Archived Faculty-Led Courses

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EDPY 493 - Kenyan/US Social Studies Education

Credits: 3
Leaders: Melissa Faetz (mkfaetz@wcu.edu) [planning lead], Pam Buskey (pbuskey@wcu.edu)[on-site lead], Tammy Barron (tlbarron@wcu.edu)

EOE 628: Scholarly Writing Intensive for EOE

Credits: 3
Leaders: Callie Schultz, (csschultz@wcu.edu),  Andrew Bobilya (ajbobilya@wcu.edu)

NSG 393: Beyond the Mountains - Rural Primary Care & Global Health Experience
Credits: 1
Leaders: Kae Livsey (klivsey@wcu.edu)

NSG 880: Rural Primary Care in Guachipilincito, Honduras

Credits: 1
Leaders:  Jaclyn Bandell (jbandell@wcu.edu),  Rani Khan (rkhan@wcu.edu)

TRVL 300: Nursing Service Learning Spring Trip

Credits: 0
Leaders: Elizabeth Sexton (ehsexton@wcu.edu),  Cheryl Clark (cclark@wcu.edu)

NRM 480: Natural Resource Conservation and Management

Credits: 3
Leaders: Diane Styers (dmstyers@wcu.edu)

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EDPY 493 - Issues in Kenyan/US Social Studies Education

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Pam Buskey, pbuskey@wcu.edu 

TRVL 300 - Nursing Service Trip

Credits: 0
Instructor:  Cheryl Clark, cclark@wcu.edu 

EOE 628 - Scholarly Writing Initiative

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Callie Shultz, csschultz@wcu.edu
Participant Requirements: TBD

PT 880 - Addressing Global Health Issues in Central America

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Todd Watson, twatson@wcu.edu
Participant Requirements: Must be a second year PT student

ACCT 660 - International Accounting

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Doug Parker, rdparker@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements: TBD

IDES 465 - Travel Studies

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Patrice Brown, jpbrown@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements: TBD

JPN 493 - Japan Faculty-led Summer Travel Course

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Yumiko Ono, yono@wcu.edu  
Participant Requirements: This course is open to all students, faculty, and staff. No course or major requirements apply.

ENG 365, HIST 308 - Global Engineering and Technology, Explorations of Regional History: Japan

Credits: 6
Instructors:  Yanjun Yan, yyan@wcu.edu and Gael Graham, graham@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements:

• Interview with and approval by instructor
• All majors are welcome

MKT 407, BA 304 - Global Consumer Culture

Credits: 6
Instructor:  Scott Rader, srader@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements:

• 2.5 Cumulative GPA
• Completed at least two full-time semesters by January 2023
• No record of Academic Probation
• Interview with and approval by instructor
• All majors are welcome, priority is given to business majors

GER 240/GER 493 - German Language Study in Germany

Credits: 6
Instructor:  Will Lehman, welehman@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements: Must have completed one of the following courses by beginning of trip

• GER 101 (taught Spring 2023, online) 
• GER 102 (taught Spring 2023, in-person - prereq GER 101) 

HPE 305 - Adventure Based Learning

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Dan Grube, dgrube@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements:

• Open to teacher education majors and LEAD minors
• ALL MAJORS are welcome with instructor approval (contact using email above)

EDPY 493 & 593 - Literacy in Andean Ecuador

Credits: 3
Instructor: Patricia Bricker, bricker@wcu.edu 
Participant Requirements:

• Approval by instructor required
• This course is open to all students, faculty, and staff. No course or major requirements apply.
• Information session attendance required. Priority given to those who attend earlier sessions.  

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PT 880 - Addressing Global Issues

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Todd Watson, twatson@wcu.edu

EOE 693 - Writing Retreat

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Andrew Bobilya, abobilya@wcu.edu 

NRM 480 - Research in Natural Resource Management

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Diane Styers, dmstyers@wcu.edu 

GER 240 / GER 493 - Accelerated Intermediate German

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Will Lehman, welehman@wcu.edu 

PT 880 - Addressing Global Issues

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Todd Watson, twatson@wcu.edu

HPE 305 - Adventure Based Learning

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Dan Grube, dgrube@wcu.edu 

IDES 465 - Travel Studies

Credits: 3
Instructor:  Shelby Hicks, sshicks@wcu.edu 

PRM 427 / EOE 627 - Wilderness Education

Credits: 4 
Instructor:  Andrew Bobilya, abobilya@wcu.edu 

SPAN 394 - Immersion Experience: Culture & Grammar

Credits: 6
Instructor: Lori Oxford, lfoxford@wcu.edu

BIOL 493 / BIOL 593 - Comparative Temperate-Tropical Ecology & Biogeography

Credits: 5
Instructor:James Costa, costa@wcu.edu 

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PT 880 (3 credits)

