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Department of Music

• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: Students take two one-on-one tutorials with Oxford professors, including "Topics in Music History before 1750," "Techniques of Composition," and "Musical Analysis and Criticism."
• Contemporary Music Center

Department of Theatre and Dance

• London Internship Program: Internships are offered in a variety of areas. Students have interned at Green Candle Dance Company, Shaftesbury Theatre, and Battersea Arts Centre.
• O'Neill National Theater Institute

Department of Art and Design

Art Education students should plan to study abroad during their sophomore years. Art Studio Majors should plan to study abroad during sophomore or junior year

• Gordon in Orvieto (Italy): Italian language course, studio art courses, Renaissance cultural history course are available.
• Temple Rome: Courses are available in "History of Art in Rome," Galleries and Studios of Rome," Sculpture," "Painting," Photography," Printmaking," and "Digital Imaging."
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: Students take two one-on-one tutorials with Oxford professors, including art history courses such as "Egyptian Art and Architecture," "Greek Sculpture, c.600-300 BC," and "Nature and Art in the Renaissance".

Department of Business

• CIEE Shanghai: The Chinese Business, Language and Culture track allow students to enhance their Chinese language skills and take business courses in English.
• International Business Institute
• LCC International University: Courses available in accounting, business, economics, and marketing.
• London Internship Program
• American Business School Paris
• Oxford Study Abroad Programme

Department of Education

Education majors may want to browse department sheets from other disciplines to explore programs that may offer courses in their academic concentrations.

• International Student Teaching (TEP 439)
• Uganda Studies Program

Department of Human Development and Family Sciences

HDFS students should not plan to study abroad fall semester of their senior year. Students are strongly encouraged to choose courses that will meet general education requirements.

• LCC International University: Students can take classes in family and social sciences such as "Human Development," "Marriage and Family," and "Parenting" as well as participate in internships.
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: Available tutorials include "Developmental Psychology" and "Individual Differences."

Psychology

• LCC International University: Students can take classes in psychology, including "Social Psychology," "Abnormal Psychology," and "Organizational Psychology."
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: A variety of Psychology tutorials are available including, "Cognitive Neuroscience," "Developmental Psychology," Social Psychology," and "Language and Cognition."

Department of Social Work

Social Work students are encouraged to study abroad fall or spring of their junior year.

• LCC International University: Students can take classes in sociology and social sciences as well as participate in social science-related field experiences.
• Uganda Studies Program: Offers social work field experiences available for both junior and senior years.
• Baltimore Urban Studies: Sociology and Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Biblical and Religious Studies

• LCC International University: Classes have included Biblical Interpretation, History of the Christianity, Introduction to Theology, Major Christian Thinkers, and Peacemaking and Justice.
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: A variety of tutorials are available including, Religions in the Greek and Roman World, Development of Doctrine in the Early Church, Augustine, The Gospels and Jesus, and Old Testament Archaeology.
• Uganda Studies Program

Department of Communication

• LCC International University: Classes have included Business Communication, International Marketing, Journalistic Writing, and Organizational Communication.
• London Internship Program: Internships are offered in a variety of areas, including media and public relations.

English

• Gordon in Orvieto (Italy): Available courses include Creative Writing, Dante, and Shakespeare in Italy.
• LCC International University: Classes have included World Literature, Structure of Language, Language Research Methods, Journalistic Writing, Writing Poetry, Short Fiction, and Drama.
• London Internship Program: Courses in journalism and literature are available. Internships are offered in a variety of areas.
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: A variety of literature courses are available.

History

History majors should plan to take at least one history course when studying off campus.History majors should avoid planning to study off campus during the fall semester of their sophomore or junior years. HSST majors should plan to study off campus either the spring semester of their sophomore or junior years and should work closely with their academic advisors.

• London Internship Program: Courses include History of Modern Britain, Historic London, and the English Legal System. Internships are offered in a variety of areas.
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: Students take two one-on-one tutorials with Oxford professors; a variety of history courses are available.
• Temple Rome: Course options include Roman History and Rome and Italy from the Renaissance to the Present.

