Study Abroad

Study Abroad

The Study Abroad Office (SAO) enjoys strong, innovative linkages with institutions abroad, including 16 formal exchanges and 20 Pitt-developed study abroad programs. It also serves as Pitt’s sponsor for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.  More than 1,400 Pitt students study in over 100 countries annually; 25% of Pitt students participate in one of its programs by the time they graduate. Over 80% of the GSC’s certificate students graduating in AY2012-13 have studied abroad in at least one location.  SAO offers a scholarship fund to defray a portion of the costs of going abroad for study or research, and UCIS offers two additional scholarship programs (the International Studies Fund and the Nationality Rooms Scholarship Program).  SAO advisors (including those in satellite offices in Business and Engineering) help GSC students choose programs of study that support their degree or certificate; prepare students for departure and re-entry; and assist with financial aid.  SAO promotes access to study abroad among underrepresented populations, including minorities and students with disabilities; it strongly encourages student members of Pitt’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities to participate in a study abroad experience.  For more information, please click here.

PittMAP

PittMAP (Multi-region Academic Program) is the GSC’s signature program, a global study-abroad semester that supports the GSC’s focus areas (global health, global security, global economy and global society).  A collaboration with SAO, PittMAP is an innovative program designed to facilitate trans-regional understanding, interdisciplinary study, and language expertise. PittMAP students travel to three universities with strong institutional ties to Pitt in three different countries on three continents for five weeks each, studying one GSC theme.  In spring 2013, PittMAP focused on Global Political Economy, with students conducting research and course work in three of the four BRIC countries: Florianopolis (Brazil), Hyderabad (India), and Beijing (China). In spring 2014, the theme will be Conflict and Conflict Resolution, with students traveling to Ireland, Turkey, and China.  GSC Director, Professor Nancy Condee, PittMAP’s academic director, guides and coordinates the interdisciplinary faculty team.  For more information, please click here.