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First Steps

1. Research your options:

2. Talk with your academic adviser to discuss options that fit into your academic plan

3. Research financial aid and scholarship opportunities

  • Contact Ruthi Bloomfield for available funding from the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics 

4. Apply to an education abroad program


Study Abroad

Study Abroad Program Types

  • Faculty-Directed Programs - Faculty directed programs are run and taught by MSU faculty members who lead a group of MSU students abroad. While on a program, students will directly earn MSU credit and pay the same rate in MSU tuition that they do on campus.

  • Semester Partner Programs - Semester partner programs allow an MSU student to apply to and enroll in a foreign university as a student. Students take courses at the university with local and other international students. There are two types of Semester Partner Programs: Exchange and Direct Enroll.

Exchange Program: Students pay MSU tuition and fees just like a semester on campus.

Direct Enroll Program: Students pay host institution tuition and fees.

Note: All Semester Partner Programs require a student to complete a Course Approval Form (CAF) to earn academic credit. Students must submit a copy of the completed CAF, with all required signatures, to the Office for Education Abroad before leaving for a program. Students should save a copy for their records.


Study Abroad: Faculty-Directed Programs

Sustainable Food, Environment and Social Systems in Australia | Various Locations, Australia 
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
*Courses Offered: ANR 475; ISS 310; ISB 202

International Business Studies in Europe | France and the United Kingdom
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
*Courses Offered: MKT 300, 310

U.S. & Canada: Great Lakes Supply Chain Tour | Toronto, Ottawa, & Montreal, Canada
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: SCM 303

Marketing and Chinese Consumer Behavior | Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai & Xi'an, China
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: MKT 300, 302, 310, 319, 327, 383, 491

Global Food Systems and Health | France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom 
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: ANR 475 or FSC 421

Business Law, Ethics and Sustainability in an Emerging Global Market | Athens & Nafplion, Greece
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: GBL 295, 295H, 323, 460, 490, 491; MKT 393

Business and Culture in Japan | Tokyo, Osaka, & Nagoya, Japan
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: MKT 310, 327, 490, 491; BUS 491

Marketing and Business in London | London, England, United Kingdom
Terms: Winter Break
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Junior minimum
*Courses Offered: MKT 300, 327, 415, 490; HB 375; BUS 291


*The courses listed for each program provide a sample of the courses available to students. All courses are subject to change. 


Study Abroad: Semester Partner Programs

Ecole d'Ingenieurs de Purpan | Toulouse, France
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange

University College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange

Wageningen University | Wageningen, Netherlands
Terms: Fall and Spring 
Required GPA: 3.0 
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Enrollment Type: Exchange

Lincoln University | Christchurch, New Zealand
Terms: Spring 
Required GPA: 2.75 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) | Loughry Campus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Terms: Spring 
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Exchange


For approved equivalencies at partner universities, visit transfer.msu.edu and the Registrar's Education Abroad Partner Programs page. 


Note: The programs listed provide a sample of available program options. Use the Program Search to find more options available to you.


Internships Abroad

Internships Abroad

Internships abroad are designed to engage students in a variety of experiential opportunities that reflect their career interests and typically provide an academic component to reflect upon their professional development.

An internship abroad is a great way for students to:

  • gain on-the-job experience in their field of study
  • build a strong resume by adding an international dimension
  • experience foreign work cultures firsthand
  • build a global network to help support professional growth

Ecole d'Ingenieurs de Purpan + Internship | Toulouse, France
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange


Service-Learning Abroad

Service-Learning Abroad

Global Service-Learning combines and pursues academic learning through ethical collaboration that addresses the needs and assets to address these needs within a community outside the United States of America.

This type of learning employs structured reflective practices that facilitate and support better understanding of:

  • Common human dignity
  • One’s own culture and identities
  • Intercultural awareness of partnering community
  • Socio-economic, political, and environmental issues
  • Power relations on interpersonal, intercultural, societal, and global scales
  • Socially responsible citizenship

Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, and Environment Studies in Belize | Various Locations, Belize
Terms: Winter Break
Required GPA: 2.2
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: ANR 475


*The courses listed for each program provide a sample of the courses available to students. All courses are subject to change. 


Contact

For more information, contact:

Ruthi Bloomfield
Undergraduate Academic Adviser
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Jean-Paul Sewavi
EA Program Coordinator
Office for Education Abroad

Rhonda Crackel
Director of CANR Study Abroad
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Office for Education Abroad Advising Center
International Center | Room 108
(517) 353-8922


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