The purpose of this independent study is to prepare students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy to optimize the delivery of care to individuals with disabilities in a remote area of Honduras, enhancing both clinical skills and cultural competency through an interdisciplinary perspective. Some Spanish preferred, GPA of 3.0. For more information, contact Dr. Todd Watson at twatson@wcu.edu

TRVL 300 (0 credits)

Nursing students travel to Jamaica to experience an alternative fall break working with clinics, schools and charitable organizations. For more information, contact Dr. Cheryl Clark at cclark@wcu.edu or Elizabeth Sexton at ehsexton@wcu.edu

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PT 880 (3 credits)

The purpose of this independent study is to prepare students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy to optimize the delivery of care to individuals with disabilities in a remote area of Honduras, enhancing both clinical skills and cultural competency through an interdisciplinary perspective. Some Spanish preferred, GPA of 3.0. For more information, contact Dr. Todd Watson at twatson@wcu.edu

TRVL 300 (0 credits)

Nursing students travel to Jamaica to experience an alternative fall break working with clinics, schools and charitable organizations. For more information, contact Dr. Cheryl Clark at cclark@wcu.edu or Elizabeth Sexton at ehsexton@wcu.edu

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PT 880 (3 credits)

The purpose of this independent study is to prepare students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy to optimize the delivery of care to individuals with disabilities in a remote area of Honduras, enhancing both clinical skills and cultural competency through an interdisciplinary perspective. Some Spanish preferred, GPA of 3.0. For more information, contact Dr. Todd Watson at twatson@wcu.edu

TRVL 300 (0 credits)

Nursing students travel to Jamaica to experience an alternative fall break working with clinics, schools and charitable organizations. For more information, contact Dr. Cheryl Clark at cclark@wcu.edu or Elizabeth Sexton at ehsexton@wcu.edu

EDPY 493 (3 credits)

The aims of this course are to gain knowledge of world cultures, understand the historical, geographic, economic, political, cultural, and environmental relationships among global reficitions and peoples, examine the nature of cultural differences and national or regional conflicts and problems, learn to act to influence the public policy and private behavior on behalf of international understanding, develop tolerance and empathy, demonstrate a passion for and love of learning about the world, and express an understanding  of what it means to be a global citizen.

For more information, contact Dr. Russell Binkley at rbinkley@wcu.edu 

PRM 435 (4 credits)

In this course, students will develop an understanding and appreciation of the snowsport industry through site visits, interviews, skiing/riding at different resorts, and reflection on experiences. This course will feature ski resorts in the Salt Lake City, Utah region with a focus on economic impact, area management, continuing education opportunities, and interviews with prominent industry leaders.

For more information, contact Dr. Callie Schultz at csschultz@wcu.edu or Professor Debby Singleton at singleton@wcu.edu

TRVL 300 (No credit)

This travel course is part of an English 206 Literature and the Environment course which focuses on ways assigned texts represent the natural world and issues of the environment.

For more information, contact Professor Rachel Bridgers at rybridgers@wcu.edu

ACCT 693 (3 credits)

This travel course offers an opportunity to learn about international accounting and business. While in London, students will visit an  office of Mazars, an international provider of audit, accountancy, tax, legal and advisory services, as well as the International Accounting Standards Board and other business and accounting organizations. In Amsterdam, students will visit Euronext Amsterdam (Amsterdam Stock Exchange) Other possible locations may include the Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadiu, Fuller's Brewery, Wimbledon and the Royal FloraHolland Aalsmeer.

For more information, contact Dr. Jane Livingstone at jrlivingstone@wcu.edu or Dr. Marco Lam at mlam@wcu.edu

PRM 427 (3 credits)

This is an expedition style course taught in a wilderness environment.  Expedition skills are taught experientially to enable students to lead others safely using minimum impact techniques that preserve the environment.  Modes of travel include activities from the following: Backpacking, mountaineering, and canoeing.  National certification is possible through the Wilderness Education Association and Leave No Trace.

For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Bobilya at ajbobilya@wcu.edu

The undergraduate students will enroll in ENGR 365 (3 credits) and SM 350 (3 credits) for 6 credits total.

ENGR 365 (3 credits)

Focus is given to effective communication (across different cultures and either synchronous or asynchronous), clear understanding of engineering standards, knowledge of project development process, commitment to ethics, professionalism, interdisciplinary team-work and equality, and appreciation for global inter-connectedness of various practices.

For more information, contact Dr. Yanjun Yan at yyan@wcu.edu

SM 350 (3 credits)

This course explroes sport and culture within Japan. Students meet with and learn from sports entrepreneurs, managers and administrators in business areas of marketing, operations, management, law and others. Students also partake in tours and events related to the core product of the sporting competitions themselves. Through these experiences, students learn about the role that sport plays within the culture, as well as business principles and practices that guide sport managers' decisions.

