Today's global economy requires college graduates to develop the cross-cultural skills they will need to compete and succeed in a diverse and multicultural workforce. To meet this growing demand, Florida State University has developed several models of Special Academic Programs to meet students' academic and professional needs.
FSU's Center for Global Engagement offers two models of Special Academic Programs: the Academic Year Program in Communication and the Academic Year Program in Literature. Both of these programs predominantly focus on coursework with global applications. Academic work and experiential learning opportunities are designed to teach students about American culture.
To find out more about the Academic Year Program in Communication and the Academic Year Program in Literature, please visit the Academic Year Program page.
We will also continue to offer our longer standing partners the chance for their students to participate in our programs which combine academic coursework with academic training at the Walt Disney World Resort. As per our established Memoranda of Understanding with these partners, these programs include one or both of the following: the intensive academic program during the shorter summer stay on the FSU campus, and/or the academic semester program combined with work-integrated learning at the Walt Disney World Resort.
International Partner Universities:
| Universities |
Programs Offered |
| China University of Petroleum | Academic Year Program in Chemical Engineering |
| Dankook University |
Summer Program in Intercultural Communication, Semester Program in Intercultural Communication with Academic Training |
| FAE Centro Universitario | Summer Program in Intercultural Communication |
| Institute for Tourism Studies | Summer Program in Hospitality Management |
| Macau University of Science and Technology | Summer Program in Hospitality Management |
| Meiji University | Summer Program in Intercultural Communication, Semester Program in Intercultural Communication with Academic Training |
| Sookmyung Women's University | Summer Program in Hospitality Management, Summer Program in Intercultural Communication, Semester Program in Intercultural Communication with Academic Training |
| Soongsil University | Summer Program in Intercultural Communication |
| St. Lawrence College | Summer Program in Intercultural Communication (pending space available), Summer Program in Service Operations Leadership |
| Tianjin Foreign Studies University |
Academic Year Program in Communication, Academic Year Program in Literature |
| Universidad de Colima | Summer Program in Service Operations Leadership |
| Universidade Sao Francisco | Summer Program in Intercultural Communication |
