FACULTY LED PROGRAMS: CONNECTING COURSEWORK TO THE WORLD Webster University faculty bring their expertise to the classroom and beyond; to offer a number of unique international courses. Faculty-led programs are short- term travel experiences (normally 1-2 weeks in length) that engage students in site visits, cultural tours, interviews, research and more. Webster faculty lead students through coursework before, during and after travel. They create a safe and enriching environment for students to apply their international experience to the learning objectives. Each year, Webster’s expert faculty offer a range of programs over fall break, spring break and summer. Many of these courses are hybrid programs that combine online work with travel. Below are some examples from spring break, fall break and summer break. “Experiencing Costa Rica was the adventure of a lifetime! We explored the mountains, beaches, cities, villages and everything in between. We were able to meet with
so many different locals running various kinds of coffee plantations and really got to see the effects on the environment firsthand. Having two professors with me the entire time was
Programs San Jose, Costa Rica - ETHC 2050: Inequality and in the Environment: Coffee (Spring Break or Fall Break) This program is an introductory-level, interdisciplinary experience that is focused on the theme of "Inequality and the Environment" and provides students the unique opportunity to visit Costa Rica over spring break. The course will involve tours, visits to organizations, guest speakers, as well as daily reflections, designed to help students see first-hand the ways in which social, political and ethical issues intersect with environmental ones. Students will learn about the injustices, as well as the economic opportunities, related to coffee production by talking with people who grow, sell and harvest coffee. Florence, Italy - ARHS 2000: Florence in the Renaissance (Spring Break) This course consists of an intensive introduction to the art, architecture and culture of the Florentine Renaissance (1280–1580). Taught entirely on site, the course consists of daily visits to churches, museums, and palaces in Florence. Students will gain an explicit familiarity with the stylistic developments and historical-cultural context of Renaissance art through lectures as well as assigned readings. Students will also have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in visual analysis and critical thinking through daily class discussion, an individual presentation and a written assignment.
amazing because we got to learn from them, as well as learn with them. I would recommend a faculty led program to anybody!” KAMRYN MOORE Webster University St. Louis
Tokyo, Japan - GAME 3150: Mobile Game Design in Japan (Spring Break) Students in this course will travel to Tokyo, Japan, where they will have the opportunity to tour this exciting city and work with Japanese students to design and publish a video game. After four meetings at the Webster Groves campus to prepare, students will spend eight full days in the city where Sega, Konami, and other video game industry giants are headquartered. The sites visited include Akihabara Electric Town (section of Tokyo influenced by technology, gaming, and anime), Obirin University (partners with Webster University and where students will test our game), Studio Ghibli Museum and many others. Quito & the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - BIOL 2011: Evolution Lab (Spring Break) During this program, students take a journey to the land that inspired Darwin’s Theory of Evolution: The Galápagos Islands. Students will learn firsthand how evolution drives patterns of biodiversity through this semester-long course punctuated with a study abroad component during spring break to the Galápagos Islands. Before the trip, students will develop their knowledge of key evolutionary theories and design an observation research study. While in the Galápagos, field trips will provide invaluable experiences with the organisms and patterns described by those theories. Leiden, the Netherlands - ISTL 2550: Exploring Culture and History in Place in Leiden, the Netherlands (Spring Break) In this course, students will join generations of Webster Study Abroad students in going to Leiden for a systematic look at Dutch geography, history, and culture through the lens of place. Students will test the related concepts that places are human-made and therefore can be a way to study the history and culture of the communities built there and reflected in the individuals whose identities were forged there.
London, England - ENGL 2110: Literary London (Spring Break) In this course, students turn pages and then turn corners to get to the heart of London. Through imagining, understanding and also experiencing it firsthand, students will learn about one of the greatest cities in the world, a center of poetry, politics and passions. The group will start the semester by reading literature set in the early days of modern, industrializing London. The group will watch how London grows and develops over time and analyze how spaces and places shape our individual identities. Then, the group will head to London over spring break, exploring the city by both following in the footsteps of some of the fictional characters we have met, and blazing new trails as we discover inspiration for contemporary literature and collect memories for our own creative explorations. When the group returns from London, they will look at this vibrant city through the lens of some of the most exciting global writers of today. Accra, Ghana - DANC 1040: International Dance (Summer) This unique study abroad program invites students to immerse themselves in the traditional and contemporary dance practices of Ghana. Taught by renowned dance scholars from the University of Ghana, students will learn and directly experience the many ways that dance is embedded into African daily life and events.
Washington, DC - HRTS 3200: Human Rights in Washington, DC (Fall Break) Spend your fall break in Washington, D.C.! This course blends online learning and intensive group travel to study human rights issues such as racial equity, gentrification, socio-economic inequality and food insecurity in urban America. Visit key D.C. institutions – including the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and federal agencies such as the U.S. State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Students will learn from key historical collections and engage in critical conversations with issue experts. Geneva, Switzerland - KEYS 4005: Global Gender Rights (Summer Break) In the midst of Geneva’s beautiful vistas, you will have the unique opportunity to pursue faculty-student collaborative undergraduate research with two experts in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Analyze global progress toward, and simultaneous backlash against, LGBTQ and gender rights by meeting with United Nations representatives and feminist and queer INGOs and uncover hidden patterns of meaning in how international organizations discuss gender and sexuality. Engage in an international research project to set yourself apart in graduate school applications and in the job market. Fulfill your Keystone requirement with this hybrid course of online study and three weeks at Webster University’s Geneva campus. Get exclusive access to international organizations that focus on gender and LGBTQ rights headquartered in Geneva.
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