Franklin University Switzerland’s Gap year or semester programs for fall and spring terms are excellent.
- Gain once-in-a-lifetime experiences that will shape your future and allow you to create your own life narrative.
- Work with Franklin’s wonderful professors both on campus and when traveling throughout Switzerland and Europe.
- Gain confidence and leadership skills, as well as multicultural perspectives and competencies.
- Form a tight knit community with your peers from 61 countries and make life-long connections.
Program Tracks
Franklin’s Gap Year program offers three tracks:
1 – Academic and related Travel Track with transferable credits in a variety of disciplines
This experiential Gap Year seminar combines teambuilding activities, community engagement, multicultural understanding as well as a series of local excursions. You will be connected to the FUS alumni and have the opportunity to work with and learn from Franklin faculty who collaborate closely with students in their own groundbreaking research.
2 – Global Community Service Track with preparatory core classes
Traveling Tales: Explore the Nexus of Passion and Service while Learning to Become a Change Agent
Have you always wanted to make a difference?
Preparatory Gap Year seminars combined with teambuilding activities, community engagement, multicultural understanding as well as service placement. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from our faculty who collaborate closely with Franklin students.
Courses for this track will focus on: Sustainability and Social Justice, Business Writing skills, Career/Internship Development and Language studies.
Switzerland is home to scores of global organizations and NGOs including: The International Red Cross, The United Nations, The World Health Organization, The United Nations World Tourism Organization, The World Trade Organization, The World Meteorological Organization, FIFA Headquarters, The International Olympic Committee and Pro Natura.
These agencies work to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and violence, address global health concerns, work to eliminate poverty, foster, sustainable development, care for our planet and more. Whatever your passion, this experiential seminar will help you learn from some of the world’s largest and most effective NGOs and global organizations. What better way to help you discern if a career path in a service organization could be in your future?
3 – Language-Intensive Track focused on gaining proficiency in French, Italian or German
Traveling Tales: In a Global World, Immerse Yourself in the Skills Needed to Excel Beyond Borders
This experiential seminar combines teambuilding activities, community engagement, and multicultural understanding as well as a series of local excursions. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from Franklin faculty who collaborate closely with students on their own groundbreaking research.
