and Societies: Lessons from the Italian ContextFlorence, Rome, Padua, and Venice
With Professors Christy Ashby and Beth Myers
This two-week Syracuse Abroad immersion course (supplemented by virtual coursework and readings prior to the abroad experience) is intended to foster students’ understandings of inclusion and diversity in Italian schools, institutes of higher education, and communities through a combination of language study, community-based research projects, lectures, school and museum visits, readings, and discussion seminars. In addition, students will spend time learning with trips to Florence, Rome, Padua, and Venice.
This course is designed for matriculated and nonmatriculated (including InclusiveU) undergraduate and graduate students interested in community inclusion, inclusive education, disability studies, and higher education.
Education and Inclusion In Post-Apartheid South AfricaMakhanda, Eastern Cape Province
With Professor Julia M. White
South Africa is a country rich in history, culture, language, and diversity. It is also, according to the World Bank, the world’s most unequal country. This course allows graduate and undergraduate education students to examine and compare the South African educational system with the US educational system and apply theories and strategies from their teacher education program in new settings. Students also have hands-on experiences working with teachers and students in middle schools, a school for socially marginalized youth, and an after school mentoring program run by Inkululeko, a non-governmental organization.
Experiencing Education in Rural and Urban Settings in KenyaNairobi
With Professor Joanna Masingila and Professor Jeffery Mangram
Be immersed in the Kenyan educational system and experience rural and urban life and school settings. You will work with students and teachers in classrooms in a rural day secondary school and an urban boarding secondary school. Beginning and ending in Nairobi, you will also visit Ugweri and Embu, spend overnight by a water hole and salt lick in the Aberdare National Park, and cross the equator near Mt. Kenya.
“I participated in the Kenya study abroad experience because I am fascinated about the education system of Kenya. As a pre-teacher, I want to learn as much as I can about teaching, educational practices, and the culture around education. I’m extremely honored to be able to participate in such an incredible program like this, and I plan on using these experiences in my own classroom.”
Mason Burley ’27, Inclusive Adolescent Education