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Study Abroad
Murray State University offers its students a wide variety of opportunities to study abroad. Majors and minors in a foreign language are especially encouraged to spend at least one summer abroad. For more information, visit the
Institute for International Studies study abroad page and the
Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS).
Of particular interest to foreign language students are the following programs:
Summer Programs (4-6 weeks)
- Bregenz, Austria (German language and culture, business, and a variety of other courses)
- China (Chinese language, economics, art, humanities)
- Paris, France (French and humanities)
- Munich, Germany (German courses)
- Japan (Japanese language and culture, history, and art history)
- Madrid/Segovia, Spain (Spanish courses)
- Tanzania (Swahili and history)
- Costa Rica (Spanish, education)
- Ecuador (Spanish, anthropology)
- And many more!
Semester Programs
- KIIS Programs:
- Caen, France - Spring (full range of French courses at the University of Caen, in Normandy)
- Regensburg, Germany - Spring (two years of German required; German and culture)
- Segovia, Spain - Spring (two years of Spanish required for Spanish option; Spanish, literature, and history)
- Merida, Mexico - Fall (two years of Spanish required for Spanish option; no language requirement for honors option; Spanish, culture, literature, history)
- Murray State University Signature Programs
- Kansai Gaidai, Japan - Semester/Year (Japanese, culture, humanities, fine arts, business, and a variety of other courses)
- Tenri University, Japan - Semester/Year (Japanese and culture)
- Regensburg, Germany - Fall (German, art, economics, history, and a variety of other courses)
- Chile - Semester (Spanish, culture, economics, politics, and a variety of other courses)