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 1-6 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. Spring 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 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
San Jose, Costa Rica ETHC 2050: Inequality and in the Environment: Coffee
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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.
Quito & the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador BIOL 1030/1031: Biology of Plants with Lab
During this program, also known as Plants and People, students will learn about the unique and interesting plant species of the Galapagos Islands, thirty percent of which are found nowhere else on earth. The group will look at various topics surrounding plant growth and development, including how plant growth influences our food, and ancient and modern uses of plants by humans. Each participant will create a public service announcement related an environmental issue. While in the Galapagos, field trips will allow for an up-close and in-person investigation into a variety of plant species.
Florence, Italy ARHS 2000: Florence in the Renaissance
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.
Quito & the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador BIOL 2011: Evolution Lab
During this program, students take a journey to the land that inspired Darwin’s Theory of Evolution: The Galápagos Islands. Students will learn first-hand 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. Quito and the Amazon, Ecuador HRTS 3200: Indigenous Rights and the Rights of Nature in Ecuador Let yourself drop into another world for a week in in Ecuador to where cellphones don't work, people communicate with ancestors through dreams, and nature through signs, sounds and their native languages. This course offers an opportunity to see through different eyes, understanding in a holistic way the rights of indigenous peoples and nature in the context of global warming. We will begin in the Andean mountains, travel through breathtaking landscapes on the way to and from the Amazon rainforest, meeting indigenous and environmental leaders along the way.
Tokyo, Japan GAME 3150: Game and App Design in Japan
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 8 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 we will test our game), Studio Ghibli Museum, and many others.
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