The College of Social Science has a long standing commitment to education abroad and offers an array of opportunities. College-sponsored study abroad programs may support student meet university, college, major, specialization and/or language requirements.
With 90+ programs, located in every continent and for every semester, including:
- Faculty-Led Programs = Students participate on a program directed by Michigan State faculty, alongside other MSU students
- Partner Programs = Students participating on a partner program enroll in courses with an international institution, transferring credit back to MSU. Partner Programs include:
- Exchanges: MSU students enroll as a visiting student at an international university and a student from the host institution comes to East Lansing. MSU students pay MSU tuition and fees.
- Direct Enrollment: MSU students enroll as a visiting student at an international university and pay tuition and fees directly to the host institution.
Study Abroad Locations
Faculty-Led Programs
Ghana & Botswana
Malawi
Tanzania
Partner Programs
Tanzania
Faculty-Led Programs
Cambodia
India
Japan
- A Day in the Life of Japan: Education, Popular Culture, and Society (Summer)
- Exploration of Sports, Mega Events and Food in Japan
Partner Programs
Japan
Faculty-Led Programs
Australia
Partner Programs
Australia
- Monash University in Melbourne (Fall or Spring)
- University of New South Wales (Fall or Spring)
- University of Sydney (Spring or Summer)
Fiji
New Zealand
Faculty-Led Programs
Estonia
France
Ireland
Italy
Poland
United Kingdom
- British Politics and Society
- Applied Economics in London
- Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification (Summer)
- Social Science Scholars Field Study Abroad
Partner Programs
Czechia
- Semester in Prague with CEA CAPA & Anglo-American University
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Hungary
- Corvinus University of Budapest (Fall or Spring)
- University of Pecs, Heart of Central Europe (HOP)
Ireland
- Child Psychology in Dublin with CEA CAPA Abroad
- Community Engagement in Ireland
- University College Dublin - Social Sciences, Humanities and Business
Italy
Norway
Poland
United Kingdom
- Lancaster University (Fall, Spring, or Academic Year)
- London School of Economics Summer School
- Psychology at University of Kent in Canterbury (Spring)
- Swansea University in Wales (Fall, or Spring)
- University of Roehampton Semester with CIS Abroad in London
- University of Roehampton Summer with CIS Abroad in London
Faculty-Led Programs
Belize
- Anthropological Fieldwork and Research of Ancient Maya
- Community Engagement, Society and Culture in Belize (Spring Break)
- Contemporary Issues in Developing Societies (Spring Break)
- Culture, Communities & Migration in Belize
- Culture, Food and Society in Belize
Mexico
- International Engagement in Oaxaca, Mexico (Spring Break)
- International Engagement in Huatulco, Mexico (Spring Break)
- International Engagement in Merida, Mexico (Spring Break)
- International Engagement with Indigenous Communities
Partner Programs
Ecuador
Education Abroad 101
As a reminder, we also offer Education Abroad 101 webinars every Friday from 2:00 – 3:00 pm for students interested in education abroad but aren’t sure where to start.
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