For more information, contact Dr. David Tyler at dtyler@wcu.edu

The graduate students will enroll  in SM 672 (3 credits)

After participating in activities during the trip in Japan, each student will research and write an in-depth paper about the management of sport in a specific global context of the student's choosing.

For more information, contact Dr. David Tyler at dtyler@wcu.edu

JPN 493 (3 credits)

This course is designed for students to not only enjoy life in Japan for several weeks but to gain intercultural knowledge and experience. The ultimate goal is to provide students with the opportunity to utiliz3e this course as a means to become citizens and leaders in the local and global communities.

For more information, contact Dr. Soichiro Motohashi at smotohashi@wcu.edu

IDES 465 (3 credits)

Pre-trip, students will meet 6 times during the spring semester to discuss assignments due prior to departure, behavioral expectations, travel arrangements, etc. While traveling, students will participate in lectures, walking tours and museum visits. 

For more information, contact Dr. Erin Adams at eeadams@wcu.edu or Professor Heather Mae Erickson at hmerickson@wcu.edu

ENGR 365 (3 credits)

Students will gain fundamental skills and cultural responsiveness in sustainable development and appropriate engineering technology, while being part of a multidisciplinary team in a global context. Focus is given to effective communication across different cultures, a clear understanding of sustainable energy technology, environmental responsibility, service learning, social equity, knowledge of project development process, commitment to ethics, professionalism, interdisciplinary team-work, and appreciation for global inter-connectedness of various practices.

For more information, contact Dr. Nelson A. Granda-Marulanda at ngranda@wcu.edu

SPAN 394 (6 credits)

These courses are designed to acquaint students with the city of Valencia, Spain and to learn about the history, art, literature, gastronomy and architecture. Classes will be taught entirely in Spanish and students will also improve their oral and written proficiency of the language.

For more information, contact Dr. Alberto Centeno-Pulido at acenteno@wcu.edu

GER 240/493 (3 credits)

Students will develop a basic knowledge of the German-speaking world, and through that content, acquire functional proficiency in German. Three hours in the morning will be spent working in the classrooms and afternoons will be spent undertaking various activities in Stuttgart that put classroom knowledge to real, authentic use in a German-speaking environment.

For more information, contact Dr. Will Lehman at welehman@wcu.edu

This class involves the excavation of an abandoned medieval church in the Transylvanian village of Văleni (Hu: Patakfalva). Students will explore how centuries of religious and political upheaval have influenced demographics and health of the individuals interred within the church walls and associated cemetery. This field school project is part of a broader investigation of the abandonment of medieval churches in the area and provides significant opportunities for students to get involved in international bioarchaeology, multi-institution networking and collaboration, and addressing biological, archaeological, and cultural questions. Over the course of several weeks, students will acquire skills in broad and small scale excavation, drawing, mapping, and note taking; thereby, developing the strategic skill necessary to acquire jobs working for both archaeological and forensic organizations around the world.

For more information, please contact Dr. Katie Zejdlik-Passalacqua at kzejdlik@wcu.edu

SPAN 102 (3 credits)

Students build on their basic functional proficiency in Spanish as they build on their cultural and real­ world knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world.This course is taught in Costa Rica at the Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica campus in Cmiago, Costa Rica. Students are expected to complete all required parts of the course. Students must also be physically able to walk long distances, as we will be traveling frequently.

For more information, contact Dr. Garrett Fisher at gdfisher@wcu.edu

PSY 393 (3 credits)

This course examines the social, historical and psychological factors that give rise to prejudice, discrimination and genocide using the Holocaust as an example.

For more information, contact Dr. David Solomon at dsolomon@wcu.edu or Dr. L. Alvin Malesky at malesky@wcu.edu

HIST 308

This course is split between classroom lecture/discussion and full immersion in the city of Rome. This requires a certain level of dexterity and open-mindedness on the part of the student. The first week will be an intensive introduction to the history of the city of Rome from antiquity to the present, on campus. The next two weeks will be full-day excursions throughout the city of Rome, and the final week will be a wrap-up of the course and discussions of our experiences in Rome, on campus.

For more information, contact Dr. Robert Clines at rjclines@wcu.edu

MUS 493 (3 credits)

Orvieto Musica Trumpet Festival

For more information, contact Dr. Brad Ulrich at ulrich@wcu.edu

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TRVL 300 (0 credit)

Travel to Jamaica with faculty members Cheryl Clark and Elizabeth Sexton from nursing to work with schools, medical clinics, orphanages and charitable organizations. Total trip cost: $1845

For more information, contact Dr. Cheryl Clark at cclark@email.wcu.edu or Elizabeth Sexton at ehsexton@email.wcu.edu

SPAN 493-01 (3 credits)

This special topic class is designed to help students to learn about Cuba culture, history, lecture and people. Total trip cost: $1819

