Study Abroad in Biology

In today’s world students need to have a global perspective with respect to geopolitical issues, economic issues, social and human rights issues and environmental issues.  This is no less true for their major disciplines.  Many biology majors study abroad.  As with any other major, most tend to seek programs that offer a new cultural experience while at the same time offering them an opportunity to take courses in their major taught under a different educational system.  We encourage our majors to take advantage of this great opportunity, but they must plan their schedule early to allow for such an opportunity. Please contact Dr. Wayne Silver (silver@wfu.edu) for more Biology study abraod information.

Any student wishing to study abroad should first contact the Center for International Studies (CIS) Office to get course information about the program to which he/she wants to apply.  Then the student should bring the course information including syllabus, if possible, to the Department Chair who will advise the student regarding whether or not his/her selection of courses meets the department’s requirements for transfer credit.  If approved, courses taught in non-Wake Forest programs come in as transfer courses and may be applied to the major.  Courses taught in Wake Forest programs are considered regular Wake Forest courses, thus automatically count toward the major (Biology majors may also take courses in other Wake Forest and non Wake Forest programs that do not have a biology component).

Most biology majors choose to study abroad during the fall semester of their junior year, although any semester following the completion of the sophomore year can work with careful planning.  Once a major has completed the core (Biology 112, 113, 213 and 214) he/she should be able to handle most courses taught in an overseas program (levels 2 and 3).  Periodically, Wake Forest programs in London, Venice, and Vienna are directed by a biology professor. You can check with CIS for this information and for the requirements for each program.

In the past, our majors have studied in a variety of locations around the world, including:

Semester Programs

• London*
• Venice*
• Vienna*
• Australia^
• Denmark^
• Bristol (UK)
• New Zealand
• Chile
• Scotland (UK)
• France (Dijon)**
• School for Field Studies(Africa, Costa Rica, Spain, Caicos Islands)
• Barcelona, Spain^
• Ireland^
• Westminster (UK)^
• Salamanca, Spain**

* Wake Forest Program

** Wake Forest Language Program

^ Non Wake Forest Program. All Biology Majors & Minors must have study abroad courses approved by the Department of Biology. This list shows courses previous students have gotten credit for..

 

Summer Programs

• Benin
• Colombia

 

Summer Programs offered by faculty in the Department of Biology

• Peru (Tropical Biodiversity)
• Jamaica (Tropical Marine Ecology)