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International Programs
Responding to fundamental trends which pull the United States
and Montana into the global marketplace and put us into daily contact with
other nations, Montana State University seeks to bring international education to the core of the academic and cultural life of the campus. The Office of International Programs (OIP), located in Culbertson Hall (Fourth Floor), offers a full range of international programs and services to MSU students, faculty, and staff.
OIP provides quality educational
opportunities abroad for MSU
students at 240 universities
in fifty countries.
OIP also offers services and
programs which make MSU accessible
to capable
students from around the world
and ensure they have worthwhile
academic
experiences.
At the faculty level, OIP assists faculty to pursue their
fields at the global level. OIP provides information and assistance to members
of the faculty wishing to engage in international research, participate in a
faculty exchange program, or develop international dimensions to their
courses. In addition, OIP assists departments and offices in obtaining visas
and making other arrangements necessary to host visiting scholars from abroad.
OIP is also responsible for developing and maintaining international
institutional relationships between MSU and selected universities throughout
the world. At present, MSU maintains active relationships with over 40
universities throughout the world, and more sister institution relationships are
under development.
OIP reports to the Office of the Provost and works closely with the MSU
International Programs Committee in conducting its programs.
Montana State University-Bozeman offers a Global Studies Minor (GSM) administered through the Office of International Programs. The minor is intended to provide students with the fundamental international and intercultural skills they need to succeed in the "borderless careers" they will enter in virtually any career path they choose. The concept of the minor is to draw curricular resources together into a defined program that can provide a strong foundation in international studies, foreign languages, and intercultural communication for MSU graduates.
To fulfill the minor, students must complete three requirements. First, students must complete three GSM-support courses and 14 hours of approved electives. Second, students must complete at least the first semester of the second year in a modern language or demonstrate equivalent proficiency. Third, students must fulfill an education abroad requirement by earning at least six credit hours on an approved study abroad program. This requirement can also be fulfilled through approved academic internships, service learning, or faculty supervised research abroad.
MSU encourages students to study abroad, both to build the international
skills which are increasingly needed in all professions, and for the intrinsic
educational value of studying outside one's home country.
In addition to hundreds of study abroad options for individual students, numerous special
programs are developed by MSU faculty members which allow groups of MSU
students to travel and study abroad. Students earn full credit while
participating in MSU-sponsored study abroad programs, and in most cases can
maintain regular progress toward their MSU degree while studying abroad. Some
MSU-approved study abroad experiences also satisfy the University Core Curriculum
Multicultural/Global or Diversity requirement. These decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Fees for many study abroad
programs are based on MSU
tuition rates, enabling students
to study abroad for little
additional cost than remaining
on the Bozeman campus. In addition,
students eligible for financial
assistance may apply their aid package to
meet study abroad costs.
OIP's International Opportunities Resource Center, located on the fourth floor of Culbertson Hall,
offers students professional study abroad advising services and
extensive reference materials on MSU-sponsored and non-MSU-sponsored study
abroad programs.
MSU maintains sister-institutional relationships with many specially
selected universities around the world. With these institutions, MSU offers
student and faculty exchanges, conducts collaborative research activities, and provides
other cooperative programs. Current sister institutions abroad are listed below. Additional international partnerships are under development to meet the
growing need for international educational opportunities for MSU students and
faculty.
- Australia
- Flinders University, Adelaide
- Macquarie University, Sydney
- University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
- University of Western Australia, Perth
- University of Wollongong, Wollongong
- University of Western Sydney, Sydney
- Costa Rica
- Universidad Veritas, San Jose
- University of Sheffield, Sheffield
- France
- Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management, Marseille
- Universite Paul Valery (Montpellier III), Montpellier
- Germany
- Eberland-Karls-Universitat, Tubingen
- Martin-Luther-Universitat, Halle
- Free University, Berlin
- Technische Universitat, Berlin
- University of Applied Sciences Fachhocshule Ravensburg, Weingarten
- University of Mannheim, Mannheim
- Ireland
- National University of Ireland - Galway, Galway
- Japan
- Kansai Gadai University, Osaka
- Kumamoto University, Kumamoto
- Kumamoto Gakuen University, Kumamoto
- Perfectural University of Kumamoto, Kumamoto
- Mexico
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
- Morocco
- Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane
- Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
- New Zealand
- Massey University, Palmerston North
- University of Canterbury, Christchurch
- University of Waikato University, Hamilton
- Northern Ireland
- University of Ulster, Ulster
- Norway
- Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas
- University of Oslo, Oslo
- University of Bergen, Bergen
- Republic of Korea
- Yonsei University, Seoul
- South Africa
- University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch
- Spain
- Letra Hispanica, Salamanca
- Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia
- Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona
- Sweden
- Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping
- Turkey
- Yeditepe University, Istanbul
- Kadir Has University, Istanbul
- United Kingdom
- Kingston University, London
- Lancaster University, Lancaster
- University of Exeter, Exeter
- University of Plymouth,
Plymouth
MSU encourages qualified students from other nations to enroll in its
programs on a degree-seeking, non-degree, or exchange basis. International
students enrich the MSU campus, exposing MSU students to the diverse cultures
and traditions of other nations. In order to enable international students to
succeed at MSU and to have a positive experience on the campus, the Office of International Programs offers a program of quality international student advising on cultural adjustment, immigration
regulations, and academic and personal matters; programs to integrate
international students into the campus and the Bozeman community; and
instruction in English as a Second Language through the A.C.E. Language Institute.
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