For more information, contact Dr. Lori Oxford  at ifoxford@email.wcu.edu

TRVL 600  (0 credit)

Learn more about international accounting and business. Students will visit an office of Mazars, an international provide of audit, accountancy, tax, legal and advisory services. We will meet with the International Accounting standards Board (IASB) and other business and accounting organizations, such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of Charted Certified Accountants (ACCA). Experience international business by visiting locations possibly including: Arsenal Football Club's Emirate Stadium; Fuller's Brewery; and / or Wimbledon. Additional , students will experience cultural and historical sites. Total trip cost: $3300

For more information, contact Dr. Jane Livingstone at jrlivingstone@wcu.edu or Dr. Elizabeth Jones at bjones@wcu.edu

EDL 793 | USI 393 ( 2 credit)

The goal of this course is to provide an opportunity for students to study--on a basic level--the functioning of school, universities and colleges in Ghana and ways in which thee institutions interact with (are affected by and affect) other Ghanaian institutions. Total trip cost: $2978

For more information, contact Dr.  Kofi Lomotey at klomotey@wcu.edu

EDPY 493 / 593 (3 credits)

This course is designed for students to gain knowledge of world cultures, to understand the historical , geographic, economic, political, cultural, and environmental relationships among global regions and peoples, to exam the nature of cultural differences and national or regional conflicts and problems, to act to influence public policy and private behavior on behalf of international understanding, tolerance and empathy, and articulate the influence of history, geography, and politics on the country of Kenya. Total trip cost: $3741

For more information, contact  Dr. Russell Binkley at ribinkley@wcu.edu 

PT 880 (3 credits)

The purpose of this independents study is to prepare students, in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, to optimize the delivery of care to individuals with disabilities in a remote area of Honduras, enhancing both clinical skills and cultural competency through an interdisciplinary perspective. The focus of the independent study is on introduction to global health with various triage, medical screen and direct patient care interventions requiring complex clinical reasoning performed in small group for an ambulatory (walk-in) clinic. Total trip cost: $2238

For more information, contact Dr. Todd Watson at twatson@wcu.edu

CJ 460 (3 credits)

Students will explore criminal justice approaches to drug use in New Zealand. For more information, contact Dr. Albert Kopak at amkopak@wcu.edu or Dr. Cyndy Caravelis at caravelis@wcu.edu

NSG 406/508 (3 credits)

A comprehensive exploration of global nursing issues within a travel study opportunity to collaboratively build leadership skills and establish learning partnerships. Total trip cost: $3604

For more information, contact Dr. Sharon Metcalfe at metcalfe@emai.wcu.edu or Dr.  Bonnie Garner at garner@mahec.net

TRVL 300 (3 credits)

This course explores the changes that have taken place in the Central and Eastern European region and the lessons that have been drawn from experiences such as regime transition, state-building, economic reform, nationalism/ethnic violence as well as struggles for statehood and peace. The course is a travel component of Political Science 493 and Communication 493. For more information, contact Dr. Ingrid Bego at ibego@wcu.edu or Dr. Katerina Spasovska at kspasovska@wcu.edu

SM 350,(3 credits)  SM 672, (3 credits), MKT 407 (3 credits)

These courses focus on exploring sport across the world, meeting and learning from entrepreneurs, managers and administrators in the areas of marketing, operations, management, law and others. The course also focus on aligning organizational and communication strategies with current and emerging communication technologies, including first generation internet applications such as email and websites, with emphasis on social media tool, understanding the convergence of the process of human communication with the constantly evolving development of communication technology.

For more information, contact Dr. David Tyler at dtyler@wcu.edu or Dr. Scott Rader at srader@wcu.edu

MKT 407 (3 credits) & BUS 304 (3 credits)

Course is open to sophomores and above only. Application, interview and instructor approval required. At the end of this course, the student should be able to reflect on consumption-related phenomena as a result of experiencing the highly developed economy of Japan, understand the current global economic and political environment in East Asia, articulate the importance of cultural disparities and similarities in consumer behavior, understand issues related to modifying marketing research effort and understand the synthesis of socio-political and economic, as well as cultural factors, in terms of consumer culture in East Asia.
For more information, contact Dr. Scott Rader at srader@wcu.edu

ENGR 365 (3 credits)

This course focuses on fundamental skills and cultural responsiveness in engineering and technology in a global context. Focus is given to effective communication across different cultures and either synchronous or asynchronous, clear understanding of engineering standards, knowledge of project development process, commitment to ethics, professionalism, team work and appreciation for global inter-connectedness of various practices. For more information, contact Dr. Yanjun Yan atyyan@wcu.edu

PRM 427 (4 credits)

This is an expedition style course taught in a wilderness environment. Expedition skills are taught experientally to enable students to lead others safely using minimum impact techniques that preserve the environment. Activities include backpacking, mountaineering and canoeing. National certification is possible through the Wilderness Education Association and Leave No Trace. For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Bobilya at ajbobilya@wcu.edu

