Academic Disciplines

In this ever-changing world, choose from SAF programs that explore the central historical and contemporary debates in the sociology, anthropology, gender, and culture. By studying abroad, you find new perspectives as you critically examine how society and social constructs shape our identities, our social interactions, and our world.

If you’re self-motivated and passionate about art, design, or fashion, international SAF programs take you into the world’s leading art institutes. Here, you can elevate your talents and pursue your dreams of making a profession from your passion by working under the biggest names in the industry.

Exploring the science behind life is a big calling, with subjects ranging from astronomy to genetics, physics to agriculture. The SAF biological and physical science programs place you in labs, lecture halls, and research-rich courses led by leaders, Nobel Prize winners, and people making a real difference to society and the planet. 

SAF programs in business, economics, and finance prepare you for a real-world career armed with leading theoretical and practical knowledge of financial systems, markets, organizational efficiency, and the inner workings of business. Studying abroad develops your intercultural understanding and grows your international perspective, setting you up for success in your career.

Standing out in marketing, communications, and media is an art. Only by understanding and using the secrets of what makes people engage in, desire, and buy, can you get ahead in the game. The SAF programs are created, crafted, and taught by those who are ahead in the game, who wrote the rulebook, and who continue to evolve the marketing landscape.

Explore the realities of crime, understand and assess criminal justice, and build an international perspective of how society approaches and deals with criminals. To gain a deeper understanding of policing and punishment, social inequalities, and criminal law from practicing leaders in their field, the SAF programs are illuminating and forward-thinking.   

Computer science and math are the cornerstone to many a career, teaching abstract and structured thinking skills applicable in some of the most interesting, outward-looking professions. The SAF computer science and math programs take you into classrooms where the future is now, where faculty are changing the paradigm and making a difference to society and the planet. 

Approaches to education and child development change at a pace, evolving with every generation, each nation taking a different path. In dynamic, engaging classrooms led by inspiring faculty, you learn, discuss, and explore education theory from early years to tertiary institutions. SAF education and child development programs are ideal if your future includes teaching, leadership, health and social work, or curriculum development. 

At a pivotal moment in Earth’s history, environmental studies and sustainability are core to the planet’s survival. In a bid to do your bit by joining an environmental studies and sustainability program offered by SAF, you get an international perspective on how we meet our needs as a global society while protecting the planet for future generations. Join equally passionate students in learning how we can create sustainable lifestyles, communities, and environments.

One of the most common undergraduate degrees held by the most successful people on the planet, engineering nurtures analytical thinking, problem solving, decision making. If you have a clear path ahead, there are strong engineering links with industries making it a practical course as well as enduringly interesting, creative, and diverse. SAF engineering programs connects you with industry leaders and inspiring faculty.

Health and pre-med are rigorous degrees the world over, but the SAF programs enable you to study abroad and get credit to apply to your home degree while experiencing all the benefits of an international education. Work with medical faculty and students globally to learn different approaches to treatment and processes as well as gaining a different perspective on health and medical practices.

Gain a deep understanding of what it is to be human by diving into history, philosophy, and religion programs offered by SAF’s prestigious partners the world over. In classrooms led by today’s greatest thinkers, you’re encouraged to have open, explorative conversations that broaden your own ideas and give you an international take on topics you’ve discussed for years. 

To learn language, linguistics, and cultural studies in a target nation is a privilege afforded to few. Being able to immerse yourself in a culture and use a language all day every day, knowing every second it’s improving your proficiency and understanding is a true joy. The SAF language, linguistics, and cultural studies programs weave lively pathways through the functions of language and how they apply to daily life and generating a positive society.

With published authors, literature prize winners, and acclaimed writers sharing their craft in engaging classes, the SAF literature and writing programs are utterly inspiring. Literature takes you on a journey and broadens your horizons. Through it, you explore the human condition, dig into what makes great writing, and apply those skills to your own development. 

At prestigious universities worldwide acclaimed for their music, film, and performing arts, SAF programs give you a boost in what is a highly competitive industry. Hone your acting, dance, music, and production skills with actors, directors, and theater heavyweights and ready yourself for an impressive career alongside international peers who each bring their own passions to the table.

As the world gets smaller, political science and international relations become increasingly important. If you want a career in public policy, government, human rights, social work, or international politics, the SAF programs place you in courses with practicing academics and researchers at the forefront of political social sciences and philosophy. 

The brain is a maze of complexity that governs human behavior. In the SAF programs in psychology and neuroscience, some of the planet’s leading professors and faculty encourage you to scientifically explore and understand the mind’s emotions and actions in context of its physical make-up, environmental elements, and social pressures. As you prepare for a career in psychology or neuroscience, these study abroad opportunities broaden your own perspectives.

Shaping city skylines and planning entire communities, spaces, and developments is thrilling, especially as we move into a changing, more sustainable future. The SAF urban studies and architecture programs have you learning from forward-thinking faculty at the cutting edge of both disciplines. They’re practitioners already making a difference to society and the planet, drawing on lessons learned through history, which they also pass on to you.