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Study Abroad

Study Abroad

 

Start in Chicago, Then Study Abroad

You want to make a difference in the lives of all types of students. It's part of why you chose Loyola for your own education. And you'll get inside Chicago's classrooms right away during your first year. But with the School of Education's study abroad programs, you'll also have the opportunity to learn and teach abroad, to see how students from different places and cultures experience education.

 

Learn how to participate in the study abroad program at the John Felice Rome Center in Italy from faculty and a current student.

Undergraduate Study Abroad

 

Visit our Office of International Programs to learn more about opportunities to study abroad as an education major with both semester and yearlong options. Courses that fulfill School of Education requirements are offered in our international programs, as well as elective courses.

Graduate Study Abroad

 

Be transformed. Consider studying abroad in Rome, Italy, at Loyola's JFRC with the School of Education (July 5-18, 2026).

  • School of Education graduate students can register now HERE.
  • Non-LUC students are welcome to apply HERE.

All School of Education graduate students are invited to enroll in one of the following two-week immersive courses - summer of 2026:

ELPS 465: Ed Leadership - Cross-Cultural Methods to Advance Justice

3 Credit Hours + required for Principal and Superintendent Prep. Students

The purpose of this three-credit hour course is to provide an integrated, immersive learning experience for PK-22 educators, including but not limited to teachers, administrators, school psychologists, university personnel, etc. Educators work daily to open their doors to families, students, and parents, all who are from diverse cultures and backgrounds. The word “catholic” is defined as all-embracing, and at a Catholic Jesuit university we work to be people for others, seeing God/Goodness in all things. Educators also work to ensure equal access to education, equal quality of education, and equal opportunities in education for all children and families. Understanding Human Rights: advocating for the educational and mental health rights and opportunities of others is foundational for all educators. Given that educators across different professions/disciplines must work together, it is ideal to provide training experiences in which they can learn together as well as learn from each other about how to better understand their own cultural beliefs and values and immerse in the process of understanding the cultural beliefs and values of others in order to collaboratively advance justice in education. All LUC graduate students are welcome to register for this class as an elective.

ELPS 420: Philosophy of Education

3 Credit Hours + Open to all

Rome is an extraordinary urban ecosystem for studying Western ed and teaching philosophies, theories, and practices. The Eternal City’s abundant culture allows candidates to take a comprehensive view of Western civilization as it has changed over time. Rome has both fashioned and been bent by Western understandings and ideas of self, society and democracy, and visions of what proficiencies, understandings and dispositions should be cultivated in our youth. Students will be provided the opportunity to examine how the vision of an educated person and what constitutes effective schooling has changed over time as they explore Rome and discover its history.  Students wrestle with educational and schooling questions and issues while surveying the Eternal City. This class intentionally integrates broad and diverse perspectives through texts, assignments, and Teach Us Sessions at historical, religious, and cultural sites in Rome. Students will also learn to negotiate Rome via public transportation, encounter unfamiliar societal mores and Italian customs, manage language barriers, and meet other aspects of the immersive study abroad experience with openness and an adaptive outlook and disposition. All LUC Graduate Students are welcome to enroll in this course.

ELPS 529: U.S. Students Abroad - Lessons from Rome

IHE STUDENTS ONLY (Drs. Cho and Lopez). This course is required to complete the MEd in IHE.

ELPS 580: Writing Workshop

1 Credit Hour + Open to all

This Pass/Fail is a Writing Workshop for thesis, comprehensive exams, eportfolio, and capstone, proposal and dissertation writers and Visiting Students working on professional or academic projects. This course is a one - credit hour immersive Seminar. Registration is open to LUC graduate students, non-Loyola students, SOE Alumni, and Chicagoland teachers and school leaders who are currently engaged in professional and academic writing and research. Students can clock at least fifty (50) hours of writing and research during the two-week immersive seminar. Using Rome’s historical and cultural sites as inspiration in the morning, students’ afternoons and evenings will be dedicated to writing, research, and reflection. Students or professionals working on major course, program or work projects are welcome. Ed professionals – teachers, school leaders, board members, and school counselors are welcome for writing sessions, inspiration, and reflection. Jump-start your writing and planning!
Registration for Visiting Students or Ed Professionals working on work projects, or professional papers must be approved by Dr. Siobhan Cafferty (Scaffer@luc.edu).

ELPS 505: Leadership Seminar - Healthcare Leadership

3 Credit Hours

The purpose of this course is to provide an integrated, immersive learning experience for nursing professionals through a study abroad experience at Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) in Rome, Italy where students will explore decision-making from an equity lens. By the end of the course, students will be able apply critical perspectives to the deconstruction and reconstruction of leadership in professional practice. Advocating for the healthcare rights and opportunities of others is foundational for all healthcare leaders and practitioners. Practitioners from across different professions/ disciplines must work together, it is important to provide collaborative training and learning experiences. ELPS 505 does just that!
For more information, please contact the program faculty leaders: Dr. Amy Nelson Christensen (anelsonchristensen@luc.edu) and Dr. Connie McIntosh (cemcintosh@bsu.edu).

 

 

The School of Education has been studying abroad at Loyola's John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) for almost 40 years. 

Register HERE for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Seats are filling fast, so be sure to secure your spot in the class as soon as possible. Please let Dr. Cafferty (scaffer@luc.edu) know if you need any further information regarding SOE @ JFRC for the summer 2026 term.

Please note that you may invite a colleague or friend to come study abroad with you!

 

Why study abroad? What are the hidden gems? What makes Rome special? What did the graduates two weeks consist of? Watch the video to have your questions answered!

 

Start in Chicago, Then Study Abroad

You want to make a difference in the lives of all types of students. It's part of why you chose Loyola for your own education. And you'll get inside Chicago's classrooms right away during your first year. But with the School of Education's study abroad programs, you'll also have the opportunity to learn and teach abroad, to see how students from different places and cultures experience education.

 

Undergraduate Study Abroad

 

Visit our Office of International Programs to learn more about opportunities to study abroad as an education major with both semester and yearlong options. Courses that fulfill School of Education requirements are offered in our international programs, as well as elective courses.

Graduate Study Abroad

 

Be transformed. Consider studying abroad in Rome, Italy, at Loyola's JFRC with the School of Education (July 5-18, 2026).

  • School of Education graduate students can register now HERE.
  • Non-LUC students are welcome to apply HERE.

All School of Education graduate students are invited to enroll in one of the following two-week immersive courses - summer of 2026:

 

 

The School of Education has been studying abroad at Loyola's John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) for almost 40 years. 

Register HERE for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Seats are filling fast, so be sure to secure your spot in the class as soon as possible. Please let Dr. Cafferty (scaffer@luc.edu) know if you need any further information regarding SOE @ JFRC for the summer 2026 term.

Please note that you may invite a colleague or friend to come study abroad with you!