Study Abroad
Expand your perspective by gaining real world intercultural experience while helping communities in need and earning academic credit! You will live abroad as a local and make friends and connections that you can call upon throughout your professional career while earning credit towards your degree.
Service-learning Abroad
Bolivia
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
Amizade |
Cochabamba |
X |
X |
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Education, children with disabilities, youth, women’s rights, seniors, environment and sustainability |
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Brazil
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
Amizade |
Santarem |
|
X |
X |
Education, youth programs, health, environment |
Costa Rica
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| TU |
Selva Verde |
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|
X |
Environmental education, culture |
Dominican Republic
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| CIEE |
Santiago |
X |
X |
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Development and planning, independent study, research methods, service-learning, sociology, spanish language |
Ecuador
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Minimester |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| IPSL |
Galapagos |
X |
X |
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Conservation work, sustainable agriculture, introduced species control, reforestation, waste management, day care centers, teaching English |
| IPSL |
Guayaquil |
X |
X |
|
X |
Adoption agency, hospital work, community and economic development, projects for disabled, environmental projects, projects for street children. |
| IPSL |
Quito |
X |
X |
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Education, arts, human and women's Rights, health, projects for people with disabilities, urban environmental projects, projects for street children |
France
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| IPSL |
Montpelier |
X |
X |
|
Rehabilitation centers, food banks, English tutoring, elder care |
Ghana
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Minimester |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| Amizade |
Jukwa |
|
|
X |
X |
Education, health education and outreach, medical-related assistance
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| IPSL |
Accra |
X |
X |
|
|
Health care clinics, conservation and environmental agencies, orphanages, women's centers, schools, community development organizations, centers for people with disabilities, public policy groups. Courses in institutions in Ghanaian society, people ad culture of Ghana, and electives. |
| NYU |
Accra |
X |
X |
|
X |
Education, NGOs, public health, arts and media, banking, government |
Greece
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| Arcadia |
Athens |
X |
X |
|
Academics and service learning with a 2 credit Greek Key Cultural learning component
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India
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Minimester |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| IPSL |
Kolkata |
X |
X |
X |
|
Rehabilitation centers and literacy centers, hospice, women’s centers, Mother Teresa’s Home for the Destitute and Dying. |
Ireland
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| CEA |
Dublin |
X |
X |
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Working with immigrants, the homeless, youth, people who are disabled. Possible assignments include sustainable urban development, environment, and sport. |
| CIEE |
Dublin |
X |
X |
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Community based organizations, complete a Research & Capstone project, enroll in 2 classes at Dublin City University.
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Italy
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| Arcadia |
Sicily |
X |
X |
|
Various social service organizations, including those that provide services for the blind, the homeless, and the refugee population. |
| IPSL |
Siena |
X |
X |
|
Immigrant and refugee assistance, community development, teaching English, medical ambulance service, alternative medicine center, organic farm and restaurant |
Jamaica
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
Amizade |
Petersfield |
|
|
X |
Education, Health, Community Tourism |
Mexico
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| Arcadia |
Puebla |
|
|
X |
Agriculture, forestry, education |
Peru
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| IPSL |
Cusco |
X |
X |
|
Education, special education, conservation, community development |
South Africa
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| AIFS |
Stellenbosch |
X |
X |
X |
Community development and language courses
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| Arcadia |
Cape Town |
|
|
X |
Community development |
| CIEE |
Cape Town |
X
|
X |
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African studies, Afrikaans language, development and planning, isiXhosa language, research methods, service learning, sociology |
| Interstudy |
Port Elizabeth, Stellenbosch, Pietermaritzburg |
X |
X |
|
Education, community engagement certificate, community development courses |
Spain
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| Arcadia |
Toledo |
X |
X |
|
Service-learning and internships. Past placements in: Toledo City Hall, Spanish Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce |
| IPSL |
Segovia |
X |
X |
|
Working with disadvantaged children, the unemployed and immigrant populations, working with animals at the Humane Society, volunteering in an international education office, teaching English. |
Tanzania
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
Amizade |
Karagwe |
X |
X |
X |
Technology, agriculture, education, health, rural development, women’s rights |
Thailand
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| IPSL |
Chiang Mai |
X |
X |
|
Schools for deaf and blind, environmental programs, working with refugees, immigrants, street children, hill tribe girls and sex workers, English language tutoring |
United Kingdom
| Provider |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
IPSL |
Glasgow |
X |
|
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Disabled elderly and hospice care, women’s centers, programs for asylum seekers, childhood education. |
Vietnam
| Program |
Location |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Opportunities available in: |
| CET |
Ho Chi Minh City |
X |
X |
X |
Education, development, youth, working with people who are disabled. |
Study Abroad Office
Administration Building, 2nd Floor
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2451
Fax: 410-704-4703
Email: studyabroad@towson.edu
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