Global Experience

​Math and the Mouse: Explorations of Mathematics and Science in Walt Disney World (MXP-205) is a three-week immersive study away May Experience giving students the opportunity to explore areas of mathematics that support the operations of Walt Disney World. The course is project-driven; students often work in groups, give presentations, and explore topics of their own interest while interacting with industry professionals and alumni. This course is open to students in all majors but has a calculus prerequisite (MTH-145, 150, or equivalent). The next offering of this program is May 2024. Applications are now closed for 2024, but details for future iterations will be posted on the Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education website as they become available.

Contact Dr. Bouzarth, Dr. Harris, or Dr. Hutson for more information.

Dr. Millichap and Dr. Woodard brought students to London, England to study the mathematics and history of World War codebreaking in May 2023 and plan to run the program again in May 2025.  Students will explore how cryptology (the science of making and breaking codes and ciphers) played a pivotal role in the world wars.  Ideas from combinatorics, probability, and permutation theory will form the mathematical foundation of this course.  Applications for the May 2025 program will open in late September 2024 and are due in October 2024.  Details will be posted on the Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education website as they become available.

Math in the City (MTH-504), an independent study, students work closely with the City of Greenville to examine mathematical issues of interest to the local community. Past projects have included helping the city analyze current and future monthly parking allotments in downtown garages and analyzing the socioeconomic breakdown of high schools in Greenville County.

Other opportunities to study areas of mathematics outside of the traditional curriculum exist in the form of independent studies. These small classes offer students the ability to work with a faculty member to explore topics of their own interests.

Our students have been successful in attending Budapest Semesters in Mathematics. This prestigious independent program attracts students from across the United States who compete for a chance to spend a semester in Budapest, the capital of Hungary and one of the great European cities. Talk to one of your professors about applying.

Furman’s Study Away program includes additional opportunities to study in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.  In recent years, our majors have studied in Spain, Chile, France, Scotland, England, Italy, Hungary, and Japan.