Human Development and Family Science Study Abroad
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We encourage you to study abroad for an extraordinary experience away from campus. Programs are available across the world for you to travel for a week, a winter session, a summer session, a semester, or even for a year - all while working fulfilling graduation requirements.
Earn academic credit while you're away through faculty-led programs, enrollment in a bi-lateral exchange program, or direct enrollment in programs across the world.
See your advisor to learn more about upcoming study abroad programs and check out what is available from the Global Education Office.
Human Development Study Abroad Opportunities
Education Abroad in Reggio Emilia, Italy
This program is offered by faculty in the Department of Human Development. Students and faculty travel and study in Italy. This program includes the following components:
- Participate in an International Study Group in Reggion Emilia
- Basic conversational Italian offered prior to the trip
- Explore Italian culture and art
- Tours of Florence, Parma, and Milan
- Options to visit other Italian and European cities
International Summer Program in South Korea
This interdisciplinary program is offered by faculty in multiple college departments. Students and faculty travel and study for four weeks at Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. You will learn about adult life, families, and housing and communities, and living arrangements across the lifespan through two courses and activities:
- Housing, Family, and Community (3 credits)
- Adult Life in Korean Society (3 credits)
- Field trip sites include traditional Korean village, eco housing tour, intergenerational center, senior housing, and a kitchen and bath design center
International Dementia Care European Tour
This 4-week summer study abroad program offered by the Human Development and Family Science Department examines the global prevalence of dementia, national responses addressing care practices and policies, and multicultural approaches to care practices and policies.
- The program includes site visits to multiple programs and dementia friendly communities in countries across Europe (Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, England, Italy and Scotland).
- Complete one-credit pre-departure course in the spring covering logistics, expectations, program information, and Dementia Friend Training.
- HD 3954 International Dimentia Practice & Skills (3 credits)
- HD 3954 International Dementia Policy (3 credits)
Learn more here!
Opportunities Abroad
Education Abroad Programs
Visit the Global Education Office for programs, travel guidelines, scholarships, and more information. Have more questions?
Interested in the Peace Corps?
The Virginia Tech Peace Corps Prep Program is designed to prepare you for international development fieldwork, international service careers, and Peace Corps service. Open to undergraduate students of any major, the Prep program pairs selected courses with leadership development and experiential learning to help you prepare for global service work.
Ut Prosim Beyond Boundaries: Global Outreach During the Pandemic
Check out the Ut Prosim Beyond Boundaries: Global Outreach During the Pandemic exhibition curated by Dr. Sweta Baniya, Laura Gautier, and Scott Fralin, which presents an example of Virginia Tech’s motto Ut Prosim in action. In this exhibition, we curate our experiences of an online service-learning-based Professional and Technical writing course at the Department of English that aimed at serving rural communities in Nepal to enhance digital literacy.
Academic Credit and Scholarships
Transferring Course from Other Institutions
- If you are on academic suspension, you may not take courses for transfer.
- Credit hours transfer; grades do not
- A limited number of credit hours may be transferred; see your course catalogue for more transfer credit policies
- Major upper-level courses are more difficult to transfer than lower-level elective courses because there are not exact equivalents; you should plan to take most major courses at Virginia Tech (of the last 45 hours before graduation, only 18 can be transferred).
Authorization to Take Course Elsewhere
If you decide to take courses elsewhere and want to transfer them to Virginia Tech, you should follow these steps:
- Complete the Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere form, meet with your advisor, and obtain the required signatures.
- Investigate the courses that you want to take; gather information about academic level, hours, and content. You can usually find this information on the institution’s website.
- Submit the completed form to Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Building, 200 Stanger Street, for Dean's Office approval. Please submit this form prior to studying abroad to ensure that the courses you take will have a Virginia Tech equivalency.
- Request that your official transcript be sent to the Global Education Office (or ISEP if applicable). Transcripts MUST arrive in a sealed envelope:
Global Education Office (room 131)
526 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Scholarships
Related Links
Announcement
The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences awards scholarships each semester for students participating in education abroad. Scholarships vary in value from $250-$1,000.
Contact
Anita Lemon
Undergraduate Administrative Coordinator
366 Wallace Hall
540-231-6149
alemon@vt.edu