EKU students can participate in diverse study abroad opportunities, immersing themselves in foreign cultures and climes for course credit and personal growth.  Programs last from two to five weeks to an entire semester in dozens of countries around the world (including China, France, Italy, Ecuador, Spain, Turkey, Australia, Brazil, and England).  Courses covering a wide variety of topics, including psychology, are available during the fall, spring, and summer sessions, and during the winter and spring breaks.  The Psychology Department strongly encourages students to study abroad and, dependent on student interest, offers courses in Observation of Animal and Human Behavior, Human Ethology and Nonverbal Behavior, Psychology of Art, Psychology of Religion, and Psychological Disorders of Children. Though we urge students to learn new languages, study abroad classes are taught in English and students are not required to speak a foreign language to participate (except in some advanced foreign language courses).  A limited number of scholarships are available to qualified students.

Eastern is a member of the Kentucky Institute for Study Abroad and the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad.  You can visit their websites for more information (http://www.kiis.org and http://www.ccsa.cc/).  In addition, the Psychology Department periodically offers its own study abroad programs in Ecuador and Spain.

If you would like to learn more about these exciting opportunities, contact Drs. Rosanne Lorden (Rosanne.lorden@eku.edu), Robert Mitchell (Robert.mitchell@eku.edu), or Robert Brubaker (robert.brubaker@eku.edu) in the Psychology Department or Dr. Bonnie Plummer, the Director of Study Abroad for the university (bonnie.plummer@eku.edu, 622-1705, Case Annex 178).

2009 Study Abroad Opportunities for Psychology Majors