CSD 594 (3 credits)

The College of Health & Human Sciences and the College of Education & Allied Professions, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Botswana, Africa, propose a four-week Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad (GPA) in Botswana for graduate students and public school teachers from North Carolina. For more information, contact Dr. Amy Rose at ajrose@wcu.edu

PSC 358 (3 credits), PSC 324 (3 credits), SOCW 251 (3 credits)

The Western in Washington program, now in its second year, offers three three-hour courses over two weeks in Washington, DC with some required work before and after travel. Students will take a combination of two courses (6 hours) to fit their academic needs. Track 1 is PSC 358 - U.S. Foreign Policy and  PSC 324 -  Political and Organizational Leadership. Track 2 is SOCW 251 - Social Issues, Policies and Programs and PSC 324 - Political and Organizational Leadership.

For more information, contact Dr. Michael McDonald at mkmcdonald@wcu.edu or Dr. Rebecca Lasher at rlasher@wcu.edu

EDCI 201 (3 credits)

Developing a vision for teaching, learning and leading in the 21st Century school; understanding the philosophical, historical, cultural and social framework of schooling. Field experience and subscription to TaskStream© required. Total trip cost: $4331

For more information, contact Dr. Kimberly Winter at kkruebel@wcu.edu

SPAN 394 (6 credits)

Students are expected to improve their oral and written proficiency as well as expand their vocabulary to include precise terminology on a number of topics Students will also gain an enhanced appreciation of the Spanish-speaking world, particularly the city of Valencia, Spain, in which they will reside  for the duration of the course. Total trip cost: $5570.21

For more information, contact Dr. Alberto Centeno-Pulido at acenteno-pulido@wcu.edu

EDEL 446 Digital Literacy Methods (3 credits)

This course explores the issues, trends, skills and practices related to digital technologies in the classroom as well as the larger context of education as a profession. For more information, contact Dr. Nancy Luke at ncluke@wcu.edu

HPE 305 Adventure Based Health & PE (3 credits)

Upon successful completion of this course, the teacher candidate will be able to value an interdisciplinary focus through integration of adventure-based physical education across the school curriculum, identify key learning theories and understand the Experiental Learning Cycle, as well as other learning outcomes. For more  information, contact Dr. Dan Grube at dgrube@wcu.edu

BIOL 493/593 Comparative Temperate-Tropical Ecology & Biogeography (5 credits)

This course is offered through WCU's Highlands Biological Station and the Wildsumaco Biological Station in Ecuador. Most of the time will be spent at the Wildsumaco Biological Station with brief overnight stays near the Quito airport at the beginning and end of the trip. The field-based course takes aim at a comparative approach to exploring Southern Appalachian and Amazonian Andean montane ecology and biogeography in the spirit of explorer-naturalists of the 18th and 19th centuries.

For more information, contact Dr. James Costa at costa@wcu.edu

PT 880 (3 credits) & HSCC 493 (3  credits)

The purpose of this independent study is to prepare students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy to optimize the delivery of care to individuals with disabilities in a remote area of Honduras, enhancing both clinical skills and cultural competency through an interdisciplinary perspective. Some Spanish preferred, GPA of 3.0. For more information, contact Dr. Todd Watson at twatson@wcu.edu

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TRVL 300 (0 credit)

Nursing students will work with Jamaican Nurses in various health care settings, such as pregnant mothers and children, restaurant inspection and treatment assistance. The students will tour a hospital and provide health teaching on various disorders such as diabetes and hypertension.

HESA 693 Special Topics: Global Perspectives in Higher Education (3 credits)

This course will address higher education practices and student development theories within the contexts of Kenya. The pre-departure focus will be  on gaining a foundational understanding of Kenyan culture, history, religion, education and language. Students will participate in the "field experience" portion of the course where they will immerse themselves in the county's culture, while experiencing local tertiary education  through lecture, campus visits, meeting with administrators and interactions with locals. After the trip, students will apply what they have learned to practice through reflections, debriefing sessions and term papers.

EDPY 493/593/EDMG 417/EDEL 417 Special Topics: Issues in Kenyan Social Studies Education (3 credits)

The aims of this course are to gain knowledge of world cultures, understand the historical, geographic, economic, political, cultural, and environmental relationships among global reficitions and peoples, examine the nature of cultural differences and national or regional conflicts and problems, learn to act to influence the public policy and private behavior on behalf of international understanding, develop tolerance and empathy, demonstrate a passion for and love of learning about the world, and express an understanding  of what it means to be a global citizen.

TRVL 600  Accounting in London( 0 credit)

The purpose of this trip is to learn more about international accounting and business. The class will visit Mazars, and international provider of audit, accountancy, tax, legal and advisory services, and will also meet with the International Accounting Standards Board and other business and accounting organizations, such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Associattion of Chartered Certified Accountants.

