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Learning Abroad

Among the amazing changes in the world, none is more compelling than the current need to understand oneself within a global context. Study abroad can enrich the Chicano Studies major or minor by providing rich comparative contexts for thinking about some of the foundational theories and methods they’ve acquired around issues related to race, class and colonial relationships. Study abroad can help prepare students to live and function productively in a complex social milieu of great cultural, economic and linguistic diversity.

If you want to continue to learn how to move comfortably in many different cultures, you should think seriously about taking advantage of a global education. To be an educated person in the 21st Century one must have the skills that come from exposure to other cultures and the understanding produced from the study of different societies and nations. But as Chicano Studies students know—even to function at home in an increasingly diverse United States environment—sensitivity, knowledge and understanding are required. One must also be able to recognize power relations and have the ability to analyze how transnational processes affect various peoples with differing cultures, histories and geographies. And, at the same time that you are building these skills, you will be creating a lifetime of memories.

Find general learning abroad information, including programs available, advising, financial aid and scholarships, policies and procedures, and application materials at the Learning Abroad Center.

For information specifically on learning abroad for Chicano Studies majors and minors see the Study Abroad Major and Minor Advising Sheet (PDF).