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 School of Education enrolled undergraduate and graduate students interested in study abroad, whether for full semesters, summer, or short-term trips. Application to the fund is the same application used for admission to the Syracuse Abroad program. Funds are dependent on availability. For additional information, 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.
School of Education students often use a semester abroad at a Syracuse Abroad Center to complete some of their liberal arts requirements, study international education and culture, or support a minor in Atrocity Studies in Central Europe. Social Work students can participate in Social Work and Family in Santiago, Chile.
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.
Inclusive Schools and Societies: Lessons from the Italian ContextFlorence, Rome, Padua, and Venice
May 13-27, 2026
With Profs. Christy Ashby and Beth Myers
This two-week immersion course 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. Students will visit schools, universities, and cultural and historical sites in other regions including Florence, Padua, Venice, and Rome. In addition, students will be living in inclusive residential settings to encourage discussion of living and enacting inclusion in practice.
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.
Accra, Cape Coast, and Worawora
May 27-June 11, 2026
With Profs. Joanna Masingila and Jeffery Mangram
Travel to Ghana to be immersed in the Ghanaian educational system and experience rural and urban life and school settings. You will work with students and teachers in classrooms in rural and urban schools. Beginning and ending in Accra, you will also spend time in Cape Coast and Worawora. You will learn about the history of Ghana through museums and lectures and visit a castle where enslaved Africans were detained and then shipped to other countries. You will have a chance to experience Ghanaian nature through Kakum National Park, Wli Falls and Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary and experience Ghanaian culture through cultural events.
“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