International and U.S. Travel Study Immerse Yourself in Faculty-Led Learning

We promise as the small college with big experiences, that you are going to have the opportunity to be transformed through travel study. We want you to solve big problems so we take you to where those problems exist. Don't wait to make a difference. Be part of the solution now. 

What Intrigues You? Our Students Have:

  • Studied the customer service model, particularly as it relates to people with disabilities by pulling aside the curtain and talking with representatives at Disney world.
  • Considered how marine conservation and education agencies balance the need to preserve and conserve the environment with the need to educate and engage tourists and locals in tourism-based economies in Florida.
  • Explored how Costa Rica strives to have zero carbon emissions by 2050 by interviewing business owners and their practices that contribute to a sustainable world.
  • Immersed themselves in a rural Ghanaian hospital setting, shadowing clinicians and interacting with patients. Students focused on the logistics of HIV treatment with US government-sourced antiretroviral therapy.
  • Examined how the residents of Belize and Guatemala balance the need to protect the rainforest, reefs, and ruins of the region with their need to use them for their livelihoods.
  • Assisted in game management at the Boca Raton Bowl in Florida to gain hands-on experience in the sport management field.

Our Unique Calendar Makes Travel Easy

During our 12-week term, you are here on campus studying with your professors. During the last 3 weeks of the semester, there are many opportunities to travel and learn on-site across the United States and the entire world. But you are not going alone. Your professor and classmates are with you every step of the way collaborating and working together.

