<p>I have tried to find the study abroad programs on the Brown website, but can’t find anything. I’d like to go to Madrid for the first semester of my junior year. Does Brown have a program or does Brown let you study abroad through the programs of other schools?</p>
<p>Also, where on the website can I see the courses offered for Fall 2005. Thanks.</p>
<p>Copper45,</p>
<p>You might try this link for study abroad options.</p>
<p>Take care!</p>
<p>Also, for next year's courses:</p>
<p>boca.brown.edu</p>
<p>you can go to this one and just scroll down to spain- there are a few for madrid there</p>
<p>anyone else think its lame that you have to be a certain concentrator to do a certain abroad program? or that you have to have massive language prereqs and you can only earn credit if you study in the country's language?</p>
<p>I understand the language prereqs...after all, isn't the whole point of study abroad to immerse yourself in that country, language and all? </p>
<p>And from what I've seen, the prereqs look pretty reasonable. The France program is one of the more stringent in its requirement (French 60), but that's probably because French is already so prevalent in classrooms, and they expect more out of students. But programs in languages less commonly taught only require about a year's worth of classes, and if you take the intensive class, it's only a semester.</p>
<p>Which programs only allow students of a certain concentration?</p>
<p>Like half of them. You can't study ecology in South America unless you're an ecology major, you can't do art unless you're an art major, yadda yadda...what about trying new things and exploring sub-interests?</p>
<p>Anyways, I think the language requirements are unreasonable because 1. There are many programs where classes are taught in English (which they don't accept -- but should), 2. Many programs have language immersion programs before the start of the actual program.</p>
<p>i don't know, it seems pretty fair to me. since they are giving you a Brown degree at the end of all of it and an abroad experience can make up anywhere from 1/8-1/4 of your total time at college, they just want to make sure you are doing something substantive--as opposed to taking a vacation.</p>
<p>there is no point in going to a country to study unless you can fully immerse yourself in the culture (nearly impossible if you don't have a solid understanding of the language), or you are studying something that will facilitate your understanding of the subject matter in which Brown is giving you a degree</p>
<p>if you want to explore new things and sub-interest, you should just take time off and travel (Brown is pretty lenient with stuff like that)</p>
<p>Where do hard science majors study abroad?</p>
<p>have you heard anything about the german study abroad and if it is easy to do and a good program?</p>
<p>I know that England (duh) and Sweden do not require previous knowledge of another language.</p>
<p>"anyone else think its lame that you have to be a certain concentrator to do a certain abroad program? or that you have to have massive language prereqs and you can only earn credit if you study in the country's language?"</p>
<p>I think it certainly limits one's choices for countries to study abroad in. However, having studied abroad myself and travelled through many countries in Europe, I can tell you that the Europeans don't really like it when you speak English instead of their language. Granted that Europe has many countries and languages and that English is conceived by some as the universal language, the native people would like to see students at least attempt to get past the language barrier to explore their culture a little more. Some exceptions are, of course, England, the Netherlands, and the Scandinavian countries. A lot of people in these places really know how to and don't have a problem speaking English.</p>
<p>LiquidPaper, the Office of International Programs informed me that science majors are recommended to study abroad in England and Denmark if they want courses that could contribute to their concentration interests.</p>
<p>Brown has a detailed online brochure about studying scienceabroad.
D is interested in French/sci...they seem to have a relationship with the Sorbonne. No mention of any one country over another. I suspect how fluent you are has a lot of bearing on the viability of the program for any given individual and Eng. and Denmark may have strong Eng. programs.</p>
<p>"Like half of them. You can't study ecology in South America unless you're an ecology major, you can't do art unless you're an art major, yadda yadda...what about trying new things and exploring sub-interests?</p>
<p>Anyways, I think the language requirements are unreasonable because 1. There are many programs where classes are taught in English (which they don't accept -- but should), 2. Many programs have language immersion programs before the start of the actual program."</p>
<p>Even though Brown study abroad programs may have limits based on concentration (I actually don't know if this is true or not) I am 95% positive that Brown approves almost all other schools' study abroad programs for Brown credit, and even lets students design their own abroad programs.</p>
<p>Where on that site does it list the academic areas of the programs?</p>
<p>faq has a question about studying science abroad.
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