Medill Students—

YOU CAN STUDY ABROAD!

• This year, approximately 25 percent of Medill juniors will participate in either an affiliated study abroad program or a Teaching Media pilot program abroad.
• Most Medill students study abroad fall quarter junior year, but a full-year program is also an option if you plan early.
• Medill students may apply for two pilot Teaching Media Abroad experiences—New Delhi, India, offered Winter Quarter; and Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, offered Spring Quarter. Courses required to participate include the Teaching Media prerequisites, as well as an intensive special topics class on that country’s history, culture and media, offered the previous quarter. During Teaching Media, students are placed in a newspaper, magazine or broadcast station in those cities.
• At the world-renowned Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), students proficient in French can study abroad for a year and complete the Teaching Media quarter in Paris.
• Students applying to countries where French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, or Italian are spoken are generally expected to have completed at least one year of the language at the college level before studying abroad.
• With the exception of their journalism courses, Medill students can satisfy any other degree requirements with courses taken abroad, including the 1-year language requirement.
• To discuss how to incorporate study abroad into your undergraduate curriculum, contact Keri Disch, the Undergraduate Registrar in Medill, at 847-491-4484.

Application Requirements for Applying to Study Abroad:

1. All students interested in study abroad must first complete the mandatory Study Abroad 101 Quiz on Blackboard. To register for the quiz, call (847-467-6400) or e-mail studyabroad@northwestern.edu (include your name and net ID).
2. After completing the 101 Quiz with a score of 90% or above, students can pick up the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad at the Study Abroad Office. This application it is not available online.
3. Students must complete the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad by the specified deadline (click for more specific information).
4. Complete the application to the program(s) to which you wish to apply. Note: the deadlines for Northwestern’s application are different from program applications.

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