Second Year Experience Abroad
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The University of San Diego is committed to actively promoting awareness, appreciation, and respect for the complexity of cultural, political, environmental, and social issues worldwide while creating a campus environment that builds theoretical and practical skills needed to interact effectively in today's global society.
The University of San Diego is dedicated to international education and strives to help students become truly global citizens. Globally competent students are ambassadors of the variety of cultures they represent. Through a values-based education, students learn to respect diverse human values, challenge existing global perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of worldwide interconnectedness. Globally competent students are able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for successful interactions locally and globally and maintain connections to facilitate personal and professional growth.
Beginning with the entering class in Fall 2009, University of San Diego presents: Second Year Experience Abroad: Developing Global Citizenship through the Core Curriculum. This program is a very unique initiative that has been specially designed for the Class of 2013. During Intersession of your second year, you will have the opportunity to study abroad in one of five truly exceptional locations: Barcelona, Spain; Florence, Italy; Ifrane, Morocco; Oxford, England and Paris, France. This program offers you the chance to earn four units of core curriculum credit in a variety of disciplines including Art History, Economics, Ethics, History, Language (third semester), Literature, Political Science and Religious Studies. You will travel with USD faculty and staff to your chosen destination and, in addition to taking a course, you will also engage in the local community through community service and university ministry projects abroad.
Tentative Schedule for Second Year Experience Abroad Participants:
December 1, 2009: Application and deposit deadline for program (for students who entered USD in Fall 2009)
January 2010: Students are confirmed in location and course
February 15, 2010: Application and deposit deadline for program (for new students or transfer students who entered USD in Spring 2010)
Spring 2010: Students participate in two small group activities with fellow program participants on campus
Fall 2010: Enroll in Global Studies Seminar (1 unit)
January 1 - 21, 2011: Go Abroad!
Spring 2011: Program reunions on campus
We cordially invite you, the Class of 2013, to participate in this program and encourage you to apply. Change your life - go international!