Global Seminars

Summer 2025 - applications opening soon!

Placing Plot in the Scottish Novel (England & Scotland)

• HONR 389 (AD-EI Core)
• This course will examine the first installments in mystery and fantasy series by English-language writers with strong ties to England and Scotland. After reading these “famous firsts,” students will use seminal texts in the philosophies of place and literature to analyze the ways in which the novelists use descriptions of place to develop characters with depth sufficient to sustain the plots of multiple fictional works. 

Canals, Cathedrals & Art (Netherlands, Belgium, France)

• ART 338 (AD-WT Core)
• Explore the canals of Amsterdam and the cafes of Paris while learning about great works of art, experiencing
  Gothic architecture and walking the beautiful Medieval town of Bruges. Through experiences and site visits
  students will learn how commerce, faith and power shaped the art and architecture of the Western world.
  Students will engage with architecture, art and decorative traditions in the Netherlands, Belgium and France
  that will include works from the Medieval to the present.

French Society & Culture

• HUMA 252 (BB Core)
• This travel course will deepen students’ understanding of the world and allow them to become active citizens of the world. Participants in this program will have the opportunity to learn French and about the French culture in the most authentic way possible, in an immersive environment, but with the comfort of traveling with classmates and faculty from SNC. 

History, Culture & Communio in Spain

• HUMA 389 (AD-WT Core)
• Students will be able to apply the knowledge they acquire as we hike across ancient roads from Leon de Santiago de Compostela, visit Roman ruins, and reflect on what it means to be a pilgrim on the Camino in the modern age. This experience will give students the ability to engage with a centuries-old tradition, see themselves as global citizens, and experience communio with other pilgrims from around the world. 

Leadership Lessons from WWI & WWII (Belgium, France, Germany)

• BUAD 340 (AD-BB Core)
• At their core, leadership is about influencing followers to work toward common goals, and marketing is about presenting an offering to a target audience so it is desirable. Although marketing usually focuses on selling goods and services, the same basic principles were applied by leaders to the propaganda efforts used during WWI and WWII by both the Allies and the Axis powers. We will explore how propaganda was used by leaders in WWI and WWII, and how these efforts relied both on leadership concepts and marketing principles.

January 2025 

Interfaith Relations (Italy & Jordan)

• January 2nd-January 24th
• THRS 389 (AD-CI Core)
• This course explores Italy and Jordan, as case studies for how the three major monotheistic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) relate to one another around the Mediterranean region, both historically and theologically. 

Summer 2024 - (applications closed)

African Wildlife Conservation & Health (Namibia)

• May 14th-May 31st
• BIOL 170 (PN Core) OR BIOL 389 (AD-BB Core)
• This is an immersive lecture and field based course designed to examine conservation and health of Namibian wildlife. Students will visit national parks, private game reserves, biomedical, educational, and conservation facilities, as well as examine the way in which diverse Namibian cultures, religions, and ideologies have shaped policies, economics, and human-wildlife interactions.

Tragedy & Philosophy (Greece)

• May 13th-26th
• PHIL 344 (AD-EI Core)
• A study of tragedy as a dramatic and literary for and the different Western philosophical theories of tragedy inspired by that art form. 

January 2024 (applications closed)

A Brief History of the Brain (in Spain & Italy)

• January 2nd-16th, 2024
• HONR 389 (AD-WT Core)
• The course will culminate in an intensive study of neural anatomy and physiology through visits to universities and museums in Italy and Spain.

History of Women in STEM in the UK & Italy

• January 2nd-17th, 2024
• NSCI 302
• Learn about the contributions that women in Europe have made, while considering the political, historical, cultural, and societal contexts for these accomplishments. Visit key historical locations including London, Paris, Florence, Rome, and Padua/Venice.

Strategic Management Seminar in Mexico

• January 5th-19th, 2024
• BUAD 485
• Complete your business capstone course with an international experience. In the first part of the course, students will form virtual teams with peers from the Universidad Panamericana to engage in business strategy sessions. In January, you will travel to Aguascalientes, Mexico where you will learn more about the Mexican business context through company visits, guest speakers and business case competitions with local students. 

Sustainable, Environmental & Social Impact Investing in Vietnam

• January 2nd-19th, 2024
• BUAD 354 (AD-BB Core)
• Explore the impact of the investment landscape in developing countries by visiting local investment communities & businesses.

Winter in Rome: Art in Context

• January 2nd-19th, 2024
• ART 337 (AD-WT Core)
• This course will explore Rome as a living museum of important Western intellectual and artistic traditions through visits around ancient Rome including the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and Roman urban culture.

Summer 2023 (applications closed)

African Wildlife Conservation & Health (Namibia)

• May 15th-May 30th
• BIOL 170 (PN Core) OR BIOL 389 (AD-BB Core)
• This is an immersive lecture and field based course designed to examine conservation and health of Namibian wildlife. Students will visit national parks, private game reserves, biomedical, educational, and conservation facilities, as well as examine the way in which diverse Namibian cultures, religions, and ideologies have shaped policies, economics, and human-wildlife interactions. 

• May 15th-June 5th
• HUMA 389 (AD-WT Core)
• Students will be able to apply the knowledge they acquire as we hike across ancient roads from Leon de Santiago de Compostela, visit Roman ruins, and reflect on what it means to be a pilgrim on the Camino in the modern age. This experience will give students the ability to engage with a centuries-old tradition, see themselves as global citizens, and experience communio with other pilgrims from around the world. 

Leadership Lessons from WWI & WWII (Belgium, France, Germany)

• May 15th-June 3rd
• BUAD 340 (AD-BB Core)
• At their core, leadership is about influencing followers to work toward common goals, and marketing is about presenting an offering to a target audience so it is desirable. Although marketing usually focuses on selling goods and services, the same basic principles were applied by leaders to the propaganda efforts used during WWI and WWII by both the Allies and the Axis powers. We will explore how propaganda was used by leaders in WWI and WWII, and how these efforts relied both on leadership concepts and marketing principles.