Our students have studied in over 40 countries and 10 states.
Annually more than 52% of Houghton students have enriched their educational experience through study abroad and off-campus semester programs. While this is a requirement for students with a major in Spanish, Intercultural Studies, or International Relations, students with other majors also benefit from these experiences. Early planning allows for an off-campus experience to fit most areas of study.
Houghton College offers several of its own study abroad and off-campus programs, both in semester long and intensive formats . Additional opportunities are possible through a variety of colleges, universities and organizations.
Houghton College students who choose to study with a Houghton College program receive the same financial aid package as if they were on campus. For all other programs, students' financial aid packages will be recalculated for that semester only. Details can be obtained through the Student Financial Services Office.
Houghton Programs
Houghton in Tanzania
An intensive, 12-week semester offering the unique opportunity to experience life as most Africans themselves experience it, to be exposed to Africa on a broad front including history, anthropology, environment, languages, politics and religion. Students will see needs and evaluate them in the light of their Christian beliefs. Extended trips away from Iringa Houghton campus site (Tanzania) include nearby game reserves and Wahehe and Maasai tribal villages.
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Houghton Down Under
Houghton Down Under returns with three locations in Australia and an additional country--New Zealand! Learn about multiple cultures through integrated study of society, art, music, history, and literature. Explore local solutions to locally-identified problems, and evaluate transferability of what you learn to your home culture. Plus experience kangaroos, koalas, kiwis, and unforgettable people and places. Don't miss out!
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Honors Programs
Two of Houghton College's Honors Programs combine an integrated curriculum with an international experience. Both programs involve selected first-year students in an in-depth study of Western culture.
Contemporary Contexts: For this option, students begin on campus in the Fall semester, spend the majority of the Spring semester together in on campus courses, and visit a major international site during Mayterm. Each year the program will meet a unique set of integrative studies requirements and possibly other credits. Fall of the sophomore year finds the students in one final class to round out the experience and their study of the western contemporary context. Each cohort may have a varied and unique experience and set of courses met by the program.
East Meets West: For this option, students remain on the Houghton campus during the spring semester and travel to Eastern Europe for May Term. This course of study combines history, literature, Christianity, and politics with a focus on the relationship between the "East" (Eastern Europe), the "Middle East," and the "West." The student will take 12 hours on-campus (with the option to take another course), and three hours during Mayterm in Eastern Europe.
Learn more about the Honors Programs and the on campus Science Honors program...
Balkans Semester
This
new program will expose students to three major cultures — the
Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim worlds — through time blocks spent in
Croatia (both on the Adriatic and in beautiful, Habsburg Zagreb); in
Sarajevo, Bosnia, with its mosques, churches, and the Ottoman
quarter; and Macedonia, with its rich heritage of monasteries, its
beautiful mountains and lakes.
The program is academically and spiritually very challenging, with strong emphases on the diversity, coexistence, and conflicts of culture, history and faith. All amid spectacular scenery and wonderful local people.
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Go ED – A Partnership Transformational Initiatives
Houghton College has a special affiliation with this program. For more details, contact Houghton's Off-Campus Programs Office. Go ED. is a life-changing experience that will forever alter how you view the world and your place in it. Two options are available. A semester in East Africa or a semester in Thailand. Both include area related courses and 4-week practicum of hands-on data collection and/or field experience with various NGOs.
Learn more about the Go-Ed program in Africa or Thailand (Mekong)
City Semester
Houghton College’s City Semester in Buffalo, NY provides a curriculum that enriches and deepens liberal arts learning by studying important historical, literary, political and cultural texts through the lens of involved city life. Around a core course focused on the city itself as a text, students will participate in a variety of internship opportunities and other relevant coursework, while living and learning communally in Buffalo.
Learn about the City Semester Program ...
Mayterm and Summer Opportunities
Recent Mayterm and summer trips have included the following. For information on current and future Mayterm and Summer trips contact the Off-Campus Programs Office.
May 2012 Proposed Courses for May and Summer
- Ecuador — Health Development (Professor Kiiti)
- Costa Rica — Spanish (Professor Kinman)
- Village Research: Development — Development (Professor Oakerson)
- Adventure Sports: Utah — Recreation (Instructor Nafziger)
- Choir Tour to Korea — Music (Professor Johnson)
- Art and Architecture in Spain — Art (Art professors, Jillian Sokso contact)
- Spanish and Economics in Dominican Republic — Spanish and Business (Contact Professor Bob Black)
- Herpetology (week lab in Missouri) — Biology (Professor Aaron Sullivan)
- Ornithology week lab in Missouri) — Biology (Professor Knapp)
Summer
- No current offerings
Houghton College Off-Campus Programs Office
Phone: 585-567-9634
Email: ocp@houghton.edu
