{"id":1445,"date":"2021-09-24T16:08:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/global-education\/study-abroad-goals\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:29:13","slug":"study-abroad-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/pre-departure\/study-abroad-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Study Abroad Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/steps-to-study-abroad\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >How to Study Abroad<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/destinations\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Study Abroad Destinations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/funding-study-abroad\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Funding Study Abroad <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/study-abroad-identity-resources\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Identity Abroad<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/domestic-study-away\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Domestic Study Away Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/studyabroad\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Bulldogs Abroad Blog<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/international\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >International Student Services<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/contact-center-global-education\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/study-abroad\/faculty-resources\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Abroad Goals<\/h1><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Identifying Your Objectives<\/h2><p>The process of setting objectives is a valuable exercise as you prepare for your study abroad experience. The better you are able to identify what you want from your study abroad experience, the more successful you will be in finding a program that will meet your needs. You will want to consider the goals you would like to accomplish while abroad and develop a clear plan to do so. By identifying your personal goals, you will begin to understand your motivations for wanting to live and study abroad.<\/p><p>Here is a list of the objectives most commonly given by students going overseas. Consider which of these apply to you.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Challenge of living and studying overseas<\/li> <li>Desire to learn another language and culture<\/li> <li>Desire to expand your own horizons<\/li> <li>Desire to keep up with your peers or friends who have been overseas<\/li> <li>Interest in learning in a different educational institution<\/li> <li>Desire to build skills in communicating with people from other backgrounds<\/li> <li>Need for a change<\/li> <li>Possible advancement in future job or profession<\/li> <li>Desire to get away from something personal or college life<\/li> <li>Study particular subjects in greater depth than is possible at Butler<\/li> <li>Other<\/li><\/ul><p>It may be helpful for you to review this list occasionally while you are abroad to determine if you are making progress toward achieving your objectives. Also, it will be helpful for you to consider the questions below to help you further clarify your study abroad goals and what you need to do to accomplish them.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>Where do you want to study abroad? Why?<\/li> <li>What do you hope to accomplish by studying abroad?<\/li> <li>Are there any course requirements that you must fulfill on study abroad? If so, please list.<\/li> <li>Have you discussed your study abroad plan and its effect on your academic career at Butler with your academic advisor? (If not, please do so prior to applying for study abroad)<\/li> <li>If you are interested in going abroad to study a language, are you proficient enough in a foreign language to enroll directly in a foreign university? Would you like to continue instruction in a foreign language while taking some of your course work in English? 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