Study in England, Scotland, Ireland, Belize, Barbados, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa is available through Bellarmine's membership in the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) during the summer and winter break, with courses representing a variety of academic areas, including business, marketing, management, health care, social sciences, and the liberal arts. For additional study sites check the CCSA booklet available at the International Programs Office. Program costs range from $2000 to $4000, plus 50% of the cost of tuition in summer and winter programs. All credits and grades are transferable to Bellarmine as Bellarmine credits. Applications and brochures are available in October in the Department of Foreign Languages and International Programs and in the University library.  Consult the International Programs Office Mile 111-122 (email) for details. Study Abroad with Bellarmine faculty

The Center for Cross-Cultural Study (CC-CS). Welcome to The Center for Cross-Cultural Study, offering foreign study opportunities in Seville, Spain and Havana, Cuba. Learn the Spanish language, study Spanish and Cuban culture and explore the opportunities for immersion in two of the most incredible cities in the world: Seville, Spain and Havana, Cuba. Excellence in Spanish studies has been our hallmark for more than thirty years. Scholarships are available! Consult the International Programs Office Mile 111-122 (email) for details.

Bellarmine in Tuscany Business Program. Travel with Bellarmine business faculty to beautiful Tuscany and earn up to 6 hrs. of Bellarmine business credits towards your Major in Business Administration. The rolling hills of Tuscany are located in Central Italy, a European economy almost entirely driven by small businesses (95%). The program will be based in Florence, which is world renown for its splendid historical treasures and architecture. Excursions are planned for

• Montepulciano - Roberto Bellarmino’s (1542-1621) birthplace
• Verona - soon to be Louisville’s Sister City in Northern Italy and an important center for the Italian wine industry
• Lucca - one of Italy’s finest medieval treasures with a city center that is walled and unspoiled
• ESE (The European School of Economics) and other relevant business sites in Italy.

This program is offered to students on a first come, first served basis, while at the same time considering the following selection criteria: GPA, campus involvement, and course selection (6hrs vs. 3 hrs). For more information contact Dr. Ida Kutschera via email or Rubel School of Business in Horrigan Hall 50./452.8444 or the International Programs Office in Miles Hall 111.

Tropical Biology Field Study in the Bahamas. Bellarmine offers a two-credit organized field-studies course (Biol. 426), in which students study the diverse habitats (coral reefs, tidal pools, mangrove swamps, turtle grass beds, rocky shores, sandy beaches, inland lakes, and terrestrial zones) on and around the topical island of San Salvador in the Bahamas. Prerequisites: Biology 425 and consent of instructor. For more information contact Dr. Tom Bennett (email), Pasteur Hall 156, 502.452.8198.

The World of Saints Francis of Assisi and Robert Bellarmine (History 241) This occasionally offered spring semester course will use the lives of SS. Francis of Assisi and Robert Bellarmine as a lens to focus on the development of the Western world between the Late Middle Ages and the Catholic Reformation.  We will study the history of this period from a wide variety of perspectives in weekly meetings during the semester, then engage in a two-week field seminar in Italy, visiting some of the most important sites in the saints’ lives:  Rome, Assisi, Montepulciano, Florence, and Pisa. For more information contact Dr. Eric Roorda , Pasteur Hall 208, 502.452.8168.

China in Transition (History 242) This occasionally offered spring semester course will sample the history, politics, religion, arts, and language of China through weekly class sessions and a two-week field seminar in the region of Hong Kong, Guangzhou (Canton), and Macao.  This interdisciplinary inquiry will concentrate on the changes brought by the last century. For more information contact Bellarmine’s International Programs Office, Miles Hall 111 or Dr. Eric Roorda ,  Pasteur Hall 208, 502/452-8168.

Physical Therapy Experience in Australia. This is an intensive three week experience in Perth, Australia hosted by Curtain University. Junior and senior physical therapy students will spend three weeks learning about the practice of physical therapy in Australia. Students will have the opportunity to experience socialized medicine, rural healthcare in the outback and physical therapy education from an Australian perspective. For more information please e-mail:  Dr. David Boyce , PT, ECS, OCS or call 452-8373 or the International Programs Office at 452-8479 in Miles Hall 111.