International Programs

Programs

Pepperdine owns facilities in seven different locations around the world. These residences are located in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Florence, Italy; Heidelberg, Germany; Lausanne, Switzerland; London, United Kingdom; Shanghai, China; and Washington D.C., United States. The majority of students spend their second full academic year abroad participating in one of these programs. Students can also study abroad in these international locations and others during the summer months.

Academic Year Programs

	Buenos Aires, Argentina Live with Argentine families and get immersed in Latin culture. Do you know how to Tango? This is where it all started.
	Florence, Italy Step outside the Pepperdine house, turn left, and go see Michelangelo's David. Where's the best food in the world? Italy of course!
	Heidelberg, Germany Live in a beautiful mansion, right down the street from a castle. What German city did Mark Twain fall in love with? You guessed it!
	Lausanne, Switzerland Each morning you'll wake up, open your window, and there are the Alps. Where's the best place for outdoor sports? Ask the Swiss.
	London, United Kingdom Seconds from Hyde Park, minutes to Piccadilly Circus, Pepperdine is right downtown. Where's great theatre? No doubt, London!
	Shanghai, China From Ming to Mao to Modern, this city has it all! What country must you know about, more than any other? The world's biggest – China!
	Washington DC Where can you be minutes from the Nation's great monuments, international organizations, and government officials? You guessed it, Washington D.C.!

Summer Programs

Summer General Education Programs

Every summer, Pepperdine offers international programs in each of its six University-owned facilities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Florence, Italy; Heidelberg, Germany; Lausanne, Switzerland; London, United Kingdom; and Shanghai, China. Each of these programs offer general education courses with selective upper division courses centered around specific areas of interest. For instance, a program in London might offer both general education and major courses, topically centered around history and religion.

Summer Internship Programs

In addition to general education programs during the summer, Pepperdine offers summer internship programs in five of its locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lausanne, Switzerland; London, United Kingdom; Shanghai, China; and Washington D.C., United States. The internship programs consist of a combination of education courses and a local internship. If accepted to an internship program, students will meet with an internship coordinator who will help select an internship based on the student's area of interest.

Summer Special Interest Programs

Pepperdine offers a handful of special interest programs, which vary summer to summer. These programs often have specified areas of interest for students in majors who might not have a chance to study abroad during the academic year (i.e. theatre or music majors). Whereas the general education and internship programs typically run around eight to ten weeks long, special interest programs usually run three to four weeks long. Some special interest programs are held in one of Pepperdine's sic residential locations, but most are held in unique locations to give students an even broader range of options for their international experience. In recent years the special interest programs offered have included: Cross Boundaries Leadership Institute (Lausanne, Switzerland), Fiji Mission, Edinburgh Theatre, Heidelberg Music, Florence SACI (Studio Art Centers International), Russia, Madrid (Spanish Language Intensive), and East Africa.