Looking for a new way of viewing the world, your country, and yourself? A new perspective on your favorite academic subject? Something great to put on your resume? A new adventure? If so, you've come to the right place. Hollins University offers study abroad programs on every continent except Antarctica with course offerings in many different academic areas. The international programs office at Hollins provides information and services for students interested in studying abroad.

You can find us in Turner Hall weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or contact us at abroad@hollins.edu. Make an appointment to see one of us or just stop by. We look forward to meeting you!  Application forms for each program are only available through the International Programs office in Turner Hall. Please call our office for your program's deadlines.

Please be sure to read the frequently asked questions on study abroad first and then review the program information (click on any program link at right) on any programs that may be of interest to you. This course options link lists the programs offering courses in your areas of academic interest and also which programs offer opportunities for internships and community service.  Hollins Abroad London and Paris courses are listed in the academic catalog. Courses not in the academic catalog or on the approved list are subject to the normal credit approval process. This approved courses for affiliated programs link displays a filtered Excel file listing courses that have been approved by the faculty for credit in the affiliated programs.

This financial aid pdf provides information on Hollins and outside scholarships for study abroad. Pick up Belk/Figge International Scholar applications for semester abroad and January Term Travel Awards applications in the Office of International Programs in Turner A25.

Student-written course evaluations are available for review in the international programs office in Turner Hall.

Kirsten McKinney
Director, International Programs

abroad@hollins.edu
kmckinney1@hollins.edu
telephone: 540-362-6307

Kirsten McKinney joined Hollins University in September 2007 as the Director of International Programs. She holds an MA in International Development Studies/International Business from The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC and a BA in International Relations from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. 

Prior to moving to Roanoke with her husband and their cat (“child”), Claudia, Kirsten spent 10 years in the Washington, DC area. Most recently she served as Education Manager for the British Council (the cultural arm of the British Embassy) where she oversaw the US education portfolio which included education promotion activities, teacher exchanges and education policy reform initiatives. Her previous work experience also includes four years managing overseas projects for World Learning, a private, non-profit international organization with both academic and field project capabilities. Kirsten’s work centered around civil society and democracy and governance in countries such as Albania, Armenia, Benin, Malawi, Russia and Uganda. Additionally, she worked at ACDI/VOCA, another non-profit international organization, managing US-based training programs for international agricultural and business clients.

Kirsten has traveled to a number of countries, including Albania, Armenia, Belgium, France, French Polynesia, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and most extensively in the UK. She spent her Junior Year of college living and studying in Reading, England attending courses at both the University of Reading and Oxford University.

Susy Mason
International Programs Coordinator

abroad@hollins.edu
smason@hollins.edu
telephone: 540-362-6089

Susie has been on staff in the International Programs office since the fall of 2000 when she was admitted to Hollins' Horizon Program from which she graduated in May, 2003. In her previous lives, she has worked as a computer programmer for the City of Roanoke and a technical writer for a medical software company. When she is not in the office, she is leading lifewriting or ethical will workshops. She enjoys reading to her grandchildren, writing for Story Circle Network, and personal history (life narratives).  Susie has been married to her first husband, a U.S. Forest Service retiree, for 37 years. They have three grown children, and three grandchildren: a sophisticated eight-year-old granddaughter named Sophie, an adventurous six-year-old grandson named Boone, and an two-year-old grandson named Americus (Mec) Joseph.