Pre-Professional Health Programs

 

Studying abroad can have a tremendous impact on people within any career. Students whose professional goal is to work with in the heathcare field can gain valuable experience and knowledge of other cultures while gaining academic credit. Healthcare professionals interact with people with many different cultural backgrounds and experiences and studying abroad can provide a strong foundation for empathy and understanding. 

While many programs offered through Texas Tech Study Abroad offer a wide range of courses and opportunties, the programs highlighted below have been identifed as a strong Pre-Health study abroad program. It's important students think about their professional, academic, and personal goals before choosing a program. 

Depending on your program of choice, you will need to either attend a group advising session or meet with a Study Abroad Advisor. Students must have started the application, and completed the advising section, before they can meet with an Advisor. You can start your applicatoin by clicking on a link below, and press "start application." 

Shadowing Experiences 

Sevilla Semester  

• Semester only
• Students will attend a group advising session and not meet with an Advisor individually
• Group advising session dates and times listed on application 

Atlantis

• No academic credit available
• Financial Aid cannot be used
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman 
• Summer only 

Croatia 
Greece 
Italy  

CFHI (Child Family Health International) 

• No academic credit available 
• Financial Aid cannot be used 
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky 
• Summer only 

Argentina 
Ecuador 
Ghana 
India  
Philippines 
South Africa   
Uganda  

Hands-on Research

STEM Summer Research sponsored by Arcadia

Dublin, Ireland 

• Summer only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman 

Granda, Spain

• Summer only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky

Glasgow, Scotland

• Summer only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky

London, England 

• Summer only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky

Immersive Study Abroad 

Asia

Korea University sponsored by TEAN Abroad 

• Summer and semesters available
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky 
• PPHC courses available: 
  
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry 
  • Cores 
  • Kinesiology
  • Psychology

Latin America

Environmental Studies and Health Care in Costa Rica sponsored by ISA

• Summer only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology 
  • Cores
  • Kinesiology
  • Psychology
  • Spanish 

Europe 

University of Nicosia in Cyprus

• Summer and semesters available
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Cores
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Nutrition
  • Psychology  

University of New York in Prague

• Summer and semesters available
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Cores
  • Psychology  

DIS Copenhagen

• Summer and semesters available
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Human Development & Family Studies
  • Nutrition 
  • Physics   

SKEMA in the French Riviera sponsored by CEA 

• Semester only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available: 
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology  

University College Dublin, Ireland

• Semester only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Cores
  • Nutrition
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology  

University of Limerick, Ireland

• Semester only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Cores
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Psychology  

Lorenzo de' Medici - Florence, Italy

• Summer and semesters available
• Study Abroad Advisor: Carly Allman
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Cores
  • Nutrition
  • Psychology  

Oceania 

University of Queensland, Australia sponsored by ISA

• Semesters only
• Study Abroad Advisor: Bethany Kuwitzky
• PPHC courses available:
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Cores
  • Kinesiology
  • Mathematics
  • Psychology