{"id":22081,"date":"2026-03-25T14:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=22081"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:00:24","slug":"academics-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/2026\/03\/25\/academics-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We just finished up midterms last week and it was definitely a reality check to go back to studying so much. In general, most of my classes\u2019 grading primarily comes from participation and exams. There are not many, if any, smaller weekly or daily graded assignments. Rather, grades are a combination of performance on midterm exams, final exams, final projects and class engagement. While this does create less week-to-week homework, it also means that there is a lot more independence and responsibility placed on students\u2019 shoulders to stay on top of the course content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s4TTYo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55178043546_3715a301b1_z.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking in Santander, Spain\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hiking in Santander, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing this self-accountability required to do well in these courses is a bonus consequence of studying abroad. My classes are, however, all extraordinarily interesting and unique, which makes studying feel like less of a task and more like another avenue of cultural and language immersion. Through my study abroad program, CEA CAPA, I am taking a photography course that has allowed me both to learn photography techniques and gain practical experience while simultaneously gathering a collection of photographic souvenirs of my time abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s4Pkw3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55177153922_9b04840f40_z.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Big Ben in London\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A view of Big Ben in London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the University of Sevilla, all of my courses are in Spanish, which has helped immensely in growing my language comprehension abilities. I am taking a watercolor painting class, which has again allowed for some unique, handmade souvenirs, a class about women\u2019s role in art across history, and a class about teaching methodologies that includes weekly practical experience teaching English to Spanish students in a local school. I thoroughly enjoy each of my classes abroad and have some really incredible and supportive professors as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2s4VX1f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55178443970_300d3b94ed_z.jpg\" alt=\"Program trip to C\u00e1diz, Spain\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Program trip to C\u00e1diz, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about this blogger\u2019s study abroad program: <a href=\"https:\/\/mystudyabroad.missouri.edu\/_portal\/tds-program-brochure?programid=11288\">CEA CAPA: Summer Liberal Arts and Spanish Culture in Seville<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just finished up midterms last week and it was definitely a reality check to go back to studying so much. 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