Short-Term Study Away
Your experience begins in the AU classroom and ends with one to two weeks of faculty-led travel to a destination either in the U.S. Short-Term Study Away is offered throughout the academic year:
- Fall: Complement your learning in a fall semester course with travel across the fall break.
- Spring: Bring your classroom learning to life in a spring semester course by engaging in a travel experience over spring break.
- Summer: Take an additional travel-based course with one or more weeks of destination-based learning and still have time for your summer job or traditional summer school classes.
2026 Spring Travel Course
BUS3880 Leadership: Inside and Out
Travel Dates: March 6–14, 2026
Credit Hours: 4
This course also satisfies the Human Inquiry general education credit requirement.
Faculty:
Mary Tarling, Director of Global Engagement and Assistant Professor of Accounting
Institute for Collaboration 303 | 630-844-7802 | mtarling@aurora.edu
2026 Summer Travel Courses
EXS3880 Applied Exercise Science
Travel Dates: May 17–23, 2026
Credit Hours: 4
Faculty:
Jenee Rago, Instructor and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
630-844-6184 | jrago@aurora.edu
PSC2880 Brexit: Politics and Populism in the U.S. and UK
Travel Dates: May 17–28, 2026
Credit Hours: 4
This course also satisfies the Human Inquiry general education credit requirement.
Faculty:
Mark Petersen, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Director of Dunham Scholars Program
630-844-3865 | mpetersen@aurora.edu
LTS2880 Crossing Borders: The Mexican Presence in France
Travel Dates: May 18–27, 2026
Credit Hours: 4
This course also satisfies the Cultural Literacy general education credit requirement.
Faculty:
Eva Serrano, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
630-844-6259 | eserrano@aurora.edu
ECN3880 The Economics of Brexit: Policy, Labor, and Trade
Travel Dates: May 17–28, 2026
Credit Hours: 4
This course also satisfies the Cultural Literacy general education credit requirement.
Faculty:
Caleb Lewis, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance,
Chair of Dunham School of Business
630-844-5622 | clewis@aurora.edu
Ready to travel for credit?
Interested students should:
- Meet with the instructor and secure permission to register.
- Meet with Mary Tarling, the director of global engagement, in Institute 303 to discuss questions and secure permission.
- Review and sign the Study Away Payment Agreement and Pre-Registration Request Form.
- Submit the $500 deposit to Student Accounts by the course-specific deadline.
- Be registered for the course by the Registrar after the deposit is received.
- Pay the remaining balance by the course-specific deadline.
Scholarships are available for AU Study Away! Awards of up to $1,000 are available to support course and travel costs. Complete your scholarship application by the following deadlines:
- Spring Study Away Scholarship Application Deadline: November 6, 2025
- Summer Study Away Scholarship Application Deadline: February 11, 2026
Additional financial aid may be available. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@aurora.edu or 630-844-6190 for specific information.
Questions?
Please contact Mary Tarling, director of global engagement, at mtarling@aurora.edu or 630-844-7802.