Short-Term Study Away

The deadlines to submit your deposit and be registered for the 2024–2025 Short-Term Study Away opportunities are approaching.

  • Spring 2025 Travel Courses
    • Deposit Deadline: November 14, 2024
  • Summer 2025 Travel Courses
    • Deposit Deadline: December 3, 2024

Please review the information below for course-specific details, including final payment deadlines, and how to secure your spot.

 

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.

2024–2025 Short-Term Study Away Opportunities
Spring Travel Course(s)

SOC2280 Rome: History, Culture, and Society in the Eternal City

Travel Dates: February 28–March 8, 2025

Credit Hours: 4

Faculty:
Greg Goalwin, Associate Professor of Sociology
630-844-6518 | ggoalwin@aurora.edu

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HLS2880 Travel Medicine and Public Health: Exploring Global Health

Travel Dates: March 3-8, 2025

Credit Hours: 4

Faculty:
Mariem Hathout, Senior Lecturer of Health Science
630-844-5432 | mhathout@aurora.edu

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Summer Travel Course(s)

MTH1880 Math in Architecture and Art

Travel Dates: May 19-26, 2025

Credit Hours: 3

Faculty: 
Ramona Baima, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics
630-844-5265 | rbaima@aurora.edu

Gina Rahn, Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics
630-844-5651 | rrahn@aurora.edu

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BUS4880 Travel Study in Business and Public Policy

Travel Dates: May 1624, 2025

Credit Hours: 4

Faculty:
Shawn Green, Professor of Marketing
630-844-5527 | sgreen@aurora.edu

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CRJ3880 International Crime and Justice: London

Travel Dates: May 16-24, 2025

Credit Hours: 4

Faculty:
Brandon Kooi, Professor of Criminal Justice

630-844-4236 | bkooi@aurora.edu

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LTS2880 Economics, Culture, and Public Policy at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Travel Dates: June 20-27, 2025

Credit Hours: 4

Faculty:
Matt Dabros, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
630-844-7568 | mdabros@aurora.edu

Eva Serrano, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
630-844-6259 | eserrano@aurora.edu

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Ready to travel for credit?

Interested students should:

  1. Meet with the instructor and secure permission to register.
  2. Review and sign the Study Away Payment Agreement and Pre-Registration Acknowledgement of Policies forms.
  3. Submit the Study Away Payment Agreement and Pre-Registration Acknowledgement of Policies forms and the $500 deposit to Student Accounts by the course-specific deadline.
  4. Once the deposit is received, you will be registered for the course by the Registrar.
  5. Pay the remaining balance by the course-specific deadline.
  6. Awards of up to $1,000 are available to support AU Study Away course and travel costs. Apply here – the scholarship application deadline has been extended to November 14, 2024! 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.