Spend a Semester in Thailand (Orphaned and Vulnerable Children)

The focus on this study abroad program is to examine the intersection of important issues - orphans, vulnerable and exploited children, human trafficking, and human rights issues.

Taylor University's interdisciplinary Orphaned and Vulnerable Children major is already focusing on these issues, and this semester study abroad program offers the chance to take the next step to experientially study these issues in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Chiang Mai represents an outstanding place to study these issues, with a long history of NGOs and other organizations working on these issues, as well as a history as a crossroads of Southeast Asia dealing with marginalization of children, human trafficking, and related problems.

thailand-ovc study abroad details
Offered Fall & Spring Semesters
Location Chiang Mai, Thailand
Cost
  • Taylor tuition
  • Off campus fee
  • ISI medical insurance: ~ $190
  • Airfare, passport & visa. Students are responsible for
    purchasing flights
Academic Emphasis

Orphaned and Vulnerable Children

Courses offered:

  • OVC 110
  • PBH 330
  • TSP 230 Thai Language and Society
  • TSP 110 Working with Orphaned and Vulnerable Children
  • TSP 310 Policy and Justice for Vulnerable Children
  • POS 331 or SWK 362
  • OVC 393 (global practicum)
  • TSP 393 Practicum
  • TSP 210 Personal Foundations for Service
  • TSP 330 Field Methods Seminar

What to Expect

For housing, Students will be in homestay for the first four weeks, and then move into apartments.

Field studies may include: 

  • Two village stays of 3-4 days, one in a lowland Thai community and one in an upland hill tribe community.
  • Border visit to the Thai / Myanmar border to examine transboundary issues, organizations, and society first hand.
  • Development organizations, including government and private orphanages, foster care, educational organizations, and social services

Learn More about Studying in Thailand with ISDSI

Contact

Curious about going to Thailand for a semester? Stop by the Spencer Center or email the Office of Off Campus Programs at [email protected].