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PRM 427: Boundary Waters Canoeing Expedition
Application + Information
Credits: 4
Leaders: Paul Stonehouse pstonehouse@wcu.edu and Andrew Bobilya ajbobilya@wcu.edu
EDCI 393 / SPED 682: Education and Culture of Ireland
Participants will be enrolled in one of these courses. Enrollment in an additional
research course is optional.
Application + Information
Credits: 3 - 6
Leaders: Tammy Barron, tlbarron@wcu.edu, Jennifer Barrett-Tatum, jabarrett@wcu.edu, and Brad Witzel, bwitzel@wcu.edu
ACCT 660: International Accounting
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: Doug Parker rdparker@wcu.edu
ENGR 365: Global Engineering and Technology
HIST 308: Explorations of Regional History - Japan
Participants will be enrolled in both courses
Application + Information
Credits: 6
Leaders: Yanjun Yan yyan@wcu.edu and Gael Graham graham@wcu.edu
CHIN 101 / CHIN 321: Chinese Language and Culture
Participants will be enrolled in both courses
Application + Information
Credits: 6
Leaders: Yiqing Yang yyang@wcu.edu and Grace Li yli@wcu.edu
FPA 101: The London Theatre Experience
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: George Brown ghbrown@wcu.edu, and Tory Depew vdepew@wcu.edu
JPN 306/493: Immersion Experience in Japan
Application + Information
Credits: 6
Leader: Yumiko Ono yono@wcu.edu
FIN 493 / MGT 493: Navigating Diverse Markets & Economies
Participants will be enrolled in both courses
Application + Information
Credits: 6
Leaders: Yue Hillon ycai@wcu.edu and Gary Curnutt gcurnutt@wcu.edu
SPAN 394: WCU Spanish Program in Costa Rica
Application + Information
Credits: 6
Leaders: Michael Martinez mlmartinez@wcu.edu and David Jons djons@wcu.edu
ND 410/HSCC 683: Spain: Health, Cuisine, and Culture
Participants will be enrolled in one of these courses
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: Elizabeth Wall-Bassett ewbassett@wcu.edu
EOE 627: Boundary Waters Canoeing Expedition
Application + Information
Credits: 4
Leaders: Andrew Bobilya ajbobilya@wcu.edu and Paul Stonehouse pstonehouse@wcu.edu
ENGL 429: Studies in Ludwigsburg, Germany
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: Drew Virtue advirtue@wcu.edu and Diane Martinez dlmartinez@wcu.edu
EDPY 493/593/793: Literacy in Andean Ecuador
Participants will be enrolled in one of these courses
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leader: Patricia Bricker, bricker@wcu.edu in partnership with Rural Education Advancement and Development (READ)
HEAL 123/SPAN 394: Walking the Camino
Participants will be enrolled in one of these courses
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: Lori Oxford lfoxford@wcu.edu and Todd Watson twatson@wcu.edu
These programs are currently at capacity and have chosen to pause the acceptance of applications. If more spots open up, the program will be relisted above.
PT 880: Addressing Global Health Issues in Central America
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leader: Todd Watson twatson@wcu.edu
GER 240/ GER 493: German Language and Culture
Participants will be enrolled in one of these courses
Application + Information
Credits: 6
Leader: Will Lehman welehman@wcu.edu
Applications have closed for these programs. Many are "repeat" programs, which will likely run again at a future dates. Questions? Reach out to the program leader via the provided email.
EOE 628: Scholarly Writing Intensive for EOE
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: Callie Schultz csschultz@wcu.edu and Andrew Bobilya ajbobilya@wcu.edu
NSG 880: Rural Primary Care in Guachipilincito, Honduras
Application + Information
Credits: 1
Leaders: Jaclyn Bandell jbandell@wcu.edu and Rani Khan rkhan@wcu.edu
EDPY 493: Kenyan/US Education
Application + Information
Credits: 3
Leaders: Melissa Faetz, mkfaetz@wcu.edu and Patricia Bricker, bricker@wcu.edu