Modern Languages

• Chinese Majors: CIEE Shanghai
• French Majors: WorldStrides Paris
• Spanish Majors: University of Granada or WorldStrides/Veritas Costa Rica

Department of Peace and Conflict Studies

• Balkans Semester: This semester-long program, , is accessible to 91ÖÆƬ³§ students via the Christian College Consortium Student Visitor Program.
• Baltimore Urban Studies
• LCC International University: Classes offered in the past included a course in Peacemaking and Justice.
• WorldStrides/Veritas: Costa Rica
• WorldStrides/Veritas: South Africa

Philosophy

Philosophy majors are strongly advised to avoid planning to study off campus during the fall semester of their senior year.

• LCC International University: Courses include "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Moral Philosophy."
• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of politics tutorials are available, including the History of Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, and Modern British Philosophy.
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: A variety of tutorials are available including, The Philosophy of Kant, Philosophy of Science and Social Science, and Medieval Philosophy.

Politics and International Relations

• London Internship Program: Internships are offered in a variety of areas, including with members of Parliament.
• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of politics tutorials are available, including, Foundations of Modern Social and Political Thought, British Politics and Government Since 1880, and International Relations.
• Scholars' Semester in Oxford: A variety of tutorials are available including, Nationalism, Politics and Culture in Ireland, Theories of State, and Cicero: Politics and Thought in the Late Republic.
• Baltimore Urban Studies

Department of Biological Sciences

Students study in May or over the summer.

• AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies: Please contact Dr. David Foster with questions about this program. His email address is dfoster@messiah.edu
• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of biology tutorials are available, including "Molecular Biology," "Cell Biology," "Environmental Biology," and "Invertebrate and Vertebrate Zoology."
• Quetzal International Research Center: Courses in Tropical Ecology and Sustainability, Tropical Field Research, Tropical Medicine.
• WorldStrides/Veritas: Costa Rica
• WorldStrides/Veritas: South Korea: Courses, which are taught in English, are available in a wide range of disciplines including chemistry, environmental science, medical sciences.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of science tutorials are available.
• Uganda Studies Program
• WorldStrides/Veritas: South Korea: Courses, which are taught in English, are available in a wide range of disciplines including chemistry, environmental science, medical sciences.

Computer and Information Sciences

• London Internship Program
• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of mathematics tutorials are available.
• WorldStrides/Veritas: South Korea

Department of Engineering

Typically the only time Engineering majors can participate in semester-long, off-campus programs is during the first (fall) semester of their sophomore year. Please work with your academics advisor as soon as possible to develop a plan to study off campus.

• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of engineering tutorials are available, including "Metallurgy," "Physical Metallurgy," "Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials," "Polymeric Materials" (including synthesis, microstructures and engineering applications of polymers.
• Uganda Studies Program
• Temple Rome: Engineering Courses include "Engineering Dynamics", "Mechanics of Solids", and "Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics."

Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science

Due to required professional course work in the junior and senior years, Nutrition and Dietetics and Nutrition Science majors who wish to spend a semester abroad should plan to do so during their sophomore year. Check with your advisor to determine which semester will best fit your academic schedule.

• Uganda Studies Program: Students can enroll in the  which allow students to participate in a Global Health Practicum.

Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics

The ideal semester to study off campus for most students in Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics Department, is either spring semester sophomore year or fall semester junior year. Math Education majors and Physics Educations major should plan to study off campus the spring semester of their sophomore year.

• London Internship Program
• Oxford Study Abroad Programme: A variety of mathematics tutorials are available.

Department of Nursing

• Baltimore Urban Studies
• LCC International University: The university offers courses that may fulfill general education requirements: history, literature, Bible, Social sciences. Additionally, opportunities are available for students to be involved in service projects.
• Uganda Studies Program: Students will participate in service projects in orphanages and medical clinics. Students can enroll in the  which allow students to participate in a Global Health Practicum.