Physics Study Away
Physics and Astronomy students often take advantage of opportunities to study away on programs that enrich their lives and advance their study of physics. Macalester’s Center for Study Away offers resources and support, including maintaining a list of study away programs recommended by the Physic & Astronomy department.
Resources
Experiences:
Recent programs attended by Physics Majors:
- Fall 2024 – University College Cork (Direct Enroll)
- Spring 2022 – IFSA: Chilean Universities Program in Santiago
- Spring of 2019 – University of Edinburgh (Direct Enroll)
Stories:
- A physics major with an astronomy concentration, Charlotte Martinkus ’15 enrolled in classes in nuclear physics and planetary systems at Uppsala University in Sweden, along with courses in Swedish language and culture. One of the only European programs that would also help her fulfill her science major requirements, CIEE Sweden seemed like the logical choice for study abroad.
- Physics major Ned Molter ’15 spent the fall of 2013 in Belgium, studying astrophysics at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the Free University of Brussels.
- Physics major Ruby Byrne ’14 took a different route for her studying abroad experience, and went to Oxford University in the spring of 2013 to study physics. She attended St. Catherine’s College in Oxford, where she also lived in the residence halls. Read more on Ruby’s experience abroad.
- Physics major Chris Krapu ’13 (Valley City, N.D.) was the first Macalester student to study at Nanyang Technological University, a science and engineering school in Singapore.