Students who choose study abroad for their immersive experience will travel beyond Vanderbilt to deepen their skills, enhance their knowledge, expand their horizons, and increase their sense of independence and self-confidence. Whether studying abroad on programs or through other opportunities, students develop professionally and academically, interculturally, and personally. Some possible ways to engage include:
Internships are invaluable opportunities for students to gain research or work experience, grow their knowledge of the profession and themselves, build professional connections, and ultimately determine if the field is right for them.
Students who complete an internship often have a competitive edge in the workplace.
Students pursuing innovation, arts, and creativity may want to develop the next life-changing phone application, find a groundbreaking solution to a global problem, direct a play, create a work of art, or write a best-selling novel. Innovation, arts, and design at Vanderbilt is supported by many partner offices and academic departments, including but not limited to:
Different from service learning or volunteer work, community and civic engagement require ongoing and intentional interactions between the student and the people or entity that are central to their immersive experience.
Faculty-directed or mentored bench science, fieldwork, data science, literature review, creative arts-based research, technology research, etc.
Please note: shadowing or other primarily observatory practices may not qualify as an immersive experience.
Leadership and professional development training provides students with opportunities to practice critical skills in leadership and team building, identify the qualities, behaviors, values, and standards of a specific profession, and effectively adjust to existing experiences and situations.
Pre-professional training, project development and management, and formalized leader training or certifications:
Please note: shadowing or other primarily observatory practices may not qualify as an immersive experience.