SILS, First Year Seminar IB

Choosing your Study Abroad Program

Graham LawSpring 2015

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• Study abroad overview– Waseda– SILS

• Analyzing the choices– Analyzing yourself– Analyzing the programs

• Program categories• Some likely categories

– English TSA programs in the USA – English TSA programs elsewhere– Non-English TSA programs– Some English EX/ISA programs with lower TOEFL requirements

Waseda University Global Network

Agreements with Overseas Institutions

as of September 12, 2008

Number of Institutions

Number of Countries

589 78

協定校MAP.pdf

As of May 2008

International Students at Waseda (By Region of Origin)

Waseda Student Exchange (In-coming)

Region Number ofCountries

Number ofStudents %

Asia 20 2,312 81.7%

North America 2 212 7.5%

Europe 38 204 7.2%

Central & South America 9 39 1.4%

Middle East & Africa 17 32 1.1%

Oceania 6 31 1.1%

TOTAL 92 2,830 100%

As of March 2008

Waseda Students Studying Abroad on One Year or Longer Program(By Region of Destination)

Waseda Student Exchange (Out-going)

Region Number of Students %

North America 423 48.8%

Europe 252 29.1%

Asia 89 10.3%

Oceania 62 7.2%

Middle East & Africa 6 0.7%

Central & South America 2 0.2%

Others 33 3.8%

TOTAL 867 100%

SILS

One-year Study Abroad

Program16%

75%

5%

4%

Analyzing yourself ...

• your existing knowledge, skills and experience• e.g., “I’ve never traveled abroad before but have always

been good at studying foreign languages …”

• your personality and preferences• e.g., “I’m pretty self-confident and enjoy making new

friends, but I can be rather stubborn …”

• your strengths and weaknesses• e.g., “I always do well in multiple-choice tests but find it

difficult to organize and express my own ideas in essays …”

• your future dreams, plans and goals• e.g., “After SILS I would like to go to Law School and train to

become an international lawyer …”

Try to assess yourself objectively and honestly ...

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Analyzing the opportunities (1)• 1. Which nation and region?

– cultural geography– physical geography

• 2. Which language?– main language of instruction– local language(s)

• 3. What are the requirements?– academic requirements– linguistic requirements

• 4. What are the costs?– academic expenses– travel and living expenses

Don’t just go for the brand names ...

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Analyzing the opportunities (2)• 5. Nature of the community

– living on or off campus, etc• 6. Character of the curriculum

– generalist or specialist, etc• 7. Teaching methods

– seminars or lectures, etc• 8. Outside the classroom

– intern and volunteer opportunities– clubs and societies within & beyond the university

… study the available programs systematicallyat <http://www.cie-waseda.jp/programlist/index.html>

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Program categories ...University-wide programs (organized by CIE)

• Waseda Exchange Programs • （ EX ）

• Waseda Thematic Study Abroad Programs • (TSA)

• Waseda Individualized Study Abroad Programs • (ISA)

• Waseda Double Degree Programs • （ DD ）

Departmental programs (organized by SILS)• SILS Special Programs

• Maastricht College, Maastricht University, Holland• Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand• Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS) Pakistan• Underwood College, Yonsei University, Korea• Eastasia International College, Yonsei University, Korea• BALAC Program, Churalonkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand• University of Copenhagen, Denmark• Yuanpei College, Peking University, China• Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong• College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University, Korea• Science Po, Aix-en-Provence, France• Koc University, Turkey

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Spring vs. Fall Commencement

CIE Programs (1)(Centre for International Education) http://www.cie-waseda.jp/en/

TIMELINE Study Abroad from Spring 2017

Study Abroad from Fall 2016

Web application From mid-May, 2016 Mid-October, 2015

Document submission Early June, 2016 Late October, 2015

CIE Programs (2)Program Lists

http://www.cie-waseda.jp/programlist/index.html

CIE Programs (3)= My Database =

TSA Programs in the USA (1): Liberal Arts Colleges

• Coe College コー・カレッジ – 40 iBT, ITP433 OK; Multicultural Studies

• Earlham College アーラム・カレッジ – 54 iBT, ITP490 OK; American & International Studies

