Study Abroad
Sholarships are available! please contact mark morrison (mxm61@psu.edu) for further information.
General Information—This template provides an overview of programs and questions regarding study abroad. Please note: this is not an exhaustive list; these are programs that mesh well with the English major.
Penn State Study Abroad Information Flyer 2007
Faculty-Led Programs—Faculty led programs broaden Penn State’s campus. Students in these programs are taught by Penn State professors in sites abroad. The benefits are multiple. Students are familiar with the teaching and grading practices of Penn State faculty; they can speak the language, and they will be travelling with other Penn State students. Also, grades need not be adjudicated and transferred back to the university. Students can expect a program fee in addition to their regular tuition.
Summer in London Program —This summer program allows students to take two integrated English courses that will count towards the major.
Summer in Ireland Program—Students will spend a month touring Ireland, from a tiny coastal town to the hubs of Galway and Dublin. This is a nine credit program. Students take one art class, one English class, and a third class in one of those disciplines as per their choice.
Fall Semester in Rome, Sede di Roma, Rome, Italy—A full semester program, this offering gives students a full 16 credit semester, including 2 major courses, while living in the heart of Rome.
Exchange Programs—In these programs, students matriculate into a foreign university, almost as if they were transfer students. This gives students the opportunity to meet and live with other international students, to acclimate to a new university, its grading and its teaching, and experience life as a student in another country just as the locals do. In these programs, students might sit on a bus with a Penn Stater on one side, and a woman from Madagascar on the other.
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Africa—Students interested in creative writing, African/African American Literature and Post-Colonialism will excel in this program.
CIEE Prague, Prague, Czech Republic—Students with an interest in film will be particularly well-suited to this program.
The University of Leeds, Leeds, England—This University is third in the UK behind Cambridge and Oxford. Students can expect terrific seminars and survey courses in British Literature from medieval times to the present. These courses can help prepare students for the GRE subject tests for those interested in graduate studies in English.
The National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland—At this University, students will be surrounded by literary history. Research strengths of the English Department include Irish writing, women’s literature, post-colonialism, Chaucerian Studies, Theatre and Travel and Periodical Literature.
The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand—Students interested in Pacific Literature, gender studies, and creative writing will enjoy Waikato.
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand—Victoria boasts the strongest creative writing program in New Zealand, a plus for students studying for an emphasis in creative writing. They also have strong offerings in Pacific literature and post-colonialism.
Goldsmith’s University; London, England—Students will find terrific programs in English literature from medieval times to the present.
University of Sussex, Brighton, England—This university boasts strong programs in post-colonialism, women’s studies, gender theory and postmodernism.
The University of the West Indies—Here, students will have the opportunity to study Carribean literature. This is particularly well-suited to students interested in the African/African American Literature emphasis within the major.
University College, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland—In this world-renowned literary city, students of the university can study Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, James Joyce and modernism, Romantic and Victorian literature, contemporary writing in English, American Writing, Early Modern Writing and culture, Women’s writing, gender studies, medieval studies and medieval drama.
IES New Delhi, New Delhi India—For students interested in post-colonial literature, Indian film and literature, and ancient texts, Delhi offers wonderful opportunities.
American University of Cairo, Cairo Egypt—Students can pursue a fairly traditional course of study in Western literature augmented by courses in Egyptology and African literature and cultures. Another program that would benefit students pursuing an emphasis in African/African American literature.
Student Testimonials—Hear what other Penn State English majors have to say about their time abroad.
The English Department would like to thank Christi Daniels, Camille-Yvette Welsch, and student interns, Nate Ghubril and Nikki Williams for their work on this site.
