Caribbean Studies Program, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, May 16-June 2. This 17-day interim program is run by the University of Southern Mississippi and is taught between the spring and summer semesters. Students can earn four hours credit in criminal justice, sociology, nursing, geography, history and English literature. British Studies Program, London, England, July 7-Aug. Another USM consortium, the five-week program offers students a choice of more than 25 courses including anthropology, art history, computer science, English literature, geography, history, library science, political science, sociology, speech and hearing sciences, accounting, management, finance, economics and marketing.
Students can earn six-nine hours credit while living and traveling throughout Central Europe.
Dranguet said financial aid is available for summer study programs. It's almost impossible to say no to studying abroad when you weight the costs plus the benefits. Prices, he said, are inexpensive because they are based on group rates. Students receive many price breaks on transportation costs and get a student identification card that also entitles them to a variety of discounts. John Miller, dean of Southeastern's College of Arts and Sciences, said Southeastern's International Studies Program also benefits faculty.