SPAN 394 Immersion Experience: History and Culture (6 credits)

Explore the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires while immersing yourself in the culture of this amazing country.

SPAN 394 Immersion Experience: Medical Spanish (6 credits)

Learn about Argentina health care system and shadow medical professionals in different specialties, while honing your Spanish skills.

ND 410 & HSCC 493  (3 credits each, 6 total)

ND 410's purpose is introduce the student to nutrition and dietetics in a global environment. It will involve academic and service learning opportunities in a variety of health and food industry environments.

HSCC 493's purpose is to introduce the student to healthcare in a global environment. It will involve academic and service learning opportunities in a variety of health and food industry environments.

MHS 693 & ND 693 (3 credits each, 6 total)

The Purpose of these courses is to introduce graduate students to nutrition and dietetics in a global environment.  These courses will involve academic and service learning opportunities in a variety of health and food industry environments.

EDEL 446 (3 credits)

EDEL 446 Digital explores the issues, trends, skills and practices related to digital technologies in the K-6 classroom as well as the larger context of education as profession. Computer applications and digital tools are explored and opportunities are provided for teacher candidates to make authentic connections between digital technologies and best practices in instruction, teacher productivity and professional development.

JPN 493 (3 credits)

Welcome to JPN493 Faculty-Led Summer Travel Course in Japan: Japanology ~ Beyond Borders ~. This course is designed for students who are eager to explore BEYOND THEIR COMFORT ZONES. This would require you to be open to profound understandings about language, culture, and people you encounter in Japan. Also, throughout this travel course, you would LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF in a way you (probably) have never experience. One of the goals of this class is to cultivate sufficient intercultural skills in order to create a personal response to current events in Japan, Asia, and the world. You will be required to develop your ability to view each topic multi-dimensionally and discuss it with supporting arguments. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate meaningful comparisons BEYOND AMERICAN and JAPAN CULTURES in order to enhance our intercultural understanding as global citizens.

IDES 465 (3 credits)

This course involves five pre-trip mini-papers detailing the architectural significance, details, and photos of sites such as St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel and Roman Colosseum, etc. as well as a narrative od what you hope to learn on this trip. Following the trip, students are expected to write a research paper and narrative essays on the political, historical or architectural details pretainting to trip sites in Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Gibralter, Seville, Madrid, Toledo, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal.

For more information, contact Dr. Erin Adams at eeadams@wcu.edu 

SM 350 (3 credits)

This course will explore sport with several countries in Europe. Students will meet with and learn from entrepreneurs, managers and administrators in business areas of marketing, operations, management, law and others. Students will also partake in tours and events related to the core product of the sporting competitions themselves. Through these experiences, students will learn about the role that sport plays within these cultures, as well as business principles and practices that guide sport managers decisions.

For more information, contact Dr. David Tyler at dtyler@wcu.edu 

SOCW 348 (3 credits)

This course is designed to assist students in the development of generalist social work skills, with an emphasis on culture in Australia and New Zealand. Students will learn about the differences in the social work systems used in the U.S. and above-mentioned places. This course will be taught online and through travel experience and all students are expected to play an active role in their own learning through the use of online discussions, case studies and other experiental exercise.

For more information, contact Dr. Jeanne Dulworth  at jdulworth@wcu.edu 

TRVL 300 (0 credit)

The smokey Mountain Brass Quintet 9faculty) and Balsam Mountain Brass Quintet (students) will perform concerts at South African College of Music, Stellenbosch University and D.F. Malan High School, along with musical clinics, museum tours and a safari.

This course is a closed group.

For more information, contact Dr. Brad Ulrich at ulrich@wcu.edu

SPAN 240 (6 credit)

SPAN 240 is a highly intensive course that will cover the equivalent of SPAN 231 and 232 in only one semester. It is designed for motivated students who have completes SPAN 102 or have placed into SPAN 231. The class will meet for 5 hours daily during the week on campus of Instituto Technologico in Cartago, Costa Rica. This is an intensive 3-week course involving grammar and culture lessons, guest speakers and educational trips while interacting with the people of Costa Rica to increase fluency. This course also includes living with a local family in Costa Rica to increase fluency and cultural knowledge. There will be weekend trips to musums, schools, historical ruins, etc.

For more information, contact Dr. Garrett Fisher at gdfisher@wcu.edu

LEAD 494 (3 credit)

The course will address leadership practices and theories within the contexts of countries around the world. The spring semester will focus on studying leadership within several cultures around the world, and will include extensive history and bachground on the embedded internatioal experience sites.

For more information, contact Dr. Mike Corelli at corellij@wcu.edu

GER 240 & GER 493 (6 credit)

In this intensive course, students will continue to develop thier basic knowledge about the German speaking world, and through that content, acquire functional proficiency in German. In the morning, students will spend three hours(including break),  working in the classroom. In the afternoons, students will undertake various activitives in Stuttgart.

