Global Study
Your Next Classroom
Elon continues to make progress toward its goal of achieving 100 percent access to a global engagement experience, with the university expanding financial aid and study abroad scholarships to assist students who cannot afford the cost of the experience.
Get your passport ready. Elon’s best study abroad program is waiting.
Elon provides long- and short-term global opportunities for students in every major.
Where on earth can I study?
College is a time for learning—but no one said you have to do it all in the same zip code. Studying away from Elon can take place around the world and throughout the United States.
- North & Central America
- South America
- Europe
- Middle East & North Africa
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
When can I go? And what types of programs are there?
You will study abroad. The only questions are when, where and how often?
Short-term: Winter Term, summer, semester-long or a year
There are three types of programs:
- Elon faculty-led, short-term
- Elon Global Centers (four abroad, four U.S.)
- Affiliate and exchange
What’s Winter Term all about?
Elon’s 4-1-4 academic calendar allows multiple opportunities to study away, especially during Winter Term. There are more than 50 program options to globally or throughout the United States in Study USA, including programs such as:
- Barbados: Culture, Politics and Society
- China: The Flying Dragon
- Costa Rica: Language, Culture and Ecotourism
- Florida: Happiest Place? The Science of Happiness at Disney
- France: Eat, Pray, Love: Sacred Space and the Place of Religion
- Great Structures of Europe: Technology and History
- Greece: Classics in Context
- Hawaii: Nation or State? In Search of Hawaiian Identity
- Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa
- Tanzania: Wilderness and Adventure Therapy
- Vietnam: Business and Culture
What about longer-term options?
Semester Elon global centers are tailor-made for our students.
Study Abroad
- Dunedin, New Zealand: Develop skills for teaching the next generation of students
- London, United Kingdom: Compare two countries linked by language and history
- Florence, Italy: Explore the roots of Western civilization
Study USA
- Elon in Charlotte (fall, spring and summer)
- Elon in Los Angeles (fall, spring and summer)
- Elon in New York City (fall, spring and summer)
- Elon in Washington, D.C. (fall, spring and summer)
Are there more programs to consider?
In Elon’s more than 80 partner and exchange programs, you take part in a study abroad program hosted with an educational affiliate. Here are some of the opportunities available:
- Amman, Jordan: Middle East Studies or Arabic Language
- Amsterdam, Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality & Gender
- Barcelona, Spain: Language & Culture or Business & Culture or Economics & Culture or Liberal Arts
- Prague, Czech Republic: Business & Economics or Central European Studies or Jewish Studies or Film Studies or New Media Studies
- Rabat, Morocco: Multiculturalism & Human Rights
- Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo: Peace & Conflict Studies in the Balkans
- Turks and Caicos Islands: Marine Resource Management Studies or Fundamentals of Marine Conversation or Marine Megafauna
Semester at Sea:
‘I gained a lot of insights’
Name: Jack Sheppard
Majors: Sport Management
Minor: Business Administration and Coaching
Where: Experienced Europe, Africa and Asia
“I gained a lot of insights from the experience. I got firsthand exposure to diverse cultures, customs and traditions as I visited multiple countries during the program. One of my classes was oceanography and for our field class we went snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea and learned how the coral reefs were being impacted by climate change. ”
Cape Town, South Africa:
‘A unique opportunity’
Name: Keiarra Bray
Major: Cinema & Television Arts, Journalism
Minors: Leadership Studies
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
“Studying abroad created such a unique opportunity to not only learn in communities different from my own but also provided the opportunity to have conversations that broaden my perspectives on social, cultural and political issues. Cape Town, South Africa, is such a beautiful city with such valuable history, and each day I was there I was able to gain new insight into what it meant to be a Capetonian.”
Schedule a visit
To get started on your path to a life-changing experience (or two), schedule a visit to Elon, North Carolina. A campus visit is the best way to determine if Elon is right for you.