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Furman's inaugural India study abroad trip took place in Winter 2008. Here is the Furman group at the guest house of Madras Christian College, one of the top ranked colleges in India. Following a study tour around North and South India, students began their residential program in Madras. Our next trip is scheduled for Fall semester 2009. Visit the website for information on future trips and highlights from past trips.
The professors define this program as a “traveling academic seminar.” The group moves steadily from Mexico down to Nicaragua, gaining constant access to new places and people. Assignments are read en route followed by exams. Along with much discussion they receive various lectures from invited guests, ranging from academics and grassroots activists to everyday people. They have also done service learning projects in Suchitoto, El Salvador. So while the emphasis of the trip is on serious academic inquiry, we also try to give something back with our labor.Our groups stay together for much of the trip, because we are a traveling seminar, however we also like to give participants time to venture on their own and meet people independently.
Byzantium Study Abroad
View the Photo Slideshow of the 2008 trip to Byzantium with Dr. David Spear.
To learn more about Furman travel study programs, visit these websites:
Furman University International Education Department Furman University Academic Records' Current Travel Study Listings
This summer trip requires students to study and live for eight weeks in the historic seaport of Charleston, SC. Participants complete two courses or one course and an internship designed for the student’s major field of study. Click the above link to learn more about this exciting summer opportunity.
Students aboard the tall ship, "Spirit of South Carolina,"
for a tour of the harbor area.
Dr. Don Gordon of Furman's Political Science Department began the Africa program in 1983 and has taken students to Africa every other year since. Furman students spend six weeks in Southern Africa, mainly in South Africa. In 2000, Dr. Erik Ching of the History Department began to serve as co-coordinator of the program. Dr. Gordon and Dr. Ching have co-led the four past trips in 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Click on the link above for current trip information.
