Faculty-Led Programs (FLP)

What is a faculty led program (FLP)?

An increasingly popular alternative to traditional study abroad offerings is a format known as the Faculty Led Program (FLP).

• A FLP is essentially a mini-university abroad, an extension of a student’s home campus and curriculum.
• The primary advantage of a FLP is that a student is able to combine the study abroad experience with the continuity of core curriculum courses.
• Teaching faculty from all disciplines initiate a FLP by recruiting a group of students from within their curriculum, and then traveling with them to a study abroad location.
• The faculty member teaches core curriculum course(s) while the host institution provides support instruction logistics and other general education courses including internships, service learning and volunteering
• Students are able to complete a semester or a full academic year of study without falling out of sequence with their normal curriculum course structure.

A Faculty Led Program also allows teaching faculty to customize a series of guest lectures, field trips and cultural immersion activities that best suit the educational goals of their particular disciplines.

Program design

Program designs can vary significantly, and could include:

• short-term or stand-alone programs (during a summer term)
• semester-long courses with some components such as spring or fall break or trips after the end of term
• long-term (semester or academic year) study abroad

Credit & non-credit courses can be designed for students studying the same syllabus as well as wider groups coming from different departments.

A successful FLP demonstrates:

• strong academic quality
• cultural enrichment for students
• opportunities for experiential learning
• opportunities of learning outside the classroom: Conversation Partner Program (or Conversation Exchange or Intercambio); Experiential Education (learning by doing): it may include researches, field trips or seminars, laboratory works, fieldworks or observation; immersion in workplace settings such as internships, volunteering, teaching;  Service-Learning Abroad; Student Club (or Student Organization): local clubs can facilitate interaction with the local student population and encourage further development of language and intercultural communication skills.

 
All study abroad and international internship programs include a full suite of support services during all three phases of the international experience (pre-departure, on-site, and re-entry), including in-depth advising and orientations, housing, excursions and cultural activities, and more.

Austin Community College Compilation Video Summer 2016

"You won't know until you go" with Texas State Summer 2016

Johnson & Wales faculty-led program 2015 (Tourism and Culinary)

SAMPLE OF FLP ORGANIZED BY SANT’ANNA INSTITUTE

• Law - DePaul University, University of Dayton
• Hospitality & Tourism - Austin Community College, Johnson & Wales University, University of Northern Iowa
• Italian Studies - Hofstra University, Wake Forest University, San Diego University, University of Connecticut
• Architecture - Alfred State University
• Business - Plymouth State University (in partnership with SAI), University of South Carolina
• Education - Bowling Green State University
• Culinary Arts - Delaware Technical College
• Humanities - Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas State University

Sant’Anna will coordinate:

• Airport pick ups
• Student and Faculty housing
• Social and cultural immersion activities
• Field trips
• Visits to local Firms and Institutions
• Conferences and guest lectures
• Internships
• Administrative assistance with visas and permits of stay in Italy
• 24 hr emergency assistance

READ U.S. FACULTY REVIEWS ABOUT THEIR FLPs AT SANT'ANNA ---> Here

For more info about our faculty-led programs, please contact info@santannainstitute.com.