Short Term Study Abroad Programs
Pacific University no longer requires participants in study abroad programs to be vaccinated for Covid-19. Nevertheless, participants in short term study abroad programs should verify if their host country has any Covid-19 travel requirements, and follow CDC rules and recommendations for international travel. Furthermore, Covid-19 and other vaccines may be required for anyone participating in clinical rotations or internships within healthcare settings, K-12 schools, or other community businesses or organizations. Please refer to your specific program or site requirements for more information.
Short-term study-abroad programs give students a taste of the experience without requiring a long time commitment. Short Term Study Abroad courses start with an academic semester course. Students choose a destination, take a preparatory course, and travel with Pacific University faculty to complete their course on location. Courses include domestic and overseas opportunities that change every term. Travel courses are often open to non-students, faculty, staff, and others. E-mail Mike Miller (mjmiller@pacificu.edu) or Schedule an Appointment if you are interested.
These are the Pacific University courses that you have to register for. Furthermore, please note that most classes will require enrollment during fall or spring semester for a 2 credit preparatory class. This list is subject to change depending on student interest.
Current and Upcoming Undergraduate Courses
2025 Winter
| Travel Course | Course | Location |
Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FREN/HUM 371 |
Trvl: France and Beyond (Prep course in fall 24) |
Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia |
January 2025 |
|
Global Exploration FYS Travel |
Costa Rica |
January 2025 |
|
|
KINES 209-01/KINES 389-01 |
Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 24) |
Costa Rica |
January 2025 |
|
OL 310 |
International Expedition (Prep course in fall 24) |
Chile |
January 2025 |
|
Aotearoa New Zealand Travel Class |
New Zealand |
January 2025 |
2025 Summer
| Travel Course | Course |
Location |
Planned Travel Dates |
|
ENGW 226-01/326-01
|
Travel Writing: Italy Trvl, Write & Publish: Italy |
Italy |
Immediately after spring semester |
| SCI 262-01 Khoja |
Sci & Hist of Info: UK Travel |
United Kingdom | Immediately after spring semester |
|
SOCWK 691-01 |
ST: Aotearoa NZ Travel (Prep course in spring 2025) |
New Zealand | Immediately after spring semester |
|
CE Travel: Navajo Nation |
Navajo Nation, Arizona | Immediately after spring semester | |
|
MGMT 352 |
Operations Management International Travel to Greece |
Greece | Immediately after spring semester |
|
PHIL 274/374 |
World Phil/Religion Travel
(Prep course in fall 24) |
Nepal |
Graduate Courses
Information on other travel programs coming soon!
Important note to everyone who travels internationally:
Please check Travel Advisory & Alerts, and enroll in STEP before you go.
https://travel.state.gov/…/international…/before-you-go.html
*As of August 24, 2023
Past Undergraduate Courses
2019 Winter
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
EDUC 371/372 EDUC 678/679 |
Ecuadorian Culture and Systems of Education (Prep course in fall 18) |
Ecuador | 1/07/19-1/22/19 |
|
FREN/HUM 370/371 |
Travel: Discover France and Beyond (Prep course in fall 18) |
France | 1/05/19-1/16/19 |
|
GSS/HUM 211/310 |
Travel in India (Prep course in fall 18) | India | 1/06/19-1/23/19 |
|
OL 155/255-01 |
Expedition Planning/International Expedition (Prep course in fall 18) |
Mexico |
1/05/19-1/20/19 |
2019 Summer
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ENV 210/310 |
Tropical Environmental Biology (Prep course in spring 19) |
Belize | 5/20/19-5/30/19 |
|
PSY 342/442 |
Explore Psychology in London (Prep course in spring 19) |
London | 10 days: end of May until early June |
|
SCI 255 |
Science and History of Information (Prep course in spring 19) |
London | Two weeks in June |
2020 Winter
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ARTST 221
|
Studio II: Drawing in Hawaii (No prep course) |
Hawaii | 1/13/20-1/27/20 |
|
MEDA 331 |
Sundance Film Festival (No prep course) |
Utah | 1/23/20-1/26/20 |
|
PHIL/THEA 355 |
Travel to Athens, Greece (Prep course in fall 19) |
Greece | 1/13/20-1/27/20 |
|
BIOL 166/366 |
Galapagos and Ecuador (Prep course in fall 19) |
Ecuador |
1/13/20-1/27/20 |
|
EXMB 255 |
Fundamentals of International Surfing (Prep course in fall 19) |
Costa Rica | 1/15/20-1/26/20 |
|
ANTH/SOCWK 368 |
Trinidad Culture and Society (Prep course in fall 19) |
Trinidad/Tobago | 1/13/20-1/27/20 |
|
EDUC 371/372 678/679 |
Ecuadorian Experience: Language, Culture, Education (Prep course in fall 19) |
Ecuador | Tentative: 1/3/20-1/25/20 |
2020 Summer (canceled)
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN/ENGW 226/326 |