For more information, contact Dr. Will Lehman at welehman@wcu.edu

ANTH 493 (6 credits)

This class is a project centered around the excavation of an abandoned medieval church in the Transylvania village of Patakfalva. Students will explore how centuries of religious and political upheaval have influenced demographics and health of individuals interred within the church walls and associated cemetery. Students will work outside, 40 hours per week in temperatures ranging from 65 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, carefully excavating human remains.

For more information, contact Katie Zejdlik-Passalacqua at kzejdik@wcu.edu

SPAN 394 (6 credits)

Spend three weeks in Valencia, a beautiful, historic and cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean Sea. It is highly recommended that students complete SPAN 232 or 240 before participating in this program.

For more information, contact Dr. Albert Centeno-Pulido at acenopulido@wcu.edu

ANTH 493 - Section 2 (6 credits)

This project is the excavation of an abandoned medieval church in the Transylvania village of Patakfalva (Valeni). Students will explore how centuries of religious and political upheaval have influenced demographics and health of individuals interred within the church walls and associated cemetery. This field school project ia part of a broader investigation of the abandonment of medieval churches in the area and provides significant opportunities for students to get involved in the international bioarchaeology, multi-institution networking and collaboration and addressing biological, archaeological and cultural questions.

For more information, contact Katie Zejdlik-Passalacqua at kzejdik@wcu.edu

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TRVL 600 (3 credit)

Students participating in the International Trip to London will study and learn about companies headquartered in the U.K. that have publicly available financial statements prepared using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). They will present their findings to the class.

EDPY 493/593 (3 credits)

A group of interns will go to Kenya to Observe and teach under the supervision of Kenyan teachers. Course aims are to gain knowledge of world cultures, understand the historical, geographic, economic, political, cultural and environmental relationships among global regions and people; examine the nature of cultural differences and national or regional conflicts; listen to act to influence public policy and private behavior on behalf of international understanding; demonstrate for and love of learning about the world, and express an understanding of what it means to be a global citizens.

TRV 300 - Cuban Culture

Students in SPAN 493 will travel to Cuba so that they can observer the Cuban social, political, and cultural phenomena that they have been studying in their on-campus class. while at the same they will gather information for their end-of-semester presentations on a symposium open to the university community and the public. They will attend several lecture given by a professor/poet and an anthropologist at a Cuban research institute. They will meet  and speak with an international renowned Cuban novelist whose work they will have studied. They also will meet a group of students, in the in the Social Communication Program at the University of Havana to learn about the student involvement in social projects, held in an event at the Centro Luther King. The students will be housed with Cuban families and will have opportunities to learn firsthand about versions of a Cuban Experience that will invitaly vary from that portrayed in textbooks and academic journals available in the US.

TRVL 300 

An immersion experience in a French educational setting at the middle or secondary school level for students enrolled as education majors during the fall semester. Pedagogical hand historical topics releavant to the mathematical history of the region are include.

For more information, contact Axelle Faughn at afaughn@wcu.edu

PT 880 (3 credits)

The purpose of the independent study is to prepare students who are in the third year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program to optimize the delivery of care to individuals in a remote area of Honduras, enhancing both clinical skills and cultural competency through an interdisciplinary perspective. the focus of the independent study in on introduction to global health with various triage, medical screening and direct patient care interventions requiring complex clinical reasoning performed in a small group for an ambulatory (walk-in) clinic. The independent study will include assigned readings and a variety of online resource regarding Central American culture.

CJ 305 (3 credits)

The course focuses on issue of diversity, oppression and social justice. Course focus will be on how the law can be a tool for social justice or instrument of repression, marginalization. It examines the role of law in promoting social focusing on the inequalities that occur between racial, ethnic, social and economic lines

NSG 408  (3 credits)

A comprehensive exploration of global nursing issues within a travel study opportunity to collaboratively build leadership skills and establish learning partnership.

For more information, contact Dr. Sharon Metcalfe at metcalfe@wcu.edu

ND 480  (6 credits)

The Purpose of this course is to introduce the student to nutrition and dietetics in a global environment. It will involve academic and service learning opportunities in a variety of health and food industry environments. Course participants will observation nutrition professionals in professional roles, will gain exposure to global health organizations, develop a basic understanding of how health care is delivered, gain enhanced skills in culture competence, gain knowledge of nutrition standards of practice and indentify regulatory agencies and guidelines for nutrition related health care and food service delivery.

