Want to earn credits for your International Affairs major or minor abroad? You have options to live and study across the globe through one of our semester, short-term, exchange, or external programs.
From Europe to Asia to South America, each of these programs offers incredible experiences showing students the history, culture, and lifestyle of another country, while offering credits to complete or compliment your degree. Studying abroad will expand your perspective, improve your critical thinking, increase your independence, and better prepare you for a career in the global marketplace.
See the list of recommended study abroad programs below. Please be aware that for any external or exchange study abroad programs listed, students will need to check with their academic department to see if courses taken while abroad will transfer and fulfill needed requirements.
JMU Programs
International Affairs majors have participated in any number of programs, including but not limited to the following:
Semester in London - Fall, Spring, Summer
Semester in Florence - Fall, Spring, Summer
Semester in Spain - Fall, Spring, Summer
Ireland: Civil Rights, Social Justice & Peace Studies - Summer
JMU Exchange Programs
Flinders University (Australia) - Fall, Spring, or Full Academic Year
University of Versailles (France) - Fall, Spring, or Full Academic Year
Universitas Katolik Parahyangan (Indonesia) - Fall, Spring, or Full Academic Year
Ritsumeikan University (Japan) - Fall, Spring, or Full Academic Year
Malmö University (Sweden) - Fall, Spring, or Full Academic Year
External Programs
None
Other Related JMU Programs
East Africa Field School - Summer
Communication, Conflict and Culture in Ireland - Summer
JMU in Argentina - Summer
Austria, Croatia and Bosnia: Identity, Conflict and Democracy - Summer
Culture of the Japanese Alps - Summer
India: Culture and Cuisine to Sports and Politics - Summer
Art and Food on the French Riviera - Summer
Nepal: Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development in the Himalaya - Summer
JMU Internship in Ireland - Summer