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Study Abroad - Wesleyan's Own International Exchange Program Wesleyan offers students the opportunity to participate in a direct exchange program. Complete information on this option and the application process is available in the Academic & Career Center.
- BEI in Northern Ireland: Each year Wesleyan sends 1 - 2 students to study in Northern Ireland. The BEI semester option is offered through our link to the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of the United Methodist Church. There are several Irish institutions of higher education in the program, located primarily in Belfast and Ulster, and a range of major courses are available.
Sample Study Abroad Highlights
Although Wesleyan students have certainly returned with tales of remarkable learning experiences in lecture rooms while abroad, they have also returned with other kinds of stories.
- A Music: Vocal Performance major studied opera in the 12th century Italian medieval town of Castelfranco-Veneto. After a morning of classes and coaching, she spent each afternoon performing arias with other students in the village plaza, surrounded by an audience of admiring patrons at the outdoor cafes.
- A Sociology major participated in a unique program, traveling to multiple locations in rural India and focusing on women's health issues in classrooms and health clinics. At the same time, she created the foundation for a subsequent hands-on learning experience at The Washington Center for Internships, where she applied knowledge acquired during her Indian semester in a policy-based internship with the Women's Global Health Organization.
- A Political Science major traveled with a group of students and faculty through 19 countries and 39 cities in Eastern Michigan University's Cultural-History European Semester. She listened to history lectures at the sites of decisive military battles, art lectures while standing before the primary works in museums, and architecture lectures while walking around Rome, St. Petersburg and Athens.
- An International Studies major lived on a luxurious university campus in South Africa, surrounded by the natural beauty of mountains, ocean and vineyards. As a lesson in cultural difference, she worked with children in a radically impoverished native township, amidst the most primitive conditions of health, housing, sanitation and education.
- A Studio Art major studying painting in Cortona, Italy was noted to bear a striking resemblance to the mythological patron saint of the village, whose annual celebration was to be held at the end of that semester. She modeled for an artist commissioned to create a large-scale painting to be used as a centerpiece for that year's celebration. The village festival held special meaning for the student; her portrait was featured in the observance, and she played a special role in historic activities.
- A Business Administration major studying international business in Geneva rounded her schedule of classes with an intriguing internship. The student was placed with an international refugee aid organization. She produced a detailed instructional manual that became the primary resource for setting up educational programs for children in third world refugee camps.
- A Philosophy/Music major studying at the University of Cairo sat at the base of the pyramids in the moonlight, and listened to a live performance of Aida.
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