A Tradition of Education and Service Abroad

St. Scholastica’s oldest and only semester-long program, the Ireland in the Spring program takes students to Louisburgh, Ireland, a charming village on Ireland’s west coast, accompanied by two St. Scholastica faculty members.

Students live in furnished holiday cottages on the edge of the village, a brief walk away from the center of Louisburgh and miles of beautiful beach. Students earn 16 credits through four immersive courses. The faculty and course topics rotate each semester. Irish guest lecturers and curated excursions, ranging from day trips to multi-day tours to ensure students experience the history, culture, and people of nearly every corner of the Emerald Isle.

Healthcare Abroad: Clinical Experience in the Philippines is an intercultural healthcare immersion aligned with the College’s mission, vision, and student learning outcomes. This international clinical opportunity fosters cultural awareness, sensitivity, and global perspectives through experiential learning, intercultural exchange, and collaboration with healthcare professionals and communities in the Philippines.

Students participate in a 2½-week in-country clinical immersion that offers unique global healthcare perspectives and hands-on experiential learning. During the program, students are precepted and supervised by healthcare professionals, including nurses, physicians, and physical therapists in the Philippines.

Opportunities are available for Traditional Undergraduate Nursing, Post Baccalaureate Nursing, Doctorate Nursing Practice, and Doctorate of Physical Therapy.

This Education Abroad program is a collaboration between the Psychology and Nursing Departments focused on the Psychology of Happiness and Global Public Health in Scandinavia.

The purpose of the Science of Happiness psychology program is to study the science of happiness, an area of positive psychology and overall health. Students will learn about the current scientific knowledge regarding happiness and have an experiential learning opportunity to immerse themselves in Scandinavian cultures, known to be the world’s happiest countries according to the United Nations’ rankings at World Happiness Report.

The Recipients of Care III: Global Public Health Experience program for nursing students will study the science of happiness, as an area of positive psychology and overall health as well as public health.

This is a collaborative program: The two groups will have both shared and separate activities.

Once the center of the British Empire and still one of the most significant cultural centers of Western Europe, London offers an exciting and artistically rich study and travel experience for students of all majors.

This study abroad course includes twenty-two days in London and provides students with the opportunity to learn about rich traditions of art and popular culture. Participants can choose from two course options: ART 3950/HON 3950 (4 credits) OR CME 3950 (2 credits). CME 3950 will draw from many cultural forms, including theater, film, music, and social media, to explore the meaning of popular culture and its place in society.

Focusing on artwork created over the 19th and 20th centuries in London, HON/ART 3950 will investigate the history, identity, political and geographic resonance of the people and their cultures. In particular, we will examine foundational artworks created throughout the UK through lectures, reading and site-specific engagement. This program is offered every two years.

Explore the unique landscapes and communities of Alaska while gaining hands-on insight into rural healthcare challenges, traditional healing practices, and innovative approaches to aging and elder care.

This immersive, interprofessional study away experience is designed to give Nursing, Social Work, and Gerontology students an opportunity to explore culturally responsive care and discover how diverse approaches to wellness, family support, and community-based services can transform the future of healthcare.

This study abroad immersive experience in Finland allows students to explore and compare business, government, leadership, quality of life, economy, education, and overall happiness in Finland versus the United States.