Programs

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Faculty-Led Programs

SMU-in-Bali: Arts, Culture & Yoga

Program Director: Anne Westwick

SMU-in-China: Chinese Language & Culture

Program Director: Yan Xia

SMU-in-France: Language, Culture & Internships

Program Director: Caroline Grubbs

SMU-in-Germany: History, Film, & Language

Program Director: Stephen Grollman

SMU-in-Italy: Arts & Culture

Program Director: Adam Herring

SMU-in-Japan: International Studies & Honors

Program Director: Hiroki Takeuchi

SMU-in-London: Communication, Culture, & Social Innovation

Program Director: Doric Earle

SMU-in-Madrid: Spanish Language & Culture

Program Director: Allison Larkin

SMU-in-Oxford: Culture, History, & Honors

Program Directors: Gretchen Smith and Rachel Ball-Phillips

SMU-in-Prague: Russian Language, Culture, CS & Engineering

Program Director: Tatiana Zimakova 

SMU-in-Rome-Paris: Culture, History & Honors
Program Retired - No Longer Offered

Program Directors: Melissa Dowling & Kathleen Wellman 

SMU-in-South Africa: Arts, Culture, & Human Rights

Program Director: Barbara Hill Moore

SMU-in-Tokyo: Design Thinking for Possible Futures (Planned for 2027)

Program Director: Burke Jam

SMU-in-Tuscany: Language & Culture

Program Directors: Aria Cabot & Daniele Forlino

Internship Programs

SMU Internships: Barcelona Business

Cox Majors & Minors Only

Administrative Director: Barbara Mohrle

SMU Internships: Dublin Business

Cox Majors & Minors Only

Administrative Director: Barbara Mohrle

SMU Internships: London Business

Cox Majors Only

Program Director: Barbara Mohrle

 

SMU Internships: London Communication

All Communications Majors Preferred

Interim Program Director: Rita Kirk

 

SMU Internships: Prague

Dedman Majors Preferred

 

SMU Internships: Prague Business

Cox Majors & Minors Only

Program Director: Barbara Mohrle

SMU Internships: Singapore Business

Cox Majors & Minors Only

Program Director: Barbara Mohrle

 SMU Internships: Seville

Advanced Spanish Required

Program Director: Leticia McDoniel

SMU Internships: Sydney Business

Cox Majors & Minors Only

Administrative Director: Barbara Mohrle

 

 

Hybrid Programs

SMU-in-London: London School of Economics and Political Science

Faculty Liaison: Saltuk Ozerturk 

SMU STEM Research: Glasgow & Dublin

Faculty Liaison: Jennifer O'Brien 

 

 

*Pending final university approval. Students must apply for these programs using the New Semester Program Request application until final approval is awarded. Please schedule an appointment with our Advisors to open an application. 

Semester Programs

Program Types

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Faculty-Led

Faculty-led Programs are customized study abroad programs with courses taught by SMU faculty members. These programs are offered in intersessional terms - January, May, Summer, and August terms. Students may earn a total of three, six, seven, eight, or nine credits, spending from one to eight weeks abroad. All courses are taught by or approved by SMU faculty.

Courses

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Affiliated

Affiliated Provider Programs are study abroad opportunities offered through third-party program providers, approved by SMU, offered during academic terms (January, fall, spring, and summer terms). Programs include study at international institutions of higher education in a range of academic disciplines, language immersion, research, field study, and internships.

Courses