Graduate Study Offered in Switzerland

A Sam Houston graduate student will have the opportunity to study criminology in Switzerland.

The College of Criminal Justice and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland have an agreement that will allow a student from Sam Houston State University to study one semester at the University of Lausanne tuition free.

The program is for a graduate student working toward a MA, MS or Ph.D. degree in criminal justice, and is for study during the spring 2004 semester, or possibly fall 2003 if all paperwork and documentation are completed in time.

Initially, only one student will be selected to participate in the program.  However, according to Jurg Gerber, director of Sam Houston State University International Programs, the opportunity may be extended to include more than one student in the future.

The Sam Houston student will study criminology in Lausanne and possibly earn up to nine credits toward the degree at SHSU.

Although tuition is free, the student will be responsible for the cost of the plane ticket and room and board in Switzerland.  The University of Lausanne will assist the student in finding housing. 

"It is possible that the student who is selected might qualify for the $650 International Education Fee Scholarship from SHSU, which is awarded by the International Programs and Activities Committee for study abroad," said Gerber.

Knowledge of French would be helpful, but is not required because several professors at the University of Lausanne have spent extended periods of time in the United States, England and Australia, said Gerber.

For additional information, contact Gerber by phone at 936.294.4611 or e-mail.

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SHSU Media Contact: Julia May
June 13, 2003
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