Travel Writing in Spain/Travel to Spain (Prep course in spring 20) |
Spain | Tentative: 6/01/20-6/12/20 |
|
HUM/CIV 355 |
Habitat for Humanity in Romania (Prep course in spring 20) |
Romania | 5/29/20-6/13/20 |
|
PH 255/355 |
Travel: Namibia Public Health (Prep course in spring 20) |
Namibia | Tentative: 5/18/20-6/06/20 |
|
IS 236 |
Costa Rica: Service Learning Abroad (Prep course in spring 20) |
Costa Rica |
Tentative: 5/22/20-6/06/20 |
2021 Winter (canceled)
2021 Summer
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ENG 222/322 226/326
|
Travel Writing in Italy (online course) (Prep course in spring 21) |
Italy |
Tentative: June 2nd-12th |
|
IS 235/236 |
Costa Rica: Travel (online course) (Prep course in spring 21) |
Costa Rica |
Tentative: May 22nd-June 5th |
|
BIOL 165/365 166/366 |
Galapagos and Ecuador (alternative travel in Oregon) (Prep course in fall 20) |
Ecuador | Two weeks, beginning immediately after the end of the spring semester |
2022 Winter
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MEDA 331 |
Sundance Film Festival Travel (online course) (No prep course) |
Utah | TBA |
|
BIOL 166/366 |
Galapagos and Ecuador (Prep course in fall 21) |
Ecuador |
Two weeks in January |
|
KINES 255 |
Fundamentals of International Surfing (Prep course in fall 21) |
Costa Rica | TBA |
|
OL 310 |
International Expedition (Prep course in fall 21) |
Chile | TBA |
2022 Summer
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN/ENGW 226/326
|
Travel Writing: Spain/Travel, Write and Publish: Spain (Prep course in spring 22) |
Spain |
May 24-June 5 |
|
GER/HIST/HUM 355 |
Berlin in 20th Century Film: Travel (Prep course in spring 22)
|
Germany |
23 May-6 June |
|
IS 236 |
Costa Rica: Travel (Prep course in spring 22) |
Costa Rica |
May 21-June 4 |
|
ANTH/SOCWK 368 |
Trinidad Culture and Society: Travel (Prep course in fall 21) |
Trinidad/Tobago |
May 22-June 5 |
|
PHIL/THEA 372 |
Travel to Athens, Greece (Prep course in fall 21) |
Greece |
May 23-June 6th |
2023 Winter
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FREN/HUM 370/371
|
Trvl: France and Beyond (Prep course in fall 22) Traveling jointly with Global Exploration FYS Travel |
Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia |
January 7-22 |
|
KINES 208/209 KINES 388/389 |
Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 22) |
Costa Rica |
January 9-24 |
|
OL 110/310 |
International Expedition (Prep course in fall 22) |
Patagonia, Chile |
January 2-22 |
|
SCI 261/262 |
Sci and Hist of Info: UK Travel (Prep course in fall 22) |
London, UK |
January 9-24 |
|
BIOL 165/166 BIOL 365/366 |
Galapagos and Ecuador (Prep course in fall 22) |
Ecuador, Galapagos |
January 9-24 |
2023 Summer
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ENGW 222-01/226-01 ENGW 322-01/326-01 |
Travel Writing: Italy/Travel, Write and Publish: Italy (Prep course in spring 23) |
Italy | May 22-June 4 |
|
PHIL 255-01/255-02 |
Nepal Phil and Religion (Prep course in spring 23) |
Nepal | May 23-June 10 |
|
PSY 342-01/442-01 |
Explore Psychology in London (Prep course in spring 23) |
London, UK | May 28-June 10 |
|
GSS/MEDA/SOC 355-01/355-02 |
Hawai'i Narr Place Self (4 credit prep course in spring 23) |
Hawai'i |
June 4-20 |
2024 Winter
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ANTH 368-01/SOCW 368-01 |
Trinidad Culture & Society: Travel (Prep course in fall 23) |
Trinidad |
January 2024 |
|
ENGW 226-01/ENGW 326-01 |
Travel Writing: Navajo Nation/Trvl, Write & Publish: Navajo (Prep course in fall 23) |
Navajo Nation, Arizona |
January 2024 |
|
HUM 101-01 |
Global Exploration FYS Travel (Prep course in fall 23) |
Italy |
Tentative Jan. 3-18 |
|
KINES 209-01/KINES 389-01 |
Surf Science/Advanced Surf Science (Prep course in fall 23) |
Costa Rica |
January 2024 |
|
MGMT 352-01 |
Operations Management Travel: Costa Rica (Prep course in fall 23) |
Costa Rica |
January 2024 |
|
THEA 372-01/PHIL 372-01 |
Travel to Athens, Greece (Prep course in fall 23) |
Greece |
January 2024 |
|
ARTST 221-01 |
StudioII/ Watercolor in Hawaii (No prep course) |
Hawaii |
January 2024 |
|
BIOL 160-01/360-01 |
ST: Biodiversity of Hawaii-Trvl/ST: Adv Biodiversity of Hawaii-Trvl (Prep course in fall 23) |
Hawaii |
Tentative Jan. 8-23 |
|
MEDA 331-01 |
Sundance Film Festival Travel (No prep course) |
Utah |
Tentative Jan. 24-28 |
2024 Summer
| Travel Course | Course | Location | Planned Travel Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HUM/MUS 346-01 |
Exploring Vienna and Budapest (Prep course in spring 24) |
Austria and Hungary | Immediately after spring semester |
|
IS 236-01 |
Costa Rica: Travel (Prep course in spring 24) |
Costa Rica | Immediately after spring semester |
|
ANTH 355 |
Urban Cultures: Miami (Prep course in spring 24) |
Miami, Florida |
Immediately after spring semester |