Study Abroad
Modern Languages and Literatures strongly urges all students, regardless of major and minor, to consider study abroad. If you are interested, just follow these simple steps. First, decide where you would like to go and when. If you have studied a language and like it, you might want to consider going to the country of that language. Second, speak with your faculty advisor and schedule an appointment with the International Programs office. They can help you plan your program to make sure you have all your requirements taken care of, regardless of your major. If you are a language major or minor, you may take a maximum of 50% of your major or minor courses abroad (three toward a minor, six toward a major). Also, majors and minors studying abroad must take one 300-level course in the department of the language of the major or minor upon their return to Loyola.
Chinese
Loyola offers a study abroad program in Beijing, China, at the Beijing Center, located at the University of International Business and Economics. The program can be for either fall, spring or summer semesters or for a full academic year. Housing is at the university and there is a Jesuit from the Jesuit Consortium who lives there. The program can be designed for several majors. All courses are taught in English except for Chinese language courses. A Chinese language course is required. Students who are fluent in Chinese do not need to take a language course. The cost is equivalent to Loyola's tuition and housing.
Learn more about the Beijing program
French
Students can go to Montpellier for the summer or the academic year. The great thing
is that you can take your Loyola scholarship with you. Study will be at the Université
Paul Valéry. This exchange includes airfare and various other items such as an initial,
month-long intensive French course. All students must have completed intermediate
French at Loyola. Housing can be on campus, in town apartments, or with local families.
Learn more about the Montpellier program.
Learn more about the Montpellier program
German
Berlin is a dynamic and diverse European city rich in culture and history. Its prominence as a relevant historic site, especially regarding Germany’s more recent past, has made Berlin a vibrant metropolis where remnants of the past visibly mix with bedrocks of modernity.
Freie Universität Berlin is one of Germany's premier institutions of higher education. Founded in 1948 by students, scholars, and scientists with the support of the American allied forces and politicians in Berlin, the university nowadays holds an enrollment rate of circa 32,000 students. Freie Universität Berlin is ranked nationally and internationally among the top research universities in Germany.
Learn more about the Berlin program
Italian
The program in Rome, Italy is run through John Cabot University. All courses (except
Italian) are taught in English. One Italian language course is required along with
four other courses. Students may also use other Italian courses toward Loyola's Italian
Studies Minor. Students live in apartments in the city of Rome. The cost is equivalent
to Loyola's tuition and housing, plus other fees. Students are eligible for consideration
for all forms of federal, state, institutional and private sources of aid, except
the federal work-study program.
Learn more about Rome study abroad opportunities
Japanese
Loyola has an exchange program at Kansai Gaidai University for a single term or for one year in Hirakata City, Japan (near Kyoto). All courses are taught in English. Students live with a Japanese family or in dorms with other internationals. Japanese language background is not a prerequisite, however, it must be taken while abroad. Learn more about this exchange program.
Learn more about the Kansai Gaidai University exchange program
Spanish
Loyola has a center in the city of Alcalá de Henares, which is located 30-km northeast of Madrid, Spain. It was the home of Miguel de Cervantes and St. Ignatius of Loyola. Loyola's Spanish program at the University of Alcalá is a one-semester program. The program is best designed for Spanish majors and minors, and intermediate Spanish is a prerequisite. It can also serve international business and English majors. Loyola students going to Alcalá stay formally enrolled at Loyola paying the regular tuition, housing, and comprehensive fee. All Loyola financial aid is applicable to this program. If you receive GI benefits or are a part of the federal work study program, check those departments webpages for the most up to date information. The program includes one round-trip airfare, tuition, housing, food, international insurance, LUM sponsored trips, and special activities. Spanish majors can earn as many as 18 credits.
Learn more about the Alcalá de Henares program
Loyola has an exchange program with the Jesuit Universidad Alberto Hurtado in Santiago de Chile, a city of seven million habitants. Classes run from January to July with a vacation in February (the middle of the summer in Chile) or from July to December with nation holidays in September. Students are required to participate in the 6.0 credit course Pobreza y Desarollo (Poverty and Development) which includes a strong service-learning component, and direct involvement with the local community. Courses are taught in Spanish with a mix of Chilean and international students. Students generally earn 18 credits which can count toward a major in Spanish as well as a minor in Latin American and Latino Studies. Completion of the SN 201 is required for the program, and SN 203 is strongly recommended to apply to this program.