Past Travel Courses

Austria, Hungry & Germany

Austria, Hungry & Germany 
History and Political Science

Belgium & France

Belgium & France
Twentieth Century European History and Political Science

Belize & Guatemala

Belize & Guatemala
Biology and History

California

California
Psychology and English

Canada

Canada
Bilingual Business

China

China
Chinese Business, History and Biology

Colorado

Colorado
Rocky Mountain in History and Literature

Costa Rica

Costa Rica
Business

Cuba

Cuba
Music and Government

Dijon, London & Paris

Dijon, London & Paris
Fine Arts

Egypt

Egypt
Biology and Religion

England

England
Criminal Justice and Art

Finland

Finland
Education

Florida

Florida
Disney World & Boca Raton Bowl

Germany

Germany
German Legal System

Ghana

Ghana
Disease Control and Psychology of Food

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon
Geology and Photography

Greece

Greece
Religion and Philosophy

Hawaii

Hawaii
The Earth and Its Peoples

Hong Kong, Singapore & China

Hong Kong, Singapore & China
Comparative Freedoms

Ireland

Ireland
History and Irish Sports

Israel

Israel
Arab/Israeli Conflict

Italy & France

Italy & France
Art History

London & Dublin

London & Dublin
Sport Management

Mexico

Mexico
Business Ethics

Minneapolis

Minneapolis
Applied Theater Theories

Netherlands

Netherlands
Fine Arts in Holland

New Mexico

New Mexico
American Indian Performance

New Orleans

New Orleans
Legal Analysis

New York

New York
Global Issues

Northern Europe

Northern Europe
Fine Arts

Paris, London and Rome

Paris, London & Rome
European Business

Poland

Poland
Holocaust Studies

Prague, Vienna & Budapest

Prague, Vienna & Budapest
Cultural History of the Habsburgs

Peru

Peru
Political Science & History

Russia & The Baltic States

Russia & The Baltic States
Music and History

Scandinavia

Scandinavia
Education in the Baltic Region

Scotland

Scotland
English and Biology

Sicily & Southern Italy

Sicily & Southern Italy
Music & History

Spain

Spain
Spanish Culture and Chemistry

Tennessee & Mississippi

Tennessee & Mississippi
History

Texas

Texas
Assassinations and Disaster

Thailand

Thailand
Thailand Culture

Turkey

Turkey
Byzantine Civilization and Ottoman Empire

Venezuela

Venezuela
Freedom Studies

Washington DC

Washington DC
Modern Policing, Legal Studies

Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand

Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
Psychology and History

  • AUSTRIA, HUNGARY & GERMANY
    History and Political Science
  • BELGIUM & FRANCE
    Twentieth Century European History and Political Science
  • BELIZE & GUATEMALA
    Biology and History
  • CALIFORNIA
    Psychology and English
  • CANADA
    Bilingual Business
  • CHINA
    Chinese Business, History and Biology
  • COLORADO
    Rocky Mountain in History and Literature
  • COSTA RICA
    Business
  • CUBA
    Music and Government & Culture and Business
  • DIJON, LONDON & PARIS
    Fine Arts
  • EGYPT
    Biology and Religion
  • ENGLAND
    Criminal Justice and Art
  • FINLAND
    Education
  • GERMANY
    German Legal System
  • GHANA
    Disease Control and Psychology of Food
  • GRAND CANYON
    Geology and Photography
  • GREECE
    Religion and Philosophy & Sport Management
  • HAWAII
    The Earth and Its Peoples
  • HONG KONG, SINGAPORE & CHINA
    Comparative Freedoms
  • IRELAND
    History and Irish Sports
  • ISRAEL
    Arab/Israeli Conflict
  • ITALY & FRANCE
    Art History
  • LONDON & DUBLIN
    Sport Management
  • MEXICO
    Business Ethics
  • MINNEAPOLIS
    Applied Theater Theories
  • NETHERLANDS
    Fine Arts in Holland
  • NEW MEXICO
    American Indian Performance
  • NEW ORLEANS
    Legal Analysis
  • NEW YORK
    Global Issues
  • NORTHERN EUROPE
    Fine Arts
  • PARIS, LONDON & ROME
    European Business
  • PERU
    Political Science & History
  • POLAND
    Holocaust Studies
  • PRAGUE, VIENNA & BUDAPEST
    Cultural History of the Habsburgs
  • RUSSIA & THE BALTIC STATES
    Music and History
  • SCANDINAVIA
    Education in the Baltic Region
  • SCOTLAND
    English and Biology
  • SICILY & SOUTHERN ITALY
    Music & History
  • SPAIN
    Spanish Culture and Chemistry
  • TENNESSEE & MISSISSIPPI
    History
  • TEXAS
    Assassinations and Disaster
  • THAILAND
    Thailand Culture
  • TURKEY
    Byzantine Civilization and Ottoman Empire
  • VENEZUELA
    Freedom Studies
  • WASHINGTON DC
    Modern Policing, Legal Studies
  • VIETNAM, CAMBODIA AND THAILAND
    Psychology and History

Where are we Going Next?

Finland

Education - Students will visit the highly regarded Finnish school systems including talking with teachers and administrators. Students will determine how they might improve the U.S. school system through the integration of new ideas gleaned from the educational system of Finland.

Iceland

PSYCHOLOGY & BIOLOGY - Students will travel to Iceland, the land of fire and ice, to study this global leader in renewable energy and sustainability. They will study the environment from both a scientific and psychological perspective to determine how our behavior is impacted by season affective disorder, climate change, or emotion contagion.

Orlando, Florida

Psychology - Students will investigate how organizations play on our emotions, memory, and sensory experience to increase sales and improve the experience.  Students will also examine the implementation of the American with Disabilities Act and how individuals with disabilities interact with their environment.  Internationally renowned amusement parks will be used as a case study during the courses.

Washington D.C.

Psychology & Legal Studies - Students will study the legal, social, and emotional issues around missing and exploited children in the United States and abroad.  The travel portion of the course includes a visit to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to understand the historical and political events that led to its creation and to experience how they currently handle cases.

Boca Raton, Florida

SPORT MANAGEMENT - Students will gain real-world experience working alongside professionals in the sports industry by being involved in all phases of operating a multi-million dollar college bowl game.  Through this hands-on experience, students will get to test their sports management skills in one of the most exciting events that American sports have to offer.

Longer-Term Study Abroad

If longer-term study abroad for a semester or year is your plan, we have that covered as well. We have partner schools and opportunities that have taken our students across the world to study abroad. If you want to teach in Australia, we have made that happen before and we can help you. We've also had a student study the hospitality industry in London for a semester. We are here to listen to what you want to study and help you find the right location here in the U.S. or across the world.

Financial Aid Awards

We think travel is important in expanding your world view. We have two distinctive ways to help cover your costs.

Travel Study Grants

  • You will receive a $100 Travel Study Grant at the start of your first semester on campus.
  • At the start of your third consecutive semester you receive an additional $400.
  • At the start of your 5th and 7th consecutive semester as a C-SC student you receive $500 two more times for a total of $1,500!

International Study Scholarships

Culver-Stockton offers substantial INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS RANGING FROM $500 TO $2,000. You will receive campus announcements that encourage you to apply for this one-time scholarship in the semester before you travel so you know what money will assist you in this exciting study opportunity.

Center for Field Sciences

CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE IS THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL OF RECORD FOR THE CENTER FOR FIELD SCIENCES.