Summer or Semester Abroad

Japan

Applicants for the programs in Japan must have at least a “B” average and should contact Dr. Daniel Métraux (dmetraux@mbc.edu), professor of Asian Studies, to apply. Acceptance at the following institutions is automatic upon the recommendation of Mary Baldwin College.

Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts (semester or year) in Kyoto, Japan has been a “sister school” to Mary Baldwin for more than 20 years. The college is located across the street from the legendary Emperor’s Palace in one of Japan’s most beautiful and historic cities. The Doshisha program in Japanese Studies features intensive language, cultural immersion, and cultural studies. International students stay with the family of a student or graduate of the college. Students can also arrange independent studies and internships.

Tokyo Jogakkan

Tokyo Jogakkan (semester or year) is a small (480 students), four-year women's college located in Machida, a rapidly growing suburb of Tokyo, on the banks of the Sakai River. Classes are taught by international faculty in English and Japanese and are limited to 20 students.

Kansai Gaidai

Kansai-Gaidai is a private college established in 1945 in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, offering an Asian Studies program specifically designed for international students. Kansai-Gaidai currently enrolls around 13,500 students. Courses are taught in Japanese and English, though applicants are required to have two years of Japanese instruction. Located mid-way between Osaka and Kyoto, Kansai Gaidai's campus is in the commercial and cultural heart of Japan.

England

Oxford University (summer)

The Virginia Program at Oxford is a six-week summer session at St. Anne’s College of the University of Oxford. Six Virginia colleges, including Mary Baldwin, combine to offer a select group of students the opportunity to study the literature, history, and society of late 16th and early 17th century England. Lectures and tutorials are conducted by Oxford faculty. Students may earn six semester hours of English and history credit. Students from all majors at Mary Baldwin may apply to the program. For more information and application, contact Dr. Mary Hill Cole (mhcole@mbc.edu).

Perú

University of Virginia Program in Perú

Students do not need to speak Spanish to study in Perú for a summer, semester, or full academic year at the Universidad Católica in Lima. Courses in anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, and sociology are taught in English. Students can also take courses taught in Spanish with Peruvian students in arts and sciences, law, education, engineering, or any of the disciplines taught at Católica. All courses are taught by regular members of the University of Virginia or Universidad Católica faculty. Participants visit museums, archaeological sites, sites of interest in and around Lima, and attend plays. Students stay with families in safe neighborhoods. The University of Virginia operates this program in partnership with Mary Baldwin College, and it is directed by MBC faculty member Ivy Arbulú, a native of Perú and graduate of the Universidad Católica. For more information or to apply, contact Dr. Arbulú: iarbulu@mbc.edu.