Lead a Group Abroad
Faculty-led study abroad programs are the most popular way for MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú students to gain valuable international experience. The Education Abroad office provides guidance and resources to assist faculty members in the development and administration of these high-impact programs. In addition to short-term programs, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú faculty can also lead semester-long experiences such as the London, Costa Rica, or Florence semester programs.
Short-Term Programs
Contact Sharon Olson, Director, Education Abroad for instructions and guidelines for creating and implementing a Faculty-Led, Short-Term Program.
Long-Term Programs
The Center for International Education is currently accepting applications from MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú tenure and tenure-track faculty (plus full-time lecturers on a three-year contract) who have an interest in teaching in the MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Florence Semester Program in Fall 2026. The Florence Semester Program was initiated in Fall 2016 and has been very successful since its inception. Faculty teach two MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú upper-division approved GE courses and also act as faculty of record for a beginning Italian language and culture course (taught by an adjunct faculty member in Florence) and supervise any students who choose to enroll in an internship in Florence (for a total of 13 WTU).
Faculty members teaching in this program are expected to relate their instruction to the Italian setting to the greatest degree possible.
For more details about the program and an application, download the following documents:
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 3, 2025. Interviews will be conducted mid-October.
The Center for International Education is currently accepting applications from MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú tenure and tenure-track faculty (plus full-time lecturers on a three-year contract) who have an interest in teaching in the MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Spain Semester Program in Fall 2026. This is a new semester option for semester-long, faculty-led study abroad. Faculty teach two MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú upper-division and also act as faculty of record for a Spanish language and culture course (taught by an adjunct faculty member in Spain) and supervise any students who choose to enroll in an internship in Spain (for a total of 13 WTU).
Faculty members teaching in this program are expected to relate their instruction to the Spanish setting to the greatest degree possible.
For more details about the program and an application, download the following documents:
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 3, 2025. Interviews will be conducted mid-October.
The Center for International Education is currently accepting applications from MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú tenure and tenure-track faculty (plus full-time lecturers on a three-year contract) who have an interest in teaching in the MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Japan Semester Program in Fall 2026. This is a new semester option for semester-long, faculty-led study abroad. Faculty teach two MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú upper-division approved GE courses and also act as faculty of record for a Japanese language and culture course (taught by an adjunct faculty member in Japan) and supervise any students who choose to enroll in an internship in Japan (for a total of 13 WTU).
Faculty members teaching in this program are expected to relate their instruction to the Japanese setting to the greatest degree possible.
For more details about the program and an application, download the following documents:
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 3, 2025. Interviews will be conducted mid-October.
The Center for International Education is currently accepting applications from MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú tenure and tenure-track faculty (plus full-time lecturers on a three-year contract) who have an interest in teaching in the MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú London Semester Program during Spring 2027. The London Semester Program has been running since 1986, in partnership with CSU Fullerton. Each campus sends one faculty member to teach two home-campus upper-division in London. Students are recruited from both campuses and may enroll in any combination of classes from either faculty member. Faculty also act as faculty of record for a British Life and Culture course (taught by an adjunct faculty member in London) and supervise any students who choose to enroll in an internship in London (for a total of 12 WTU).
Faculty members teaching in this program are expected to relate their instruction to the London and UK setting to the greatest degree possible.
For more details about the program and an application, download the following documents:
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 17, 2025. Interviews will be conducted early November 2025.
The Center for International Education is currently accepting applications from MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú tenure and tenure-track faculty (plus full-time lecturers on a three-year contract) who have an interest in teaching in the MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Costa Rica Semester Program during Spring 2027. The Costa Rica Semester Program has been running since spring 2020. Faculty teach two upper-division approved GE courses in San José, Costa Rica. Faculty also act as faculty of record for a Spanish language course (taught by an adjunct faculty member in San José) and supervise any students who choose to enroll in an internship in Costa Rica (for a total of 13 WTU).
Faculty members teaching in this program are expected to relate their instruction to the Costa Rica and Latin American setting to the greatest degree possible.
For more details about the program and an application, download the following documents:
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 17, 2025. Interviews will be conducted in early November 2025.
The Center for International Education is currently accepting applications from MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú faculty who have an interest in teaching in the MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú South Korea Semester Program in Spring 2027. This is a new semester option for semester-long, faculty-led study abroad. Faculty teach wo approved MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú upper-division GE courses and also act as faculty of record for a South Korean language and culture course (taught by an adjunct faculty member in Seoul) and supervise any students who choose to enroll in an internship in Seoul (for a total of 13 WTU).
Faculty members teaching in this program are expected to relate their instruction to the South Korean setting to the greatest degree possible.
For more details about the program and an application, download the following documents:
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 17, 2025. Interviews will be conducted in early November 2025.