International & Off-Campus Study
Recognizing the global nature of contemporary society as well as the need for intercultural understanding, Franklin & Marshall views international study as a valuable component of a liberal arts education. Study abroad promotes an increased understanding of the complexity of language and culture. It also constitutes a critical element of the College's commitment to build an increasingly international campus. Franklin & Marshall therefore encourages its students to give serious consideration to study in another country, and over fifty percent of graduates study off-campus at some point during their time at F & M.
The College approaches international education as an integral part of the entire undergraduate experience. We view it not as a term away from campus, but as an encounter seamlessly connected with a student's entire education before, during, and after the time spent off campus. Students planning foreign or domestic off-campus study will work closely with the Office of International Programs and with their academic advisers to select programs and courses that further their educational goals.
International Program Initiatives Expand Study Abroad Access
As part of the Next Generation Initiative, a strategy for launching talented underserved students, Franklin & Marshall College’s Office of International Programs has created new efforts focused on...
Read MoreTo Study Abroad, With Intent and Purpose
An abiding interest in Asian languages draws a history major to China. A pianist travels to Austria to explore musicology. An environmental studies major returns to his native Brazil to research...
Read MoreF&M Everywhere
F&M Everywhere Annual Photo Contest
Photography at its best provides us a chance to capture what we see and yet convey it with a deeper more profound emotion. The F&M Everywhere Photo Contest is an opportunity for students who have studied off-campus to bring their transformational experiences back and share those sights and feelings with the entire Franklin & Marshall community.
F&M Everywhere Photo ContestOff-Campus Study Student Stories
Animal Behavior majors conducting field research in the Australian rainforest. Government majors interning in Scottish Parliament. Art majors taking studio classes in Florence. Classics students walking to class through the streets of Rome. Read about F&M students off-campus, where they went, what they studied, and how it impacted their studies.
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Articulating Your Study Abroad Experience
Harwood Commons LL Meeting Room (020)
Reflect on the unique skills that your off-campus study gave you and learn how to promote your...
Read MoreSpanish Film Festival
Stager 102 Stahr Auditorium
METEGOL (Juan José Campanella, 2015, 1h 30m) STAHR AUDITORIUM An animated comedy with a...
Read MoreSpanish Film Festival: Nombre Secreto: Mariposas
Bonchek College House 101 Great Room
NOMBRE SECRETO: MARIPOSAS (Cecilia Domeyko, 2009, 1h) BONCHEK GREAT ROOM This documentary...
Read MoreInternational Week Escape Room
Stager 112 Classroom
Come and join for a bit of fun as we celebrate the internationalization of our campus. Hosted by...
Read MoreFrench dept poetry reading
Writers House Reading Room
Come join the French and Francophone Studies Department for a French Poetry Night! Thursday,...
Read MoreInternational Bonanza!
Atrium
The 5th annual International Bonanza, an event celebrating F&M’s global & multicultural...
Read MoreMoney and Morality: The Predicament of China's New Rich
Stager 102 Stahr Auditorium
John Osburg is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Rochester. Osburg’s...
Read MoreQueer Realities in the Caribbean
Ware College House Great Room
Vanessa Borilot is an Assistant Professor of French at Elizabethtown College. Her research...
Read MoreOff Campus Study: Jyra Jones in Buenos Aires
Jyra Jones '19 is studying human rights in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Read MoreWelcoming Students Returning from Study Abroad
For many students, studying abroad is about much more than the sites and cities visited. The experience can be life-changing. The Office of International Programs at Franklin & Marshall College helps...
Read MoreForced Migration and the Idea of Home
As an archaeologist and architectural historian, Associate Professor of Art History Kostis Kourelis studies the way places tell stories of people. In summer 2016, the Franklin & Marshall College...
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Marching for Justice Abroad
Franklin & Marshall College senior Christy Illescas first traveled to Paris on a weeklong high school trip. The exposure to a new place shaped her desire to return someday. She spent last spring...
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Genevieve Rohrer '18
Anthropology major studies on the SIT/IHP Human Rights program in Nepal, Jordan, and Chile.
Read MoreMy Fulbright Experience: Sophomore Corey Kreidler
“I learned a lot about wildlife conservation in the U.K. in my field biology class,” Kreidler said. “On our many field trips, I learned new survey techniques such as how to trap small rodents and how...
Read MoreMaya Locker's Summer Travel Research
Diocletian’s Mausoleum in Split: Its Architectural Form and how to Present Cultural Heritage to the Public The Roman emperor, Diocletian, retired to his palace in Split, Croatia in 305 CE, living...
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Aly Campbell '18
Environmental Studies and BOS joint major studies in Varanasi, India.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Shelby Sawyer '18
Environmental Science major spends her semester off campus on a research trek through Patagonia.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Karolina Heleno '18
English and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies joint major studies in Scandinavia.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Jabari Benjamin '18
Economics major studies for the summer in Bath, England.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: David Schnoll '18
Government and Computer Science joint major studies on the SIT/IHP Cities of the 21st Century program in Argentina, Vietnam, and South Africa.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Teresa Chappell '18
Creative Writing, French double major and Chinese minor studies in Hangzhou, China.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study: Cecilia Plaza '17
Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies joint major studies on the Alliance for Global Education - Contemporary India: Development, Economy, Society program in Pune.
Read MoreInternational Program Initiatives Expand Study Abroad Access
As part of the Next Generation Initiative, a strategy for launching talented underserved students, Franklin & Marshall College’s Office of International Programs has created new efforts focused on...
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