In High School? check out AIFS Summer Advantage Study Abroad programs for high school students!

Argentina, Buenos Aires, England, London, taly, Florence, Rome, Australia, Cairns, Sydney, France, Cannes, Grenoble, Paris, Peru, Cusco, Austria, Salzburg, Hungary, Budapest, Russia, St. Petersburg, China, Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, India, Hyderabad, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Costa Rica, San José, Ireland, Limerick, Spain, Barcelona, Granada, Salamanca, Czech Rep, Prague. Founded in 1964, AIFS is today the leader in summer, semester and academic year college study abroad programs. Every year nearly 5000 U.S. undergraduates choose to study with AIFS at one of our 24 international campus locations.

Premiere Study Abroad Programs

Founded in 1964, the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) has more than 40 years of experience in organizing study abroad programs. We have helped more than one million participants realize their dream of international education and cultural exchange. AIFS provides study abroad programs in 16 countries.

Study Abroad Programs for High School Students

In High School? You can still study abroad with AIFS! Several of our college summer study abroad programs are open to graduating high school seniors or check out AIFS Summer Advantage for high school students ages 16 and up.

For details visit: www.summeradvantage.com
call (800) 913-7151.

System of education in USA is different from that of India. In America,  higher education starts at the age of 18 after the completion of twelve years of primary and secondary schooling.  

Under Graduate Study or Bachelors:

A candidate who has successfully completed class XII is eligible for the Bachelors Programme or Under Graduate Study in USA. Many colleges give an Associate degree after the sophomore year or second year of a Bachelor's degree. It is the degree awarded after either a college transfer or a 'terminal', One to three year programme providing training for a specific occupation.

Graduate Study:

In USA, higher studies after taking a degree or Bachelor's is termed Graduate study. A candidate who has successfully completed four years of Bachelors Programme or Under Graduate Study is eligible to apply for the Master's Degree in USA. There are even registered agencies who will evaluate the subjects studied in India with the courses equivalent in America and issue a certificate. 

Masters degree is the first Graduate degree in the liberal arts and Sciences and certain professional fields requiring 30 credit hours of full-time study within a year or 2 years. You can  get your Master's degree by taking 8 courses of subjects with 3 credits each plus a thesis of 6 hours credit or 10 courses of subjects with 3 credits each without the thesis.

Research (Doctoral Degree)

The highest degree awarded in research-oriented academic disciplines, usually requiring 3 to 6 years of full time study besides the Bachelor's degree as preparation for University level teaching and research. Indian students with a Master Degree can apply for P.H.D. 

First Professional Degree

The degree required to be academically qualified to practice in certain professions, such as law, medicine etc usually requires a total of at least six years of study including prior college level work. It must have as a prerequisite at least two years of college credit.

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It is important for the students aspiring to go overseas -- particularly Australia -- to know about the range of courses and the future career prospects. The advantage they enjoy today is a wide variety of subjects to choose from depending on their areas of interest. Let us embark on a journey and explore a few courses in Australia popular among Indian students. Australia offers considerable advantage for international and foreign students, as its universities are held in high repute internationally, and offers an enormous range of subjects in every discipline. 

Business

A few areas of major in business courses: Banking and Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting, International Business, Human Resources, Marketing, Business Management and Administration. Almost all major universities in Australia offer MBA programmes varying in length from 18 months to five years depending on whether students are full-time or part-time. MBA programmes are made up of a mix of both full and part-time students, domestic and international.

Information Technology

The most preferred courses among Indian youth today is Information Technology. IT courses in Australia is a mix of technical knowledge and theory added with practical experience. The practical nature these courses mean that it produces that kind of graduates the employers want. There would be long list of courses one can choose in IT depending on budget and time span.

Engineering

The next major area of interest among Indian students is engineering. This field is popular among Indian students as the areas of specialisation as well as job opportunities are too many.

Agricultural Science

Australia with its vast greenery has loads of opportunities in Agriculture. This may be a comparatively new area for Indian students but slowly gaining popularity primarily because of an assurance of a job. With more and more students congregating for MBAs and other Master's, the competition in this field is comparatively low.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management

The development of university-level hospitality and tourism degrees in Australia has been a recent phenomenon in comparison with the United States and United Kingdom. This particular area has become trendy due to good career prospects and employment potential. Be it in Airline industry, be it in casinos, be it in five-star hotels, be it on cruises the list is endless. There are short courses in the form of Diplomas or Advanced Diplomas as well as long ones in the form of Bachelors Degrees and Masters.

Hairdressing

A recent and new course has paved its way: Hairdressing. Students willing to do something new and unconventional are flocking in for this career oriented course. There are short certificate courses or relatively longer diploma version and once a candidate passes out there are a number of opportunities waiting for them.

Commercial Pilot License Courses

There are dreamers and there are ones who dare. This is a vocational course for those who dare. Dare to fly, dare to take risks, dare to make the sky your home. It is a bit expensive course, but once you pass out, your life will definitely not be the same again.

Nursing

The profession of nursing is gaining grounds more because of its scope and opportunities. It is a well-paid profession in Australia as compared to India.

Photography Courses

This is a course mostly for professional photographers who want to upgrade their skills. However, that does not necessarily mean fresher's cannot gain entry. Professional photography has become a very demanding profession world over so there is no dearth of opportunity even if one is a freelancer.

Arts

Artistically inclined students could consider any of the following: Fashion Designing, Interior Decoration, Jewelry Designing, Graphic Designing, Film Making

Not everyone is keen but all of us are aware of these professions. They are highly paid professionals be it in India or abroad.