School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) students have expanded their understanding of the world through participation in study abroad programs around the world.
SESP sudents may earn up to one year of academic credit while abroad. It is imperative, however, that students considering study abroad work with their academic adviser and consult the study abroad portion of SESP Student Handbook and the Northwestern Study Abroad Office.
Each January, the SESP Student Affairs Office hosts a dinner at which our students who have studied abroad share their experience with students considering such a program.
If interested in studying abroad, we highly recommend that you attend one of the weekly workshops.
Study Abroad 101 workshops are now online. To access the workshop, click here.
Note: The table below can be downloaded as a Word document here.SESP Student-Recommended Study Abroad Programs
| Program | Intellectual stimulation | Interaction with locals | Quality of housing | Expense* |
| Low 1 2 3 4 5 High | ||||
| Argentina, Mexico, Spain | ||||
| COPA – Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4 | 4 | 5 | $ |
| Public Health in Mexico | 4 | 5 | 4 | $$ |
| Sweet Briar – Seville, Spain | 4 | 5 | 5 | $$$ |
| Boston University – Madrid, Spain | 4 | 3 | 4 | $$$$ |
| Italy, Greece, Czech Republic | ||||
| Boston University CIES – Padova | 5 | 5 | 5 | $$$ |
| Arcadia University – Athens, Greece | 4 | 3 | 4 | $$$ |
| Collegium Hieronymi Praguensis, Prague, Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 5 | $$$$ |
| Syracuse in Florence | 4 | 4 | 4 | $$$$$ |
| Scotland, Ireland, England | ||||
| Arcadia, University of Edinburgh, Scotland | 4 | 5 | 4 | $$$$ |
| Arcadia, University College, Cork, Ireland | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | $$$$$ |
| SIT Ireland: Peace and Conflict Studies | 5 | 4 | 4 | $$ |
| Arcadia, Goldsmiths | 4 | 4 | 4 | $$$$$ |
| Arcadia, University College London | 4 | 4 | 5 | $$$$$ |
| London School of Econ and Political Sci. | 4 | 5 | 4 | $$$$$ |
| France, Germany, Denmark | ||||
| Sweet Briar - Paris, France | 4 | 4 | 5 | $$$$ |
| IES, Univ. of Nantes, Nantes, France | 4 | 4 | 5 | $$$$ |
| IES – Berlin | 5 | 3 | 5 | $$$ |
| Denmark's International Study Program | 4 | 3 | 5 | $$$$$ |
| Jordan, Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Uganda, South Africa | ||||
| SIT Jordan: Modernization and Social Change, Amman | 4 | 4 | 5 | $ |
| CIEE – University of Cape Town, South Africa | 4 | 4 | 3 | $$$ |
| Public Health in South Africa | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | $$ |
| SIT South Africa: Reconciliation & Dev. | 5 | 4 | 5 | $$ |
| SIT Uganda: Development Studies | 4 | 4 | 5 | $ |
| SIT Ghana: Arts and Culture | 2 | 5 | 4 | $$$ |
| Australia, New Zealand | ||||
| Arcadia, University of Melbourne, Australia | 3 | 5 | 5 | $$$$ |
| Arcadia, Sydney University, Australia | 3 | 3 | 5 | $$$$ |
| University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand | 3 | 4 | 3 | $$$$ |
*This expense rating depends greatly on how much travel or shopping student does abroad, in addition to the exchange rate.
For more information, check out the Study Abroad Program Evaluations in the red binder on the Student Affairs bookshelf.
Please contact the Study Abroad Office, 847/467-6400, for more information.