The Center for International Education (CIE) at Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) invites you to participate in a study abroad experience. Through study abroad, students gain enhanced perspectives of the world, learn about new cultures, gain a deeper awareness of themselves, and make lifelong friends around the world. Many students have reported that their study abroad experience has had a transformative impact on their life.
Costa Rica
Global Perspectives of Health—Service Learning The service-learning program in Costa Rica will broaden student perception and understanding of health beliefs and practices of international populations. The 2-week country immersion is designed to expand the student’s understanding of the impact of cultural differences on health.
England
WOH 1030: 1815 to the Present: World History in England This program will expose students to the major trends, changes, and issues that occurred in world history from 1815 to the present. We will learn how the UK was at the forefront of industrialism, nationalism, and imperialism. We will visit historic sites and museums. Social Science core class.
France
HUM 2020: Transnational France: Facing the Past in the 21st Century This course will look at France from the dual perspectives of a colonial power and a modern state. Students will study the cultural, historical, and creative output of the French through architecture, landmarks, literature & visual art while in Paris and Nantes. Humanities core, writing intensive.
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FRE 1120/1121 Beginning French Language I or II in France Register for Elementary French I or II and participate in a two-week study abroad experience in France! While learning French, students will take what they’ve learned and use it in Paris and Nantes. Get ready to explore French language, cuisine, history and culture!
Greece
SPC 2608: Introduction to Public Speaking in Greece This course focuses on developing effective public speaking skills including speech writing. Students will deliver informative, impromptu and persuasive speeches while visiting many traditional Greek sites. This course uses a free digital textbook. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 with ‘C’ or better.
Ireland
IDS 2891: CREATIVE Capstone: Ancestry, Assimilation, and Identity: The Culture and Landscape of Ireland. Students will plan, formulate and execute a research project that explores how the immigrant experience is rooted in a desire to preserve one’s heritage while assimilating to a new culture. Prerequisites: 30 credits, ENC 1101 & 1102 (SPC 1017 or 2608 could replace ENC 1102).
Italy
HUM 2020: Introduction to Humanities From Roman Michelangelo's David to the feminine Medusa, we will use the city of Florence to explore how Renaissance thinkers and artists played with images of gender within their paintings, sculptures, architecture, writing and music. This course fulfills a core humanities credit.
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Italy: LIT 2000: Introduction to Literature: Florence’s Literary Past and Present This course will chart the literary legacy of Florence from the time of Boccaccio and Dante to the Futurist movement of the early twentieth century. You’ll experience the past, and maybe more importantly, feel the past’s presence around us. Core humanities, intensive writing class. Pre-Req: ENC 1101.
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IDS 2891: CREATIVE Capstone: Explorations and Adventures in Italian Culture This course will explore the interconnections of Italian history, art, music, architecture, language, and more. Students will go beyond typical tourist attractions and deeper into Italian culture to create their Capstone project. Prerequisites: 30 credits, ENC 1101 & 1102 (SPC 1017 or 2608 could replace ENC 1102).
Spain
Spanish Language at the International College of Seville This program is in collaboration with the International College of Seville. Students will travel independently to Seville for intensive Spanish coursework which is enhanced by a home stay with a Spanish host family and various cultural excursions.