SPED 493/593 (3 credits)

This course will use site visits, guest lectures and readings to introduce students to programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities in Austria and Ireland. Additionally,in Salzburg, Austria, students will participate in "Diversity Week" activities at the Padagogosche Hochschule Salzburg

BA 393 (3 credits)

BA 393 Sport &Culture is an interdisciplinary examination of sports a global phenomenon. historical, cultural, political, economic and managerial perspectives are considered. Focus is given to international sport leagues and teams, the globalization of sport, global cultural influences on sport, market dynamics, emerging contemporary issues in the global sports industry, and U.S. based sport organizations operating internationally.

BA 393 (6 credits)

Global Business in Asia is an international experiental course undertaking the study of marketing decisions, strategies and operations of firms involved in international business. Special focus will be placed on global marketing in Asia, through the lens of Asia's economic powerhouse and commercial gateway: Japan. On-site tours and interaction with top Japanese corporations will be part of the experience.

For more information, contact Dr.  Scott Rader at srader@wcu.edu 

JPN 393 (3 credits)

Special Topics in Japanology is designed for students who have already earned strong and unique intercultural awareness and eager to go beyond. A course goal is to cultivate critical skills in order to create a personal response to current events in Japan and Asia, including local and west Asian countries. Students will be required to acquire skills to view each event multi-dimensionally and discuss it with supporting arguments.

For more information, contact Dr. Yumiko Ono at yono@wcu.edu 

SOC 493/ANTH 494 (6 credits)

the purpose of this course is to provide a window through which students can begin to explore and understand through practical experience the African cultures, histories and challenges that Africa id experiencing.

For more information, contact Dr. Tony Hickey  at hickey@wcu.edu 

SPAN 240 (6 credit)

SPAN 240 is for highly motivated students who have completed SPAN 102 or have placed into SPAN 231. The class will meet for 4.5 hours daily during the week on the campus of Tecnologico. the intensive 4-week course involves grammer and culture lessons, guest speakers and educational trips while interacting with the people pf Costa Rica to increase fluency. This course also includes living with a local family to increase fluency and cultural ruins; tour of San Jose to see the capital and National Museum, Natioanl Theatre, market and parks; tour of Orosi to see and learn about coffee plantation and a visit to Colegio Cartago to see the high school and interact with students.

For more information, contact Dr. Garrett Fisher at gdfidher@wcu.edu

CSD 683 (3 credit)

This course provide students with a supervised and multidisciplinary international service learning opportunity for the reciprocal exchange of cultural perspectives, knowledge and skills. Through interactions with Botswana health ad educational professionals as well as patients/clients and their families, students will gain perspectives on broader speech and language issues across the globe. Students will have opportunities in government and non-government organizations to gain knowledge of and experience with varied healthcare and educational system in under-resourced communities.

For more information, contact Dr. Amy Rose at ajrose@wcu.edu

LEAD 494 (3 credit)

The course will address leadership practices and theories within the contexts of countries around the world. Students will participate in the "field experience" portion of the course where they will immerse themselves in the country's culture while experiencing local leadership through lecture, visiting with local government agencies and interaction with local leaders.

For more information, contact Dr. April Perry at alperry@wcu.edu

This course examines the psychological factors that gave to one of the worst atrocities in human history. the course reviews the social, political and historical factors that sent the stage for the Third Reich. Students will then attempt to understand , from a psychological perspective, how seemingly normal and ordinary individuals could participate in genocide. The course also examines how crimes against humanity are not limited to the Nazis and have unfortunately occurred multiple times after World War II.

For more information, contact Dr. Alvin Malesky at malesky@wcu.edu

PRM 427 (3 credits)

This class is intended to serve as an intensive and complete introduction to off-trail alpine travel, and to all the fundamentals alpine mountaineering skills of rock and snow climbing. The course offers exposure to a large variety of landforms and climbing surfaces. If condition allow, there will be attempts to summit a 13,000 foot snow covered peak using skills learned..

For more information, contact Andrew Bobilya at ajbobilya@wcu.edu

HPE 305 (3 credits)

HPE 305 Adventure Education is an interdisciplinary based class focusing on the integration of adventure-based physical education across the school curriculum. The focus will be on identifying key learning theories and philosophies in adventure education..

For more information, contact Dr. Dan Grube at dgrube@wcu.edu

USI 393 (3 credits)

This is an educational and cultural experience to Cape Town, South Africa. The course focus on the retention of the traditional African world view and culture among the beliefs and practices of participants. Participants will study various organizations such as Samaritan's Feet, Express Employment Professionals and Cape Town Universities, and how these organizations work within a different international context and system.

For more information, contact Lane Perry at laneperry@wcu.edu

SPAN 394 (6 credits)

the SPAN 394 Immersion Experience is designed to improve oral and written proficiency as well as expend  vocabulary to include precise terminology on a number of topics. Students will aslo gain an enhanced appresiation of the Spanish-speaking world, particularly the city of Valencia, Spain, in which they will reside for the duration of course.

for more information, contact Alberto Centeno-Pulido at acentenopulido@wcu.edu or Lori Oxford at ifoxford@wcu.edu