Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS)
Study abroad is available in four to six week summer programs in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Ecuador through Bellarmine's membership in the Kentucky Institute for International Studies, a consortium of Kentucky colleges and universities. A student can earn up to six hours of transfer credit in foreign languages, liberal arts, and business, with emphasis on providing opportunities for foreign language and culture study. Program costs range from $2000 in Mexico to around $3000 at the European, and $3800 at the Asian sites. Costs represent air fare, room and board, and up to six hours of transfer credit. Applications and brochures are available in October in the Department of Foreign Languages and International Programs and in the University library. Scholarships are available! Consult the International Programs Office Miles 146-149 (email) for details.
Study Abroad with Bellarmine faculty
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 Miles 146-149 (email) for details. Study Abroad with Bellarmine faculty
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Founded in 1947, CIEE is a consortium of 170 colleges and universities including Bellarmine providing summer and semester study, internships, field projects, intensive language study, and a variety of courses in the liberal arts, business and economic development, as well as social and natural sciences at its international study centers, as well as over 600 volunteer opportunities for Service Learning around the globe. Summer study is available in Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Spain, Thailand, and Tunesia and in academic areas not served by KIIS or CCSA. Semester study and/or academic year study is available mostly in countries throughout the world not served by ISEP. Credit earned abroad is evaluated on an individual basis. Program costs vary greatly. Scholarships are available! Consult the International Programs Office Miles 146-149 (email) for details.
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 Miles 146-149 (email) for details.
Bellarmine University IDC 301 Summer Abroad Programs 2010 Fufill the Interdisciplinary Course requirement for the 301 level while abroad. Take class from Bellarmine professors with 10 sites to choose from and a variety of subjects offered from every major. The classes provide short-term study abroad experience in unique settings.
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
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 Pat Carver via email or Rubel School of Business in Horrigan Hall 50./452.8444 or the International Programs Office in Miles 146-149.
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.
International Service-Learning in Jamaica Critical Examinations of Third World Politics and Practices (IDC 301) This trans-cultural summer course occasionally offered for juniors examines themes such as multiculturalism/antiracism, praxis, and social justice. These are explored through both theory and practice, using service learning to connect the course with orphanages and schools in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Mornings during this two week course will be spent assisting the workers in orphanages or teaching in countryside primary schools. Afternoons will be spent in classroom study at these sites where administrators and teachers will often serve as guest lecturers. Students will both investigate how Jamaican history, religion, economics, politics, and culture have been shaped by slavery/colonialism and post colonialism/globalization, and also develop deeper cultural sensitivities through theoretical study and practical experience working alongside Jamaican partners. For more information contact Bellarmine’s International Programs Office, Miles 146-149 or
Dr. Adam Renner
, Lenihan 17, 502/452-8135.
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 146-149.
International Service-Learning in Jamaica Critical Examinations of Third World Politics and Practices (IDC 301) This trans-cultural summer course occasionally offered for juniors examines themes such as multiculturalism/antiracism, praxis, and social justice. These are explored through both theory and practice, using service learning to connect the course with orphanages and schools in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Mornings during this two week course will be spent assisting the workers in orphanages or teaching in countryside primary schools. Afternoons will be spent in classroom study at these sites where administrators and teachers will often serve as guest lecturers. Students will both investigate how Jamaican history, religion, economics, politics, and culture have been shaped by slavery/colonialism and post colonialism/globalization, and also develop deeper cultural sensitivities through theoretical study and practical experience working alongside Jamaican partners. For more information contact Bellarmine’s International Programs Office, Miles 146-149 or
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: