Study Abroad

The Department of Communication Studies (CST) participates in study abroad opportunities organized through the International Programs Center (IPC). Our signature program is with Vaxjo (soon to be renamed Linnaeus) University in southern Sweden. Juniors and seniors participate in the Intercultural Studies Program that features multidisciplinary courses involving classmates from Sweden and around the world. Fifteen hours of coursework during the spring semester include sociocultural theory, intercultural communication, methodology, and independent research. Brochures on this program are available in the IPC offices in Foust Bldg. and at 127 McIver St. and in the CST departmental offices or through Dr. Natalle, who advises for this exchange experience.

Our students have studied communication-related courses in Australia, Denmark, France, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and Sweden with new opportunities opening as international programs at UNCG continue to develop. If you wish to study during the summer in France or Spain to achieve credit for your general education foreign language requirement, contact the Romance Language Department. Click here to see what some of your fellow students say about their studies abroad.  

Dr. Etsuko Kinefuchi (e_kinefu@uncg.edu) and Dr. Jody Natalle (ej_natalle@uncg.edu) are the two contact advisors for study abroad in CST. If you are interested in studying abroad, contact either advisor to set up an appointment and discuss how your plans for an international experience can augment your major and career goals. Before that appointment, it would be helpful to study the International Programs Center website to plan some tentative options.