Study Abroad

Study Abroad for Sociology Concentrators

Interested in studying abroad for a summer, semester, or longer? Sociology Concentrators have studied abroad in a variety of countries during their time as undergraduates. An important part of study abroad is starting the planning process early and working with the Sociology advising team to determine how study abroad can fit into your undergraduate experience.

Study Abroad Process

  1. Visit the Office of International Education (OIE), (1414 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor) where the OIE staff will help you select a study abroad program. Applications to programs are done through OIE.
  2. Once you have been accepted into a program and if you are interested in receiving concentration elective credit for a study abroad course, you will be able to upload course syllabi through the OIE on-line system. The syllabi will be reviewed and up to two courses may be approved by the Sociology Department for concentration elective credit.
  3. If you plan to request concentration elective credit, you will need to meet with Dr. Emily Fairchild, our ADUS, to have your courses reviewed. A course must have substantial sociological content to be considered for concentration elective credit. The course should be sociological with respect to content and concepts, readings, and instructor specialization to receive concentration credit. 
  4. Once you have completed your coursework abroad, you will need to send your program transcripts to OIE and have the courses posted to your Academic Plan on my.Harvard (contact OIE for more information about this process). Courses cannot be counted towards the Sociology concentration until final transcripts are received and posted.

Additional Notes:

  • Students may be issued concentration elective credit for a maximum of two study abroad courses.
  • The grades issued for these courses do not count toward your concentration GPA. The courses will count, however, as pass/fail courses, and only two non-letter graded courses may be used to fulfill sociology concentration requirements.
  • Study abroad courses may not be used for related field credit.