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Quick View of all of our Semester Programs Abroad
Programs based in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Study the dynamics of social, economic, political and cultural change in Mexico and Central America with a focus on gender and women's perspectives. The program opens with a week-long orientation at the U.S.-Mexico border, and includes homestays, internships and independent research opportunities, intensive Spanish language instruction, and a two-week travel seminar to El Salvador. More...
Integrate academic work with direct learning experiences in the growing industrial and international business center of Cuernavaca, Mexico. The program offers Intensive Spanish language instruction, a course on international business in the global context, a four-week family stay, and an internship or independent study. More...
Explore issues of migration, immigration, and globalization. This is an ideal program for students who are interested in working with Spanish-speaking populations in the United States, as it includes intensive Spanish language classes, an internship or independent research opportunity, and courses that help students understand the connections between globalization and migration and learn from diverse communities that are organizing for positive social change around issues of race, ethnicity, socio-economic class, gender, sexuality, economics, and the environment. More...
Created jointly by a collaboration of CSWE-accredited social work programs to satisfy the curriculum requirements for the BSW degree, this program aims to develop cross-culturally competent, ethical social work professionals with a global perspective by providing a semester of transformative, experiential learning focused on social and economic justice. In addition to intensive language instruction, the program includes family stays and the opportunity to fulfill a social work field placement requirement. More...
Explore the lives of Mexican women from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day and their struggles for justice and social change. In addition to intensive language instruction, students have the opportunity to live with local families and visit historical and cultural sites in Cuernavaca and Mexico City. More...
Based in Namibia
Explore the processes of the political and social change occurring in Namibia as it transition from the experience of colonialism and apartheid to independence and democratic rule, seeking to build a “non-racial society.” The program begins and ends with seminars in South Africa, includes family stays in Johannesburg, Windhoek, and rural Namibia, and opportunities for hands-on experience through a variety of internship placements. More...
Based in Central America –
Explore the root causes of conflict and the processes of social change in Central America, examine the theory and practice of liberation theology and church-related social movements, and trace gender, class and racial conflict within different historical periods The program includes intensive language study, and family stays in Guatemala and Nicaragua. More...
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