Immersions Offered

The following is a list of all immersions offered by the University of San Francisco.

For Academic Immersions, please contact faculty directly, faculty may allow students from outside their programs/school join the immersions. For University Ministry contact Mariana Plazas. 

Academic Immersions: CAS (College of Arts and Sciences), SOM (School of Management, SOE (School of Education), School of Nursing and Health Profession (SONHP)

UM - University Ministry

L - Living Communities

* - For undergraduate students only

** - For graduate students only

*** - Open to all students.

Winter 2019 Immersions

  • Nov 29 – Dec 4th 2018.  Bay Area Border Relief in South Texas -  Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga/ Daniela Dominguez/ David Martinez (SOE)**
  • Jan 2 – 18 2019. Women Poverty and Catholic Social Thought - Erin Brigham (CAS)*
  • Jan 3 – 12 2019. South Africa Study Abroad - Michale Goldman (SOM)**
  • Jan 5 – 19 2019.  Cultural and Linguistic Preparation for Health Care -  Erica Devon Arana (SONHP)
  • Jan 5 –19 2019.  Project Learn Belize 2019 -  Geoffrey Russell Dillon /Melissa Hope (SOE)**
  • Jan 6 –18 2019. Sports Serving Communities in Peru -  Santiago Solorio (UM)*
  • Jan 6 – 17 2019.  Dubai: International Data Analytics (MBA 6797) -  Mouwafac M Sidaoui (SOM)**
  • Jan 7 - 16 2019.  London/Bilboa/Barcelona: (MSOD) -  Richard Stackman/Courtney Masterson (SOM)**
  • Jan 7 - 17 2019. Erasmus in Northern Ireland - Keally McBride/ Peter Novak (L)
  • Jan 8 - 12 2019. Hip Hop and Social Justice (EMDS) - Stephanie Sears (CAS)
  • Jan 8 - 17 2019. Black Heritage Immersion - Candice Lynn Harrison (CAS)
  • Jan 13-19 2019.  AGI Rome-Italy Program 2019
    Refugee Service Management     -  Marco Tavanti (SOM)**

Spring Break 2019 Immersions

Spring Break 2019 dates are March 10-17, 2019 unless stated otherwise. 

  • Migration, Borders and Transnational Communities. Puebla, Mexico. (UM)*
  • Street Children and Welfare. Lima, Peru. (UM)*
  • Sports Serving Communities. Lima, Peru. (UM)*
  • Life in the Favelas. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (UM)*
  • Migration and Restorative Justice. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (UM)*
  • Coal Mining and Environmental Justice. West Virginia, Appalachia. (UM)*
  • Amazonian Immersion, Indigenous and Environmental Justice. Leticia, Colombia (UM)**
  • March 7-14 2019. Understanding the Emotional and Psychological Experiences of Families Separated by Borders -  Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga (SOE)**
  • March 7-14, 2019. Family Business AGI Cali, Colombia - Monica Hudson (SOM)**

Summer 2019 Immersions

  • Summer: Central Valley Immersion -  Jo Loomis
  • May 20-29.  Salzburg Global Seminar -  Walt Gmelch/Noah Borrero.