Short-Term Study Away
The deadline to submit your deposit, apply for travel scholarships, and be registered for the 2024–2025 Short-Term Study Away opportunities is 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
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
Summer Travel Course(s)
SPN3880 Spanish Travel Experience
Travel Dates: May 9-23, 2025
Credit Hours: 4
Faculty:
Denise Hatcher, Chair of Foreign Languages and Professor of Spanish
630-844-7827 | dhatcher@aurora.edu
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
BUS4880 Travel Study in Business and Public Policy
Travel Dates: May 16–24, 2025
Credit Hours: 4
Faculty:
Shawn Green, Professor of Marketing
630-844-5527 | sgreen@aurora.edu
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
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
Ready to travel for credit?
Interested students should:
- Meet with the instructor and secure permission to register.
- Review and sign the Study Away Payment Agreement and Pre-Registration Acknowledgement of Policies forms.
- Submit the Study Away Payment Agreement and Pre-Registration Acknowledgement of Policies forms and the $500 deposit to Student Accounts by December 3, 2024.
- Once the deposit is received, you will be registered for the course by the Registrar.
- Pay the remaining balance by the course-specific deadline.
- 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 December 3, 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.