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MFT Students Travel and Study Abroad

"It was such a humbling experience to spend a day with the most well known therapist in their country."
-- Kacy MIxon, Class of 2006

" I thought my graduate schedule would not allow time for me to study abroad, and when I found that it did, it enriched my learning beyond what I could have imagined! Those are memories I still talk about today." --Class of

 

Each year, MFT students have the opportunity to study abroad during the summer semester. This is an opportunity for MFT students to replace program credit requirements with a summer trip to places like the Czech Republic, Belize, China, or England.
The MFT program has partnerships with other programs on campus that plan trips with a focus of study in areas that are important to marriage and family therapy, like family therapy, criminal justice, psychology, and the ethnographic field school in Belize.
Below you will find descriptions of two programs trips abroad that MFT students have enjoyed. In addition to these opportunities, the university sponsors a host of other study abroad opportunities that can be customized to fit with family therapy training. For more information about study abroad programs, visit the International Programs webpage. Given the high value that the program places on diversity and exploring otherness—what better way to learn about new perspectives than to dive into another culture?

 

Live and Learn in the Czech Republic

See a wonderful textual and spectacular photographic journal created by one of our students, Misty Lamb, Class of 2008, who traveled to the Czech Republic and observed in her joural, "This trip was incredible. I will never forgot all that I saw and I cannot wait to go back!"

Click on the compass to learn more about the Live and Learn in the Czech Republic:

In addition, you can get more information by contacting Dr. Robert Bauer:

Dr. Robert Bauer, Director
Czech Study Program
Department of Psychology and Counseling
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia 31698-0100
PH: 229.333.5930      FX: 229.259-5576
Email: bbauer@valdosta.edu

            Live and Learn in the Czech Republic

• Students can earn 3-6 credit hours that include courses. There will be opportunities for physical activities, excursions, and the exhilaration of Living and Learning in the Center of Europe.
  
• The host institution is Palacky University. Because of its central location in Europe, travel to Vienna, Krakow, and Prague is easy.
  

  

• Package costs approx. $2,000 for the 24-day program which includes:
  Airfare to and from the Czech Republic (Prague)
  Ground transportation between the Prague airport and Palacky University in Olomouc
  Accommodations/Housing for the full 24 days
  Course Instruction
  Field Excursions
  Study Abroad Insurance
  International Student Identity Card (ISIS)
  Some miscellaneous
  
• Package cost does not include tuition, textbooks, meals, passport and related expenses, spending money, ground transportation to and from Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA, or any other costs beyond those listed above. Students should plan to budget a minimum of $400 to $600 for meals, theater tickets, entrance fees, evening entertainment, etc. If students plan extended travel or major shopping, additional funds should be budgeted. Some course excursions might involve additional fees; course instructors will inform students if such fees apply.
  
• Financial Aid
  Courses in the Live and Learn in the Czech Republic Program are part of the regular offerings of VSU and other University System of Georgia institutions; therefore, students may apply for loans or grants, including Hope, for which they would normally be eligible.

• Opportunity for $500 assistantship through application process with Dr. Bauer.

Belize

 

 

 

 

MFT students have the opportunity to study abroad during the summer to Belize.

Dr. Matthew Richard
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA. 31698
Telephone (229) 333 5485
Email: mjrichar@valdosta.edu

VSU Belize Summer Field School

• The VSU Belize Summer Field School operates as an ethnographic field school. Students will participate- observe in the village of Punta Gorda (population: 3000) on a topic to be decided upon in consultation with the professor.

• The itinerary of the VSU Belize Summer Field School involves taking up residence in the coastal village of Punta Gorda for the majority of time (Monday through Friday), and for weekend side trips to places of interest (e.g. the reef, the rain forest) elsewhere in the country.
  
• The price is approximately $2500. This includes airfare and in-country travel, accommodation, two meals per day and excursions. The price does not include tuition.

China

MFT students have the opportunity to study in China during the summer.

http://www.valdosta.edu/~whuang/zu2009.htm

Dr. Wilson Huang
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone: (229) 333-5486
E-mail: whuang@valdosta.edu

Details and cost estimates based on Summer 2006:

• Study at Zhengzhou University close to many historical and cultural sites
  
• Visit landmark cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Dengfeng
  
• Tour unique sites like Terra Cotta Soldiers Museum, Shaolin Temple, Iron Pagoda, etc.

  

• Earn up to 6 semester credits in courses taught by professors of the University System of Georgia.
  
• All courses combine classroom instruction with field trips and weekend excursions.
  
• A joint program with the Asia Council’s Chinese Language study is available. Additional cultural enrichment programs in martial arts, Tai-Chi, Chinese dances, culinary arts, etc. are also offered.
  
• Program costs: $3,190.00 includes roundtrip airfare, lodging and most meals, class field trips, weekend excursions, most ground transportation, and visa application.
  
• Tuition is not included, the actual amount depends on the institution where students register their courses.
  
• Financial Aid: Some program costs may be covered by student loans. The program also offers a limited number of scholarships, further information can be found at the program’s web site. 

Europe

MFT students have the opportunity to study abroad during the summer to Europe. This trip started in the summer of 2007 and continues to occur every two years (e.g., 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, etc.). It might particularly interest you if you would like to work with adolescents and adults in the context of the court system.

http://www.valdosta.edu/crju/studyabroad.shtml        

Dr. Shani P. Gray
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone: 229-249-4835
E-mail: spgray@valdosta.edu

Dr. Christopher Sharp
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone: 229-333-5497
E-mail: crsharp@valdosta.edu

• Spend three weeks in Europe.
  
• Earn up to 6 credits.
  
• Anticipate visits to Edingburgh, Scotland; Glasgow, Scotland; Durham, England; and London, England.

  
  

Costs, locations, etc are subject to change from summer to summer and even as a particular summer trip becomes closer.

MFT students have the freedom to have a lot of say in creating an individualized itinerary and a plan of study that fits his or her Marriage & Family Therapy interests.