• Lawrence University ローレンス大学 – 54 iBT, ITP480 OK; Global Studies & Issues

• Lewis & Clark College ルイス＆クラーク・カレッジ– 57 iBT, ITP487 OK; Building a Global Community

• Hope College, ホープ･カレッジ – 80 iBT (sub 18+); Business & Communication (w/ Internship)

TSA Programs in the USA (2): Research Universities

• Portland State Univ. ポートランド州立大学 – 48 iBT, ITP460 OK; Transnational Program

• Univ. of Oregon, オレゴン大学 – 48 iBT; Business, Economics, Political Science

• Univ. of California, Davis カリフォルニア大学 デービス校 – 71 iBT; GPA 3.0; Culture and Liberal Arts Studies

• Univ. of California, Irvine カリフォルニア大学 アーバイン校 – 71 iBT; Advanced English Development & Self-Designed Program

• Univ. of California, Riverside カリフォルニア大学 リバーサイド校– 71 iBT; Advanced English Development & Self-Designed Program

• Univ. of Washington (Seattle) ワシントン大学（シアトル）– 68 iBT (sub 15+); Global Studies, Local Service

• Boston Univ. ボストン大学– 67 iBT (rec 80); Pre-Law/Political Science or Environmental Studies

English TSA Programs in Europe

• UK* (IELTS score now needed for visa purposes)– Univ. of Glasgow グラスゴー大学

• 72 iBT (IELTS 5.5)/ GPA 3.0; Scottish & European Studies

– Univ. of Wales, Bangor ウェールズ大学 バンガー• 72 iBT (IELTS 6.0); British Studies but Fairly open enrolment

• Ireland– Dublin City Univ. ダブリン・シティ大学

• 61 iBT / GPA 2.7; International Communication or IR

• Sweden– Lund Univ. ルンド大学

• 61 iBT; European & Scandinavian Area Studies

English TSA Programs in CANZ

• Canada– Univ. of Alberta アルバータ大学

• 70 iBT ; Humanities & Social Sciences; Volunteer Experience

• Australia– Univ. of Adelaide アデレード大学

• 65 iBT / GPA 3.0 / GPA 3.0; Environment & Society

– Univ. of Queensland クイーンズランド大学• 72 iBT / GPA 2.33; IR & History, English Lang., Media Studies, Interpreting &

Translation

• New Zealand– Univ. of Auckland オークランド大学

• 60 iBT / GPA 3.0; International Business & Communication

Non-English TSA Programs• FRENCH

– Jean Moulin Univ. (Lyon III), リヨン第 3 大学– Basic grounding in French & basic English

• GERMAN – Univ. of Bonn ボン大– Basic German language skills (CEF A1)

• ITALIAN – Univ. for Foreigners Siena シエナ外国人– Italian Beginner

• SPANISH – Univ. of Salamanca サラマンカ大– Spanish Beginner

• CHINESE 　– Peking Univ. 北京大学– Chinese Beginner

• KOREAN 　 (Spring commencement)– Sungkyunkwan University 成均館大学– Korean Beginner

Some English ISA/EX Programs :With Lower TOEFL Requirements

• ISA Programs in the USA– Fort Lewis (61), Redlands (65 / GPA 2.5), American University

(72 / GPA 3.0)

• ISA Programs in the UK* & Ireland– Westminster (57 * / IELTS 4.5; GPA 2.9), Limerick (61; GPA 2.9)

• EX Programs in the USA– OUS, Missouri, W. Virginia, (all 61), Hawaii (68), Arizona (70), CSU

(80)

• EX Programs elsewhere, e.g.– UAE, Botswana, De la Salle, Samoa, Thammasat, Oslo (all c. 61)* IELTS score now needed for visa purposes

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