Listing of programs available for International Education.

An important way in which students can broaden their horizons is by studying abroad for a semester, a year, or through special short-term courses. Drury University encourages such participation through special financial considerations, depending upon the specific program. These opportunities are presented in the following paragraphs. More information about these programs can be obtained from Thomas E. Russo, director of international education, Lydy Hall 210, (417) 873-7263.

Drury Semester in London

Through an affiliation with Regent's College in Regent's Park, London, juniors and seniors can make normal progress toward Drury degrees while living in London, one of the world's richest educational and cultural centers. This program allows Drury students to live and study with students from other American colleges, from Britain and Europe, and from other parts of the world. This program consists of one semester spent at Regent's College carrying a full load of courses. Regent's offers courses in most disciplines, many of which satisfy general education requirements.

Financially, the semester in London is essentially equivalent to a semester at Drury, with the student paying the current charges for tuition and room and board, and an administrative fee. All Drury scholarships and financial aid are available to the student during this semester. The other financial responsibilities involve air fare to and from London, and travel and entertainment money.

Students are advised to apply for the program during their freshman year, since we are limited to 38 in any given year. GPA requirement is 3.0.

University of Granada, Spain

The University of Granada is located in southern Spain. Established in 1526 by Emperor Charles V, the university has grown in social and cultural importance to become one of the major intellectual centers in southern Spain. Through our direct student exchange agreement with the University of Granada, Drury students experience the culture of an ancient city that reverberates with the history of its Roman, Islamic and Christian past. With around 250,000 inhabitants, Granada offers the amenities of a modern day city; yet everywhere there is the reminder of its glorious past as the capital of the Old Nasrid Kingdom under the Muslims and as the last Islamic stronghold in Spain to be conquered by Ferdinand II and Isabella I in 1492. The city provides a perfect environment for studying the humanities and the arts and enjoys an extraordinary geographic situation: a one-hour drive from either the seacoast or from the skiing region of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the southernmost European mountain range.

Classes are taught in Spanish and students must have the requisite language skills to participate in this program. A 3.0 GPA is required. Duration of this program is for one year and is limited to two students per year. Tuition and associated costs of this program are the same as Drury, plus an administrative fee. Room and board costs are paid directly to the host institution. All Drury scholarships and financial aid are available to the student. Other financial responsibilities involve round trip air fare to Granada, and personal travel and entertainment expenses. Application deadline: October 15 of the year prior to participation in program.

Luneburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Luneburg is a beautiful medieval city of around 60,000 inhabitants located just about an hour south of Hamburg in northern Germany. Through the Semester in Luneburg-English (SmiLE) program, four Drury students a year can study at Luneburg University of Applied Sciences. Participants earn a full year of German language credit in one semester and take additional courses, taught in English, for further credit. No previous German language experience is required.

Tuition and associated costs of this program are the same as Drury University's, plus an administrative fee; room and board costs are paid directly to the host institution. All Drury scholarships and financial aid are available to the student during this semester. Other financial responsibilities involve round trip air fare to Luneburg and personal travel and entertainment expenses. GPA requirement is 2.7. This is a fall term only program. Application deadline: October 15 of the year prior to participation in program.

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Swinburne University was founded in 1908 in an eastern suburb of Melbourne and has grown to become an academic institution of strong national and international reputation providing career-oriented education with an emphasis on research. Drury students can take courses in a variety of disciplines at Swinburne's main campus in Hawthorn, just minutes from the heart of downtown Melbourne, one of the leading urban, cultural centers of Australia. Another option is for students to study at the university's modern Lilydale campus where programs focus on business and social science. Readily available train and bus transportation from both campuses make for easy access to the cultural life of Melbourne and all it has to offer.

The duration of this program is one semester, either fall or spring, and is limited to six students per year. A 3.0 GPA is required. Because of the different cycle of the seasons in Australia, semester one is from early March to the middle of July and semester two is from the end of July to the middle of November. Financially, tuition and associated costs of this program are the same as at Drury, plus an administrative fee. Room and board costs are paid directly to the host institution. All Drury scholarships and financial aid are available to students during this semester abroad. Other financial responsibilities involve round trip airfare to Melbourne and personal travel and entertainment expenses. Application deadline: one year prior to participation in program.

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Drury University is a coordinating institution for Denmark International Study programs (DIS), an affiliate of the University of Copenhagen. This program offers courses in humanities and social science, international business, marine biology and architecture. The student takes a "crash" course in Danish, but all classes are taught in English. Most students in this program take advantage of the option that allows them to live with a host family, thus truly experiencing the culture.

Financially, this program tends to be approximately the same cost as a semester at Drury, however, Drury scholarships cannot be applied to this semester. Such scholarships will be held for the student while attending this program. For application requirements, see the DIS catalog, available in Lydy Hall room 210.

Other Programs Abroad

Drury students have enrolled in universities and special study institutes abroad for a semester or a year in Austria, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Mexico, Scotland and Spain, and for summer language programs in Quebec. These programs involve transfer credit, which should be arranged before participation to insure the student's progress toward the Drury degree. From time to time special short term study-travel seminars are organized for Drury students who thereby earn elective credit. In recent years such trips have traveled to Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and to India via several other East Asian nations.

International Studies Program

As a means of enabling students to become more knowledgeable about the wider human community, diverse ways of understanding, different formulations of work, family and life, Drury offers an International Studies program as an addition to a student's academic major or minor.