Satellite Study Abroad

In “Satellite Campuses Don’t Provide a True Study Abroad Experience,” Stacie Berdan took a great stand on whether or not global satellite universities help American education. Berdan voiced her opinion on how a student at a satellite school wouldn’t get the same experience as someone studying abroad in the country. Though the students that attend the satellite universities are living in a different country, they are still apart of the U.S. education system. American professors, who add international elements to their curriculum, typically teach the courses, allowing the experience to be less international than studying abroad. Berdan believes that in order to fully immerse in another culture, students shouldn’t take classes offered in their home country and taught by local

Before reading the various articles on the debate, I had little previous knowledge on the differences between enrolling in a satellite campus and studying abroad. As college approaches, I’ve decided that I am interested in studying abroad at some point and I am now persuaded that it would be a better option than attending a satellite school through a university. Berdan, the author of “Raising Global Children” and “A Student Guide to Study Abroad,” really opened my eyes that the better option for a different learning experience and self growth would be studying abroad. I knew certain universities had campuses in other countries; however, I was not aware that U.S. professors typically taught the courses. I believe this takes away from the international experience and doesn’t fully immerse the students in the culture. If I am going to study in another country, I want to absorb as much of the civilization as I possibly can, while developing as a person through the incredible opportunity. One of my favorite statements from Berdan’s argument was, “Study