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The Global Perspectives Program is one of the most unique and exciting opportunities that Lee University offers because it requires students to travel and to study a culture different from their own. Through the Global Perspectives Program, students will fulfill at least two credit hours: LEEU 102A: Global Perspectives Seminar (1) and GNST 250-3: Cross-Cultural Experience (1-3 credit hours). LEEU 102A is the prerequisite course that prepares students for the intentional study of a culture different than their own. This course should be taken the 2nd semester of a student’s freshman year or as soon as possible for transfer students. GNST 250-3 is the actual experience component where students engage and immerse themselves within an intended target culture. The GNST 250-3 cross-cultural experience can be taken any time after the completion of LEEU 102A. These courses cannot be taken out of sequence.
Three options are offered for fulfilling the experience component of the requirement:
- Participate in one of Lee’s many school-sponsored Global Perspectives trips. Every year, Lee offers between 25-30 Global Perspectives trips, led by our very own credentialed faculty, as an economical and rewarding cross-cultural experience. While the majority of trips occur during the summer, several are offered during Christmas and Spring breaks. Not only can students fulfill their cross-cultural requirements by participating in a Lee-sponsored trip, they can find a trip that offers course credit in most major fields of study. By traveling and earning credit at the same time, 75% of the tuition dollars paid are used to cover trip expenses. Very few universities if any have made a financial commitment of this magnitude to assist students in studying abroad.
- Apply to conduct an Individually Arranged Cross-Cultural Study. Some students choose to conduct their own cross-cultural experience by researching and designing an independent study unique to their preferences and personality. A student can fulfill this requirement if the experience is designed to be an in-depth academic analysis of a particular culture; it has to be prepared for and intentionally undertaken with an academic goal in mind. Many students opt to become active participants in a domestic church or community where the culture differs significantly from their own. Students conducting such studies will be required to complete a minimum of 45 hours over a period of no less than 7 days, not including travel, during a semester or summer term interacting with members of a targeted culture significantly different from their own. This model is based upon a typical one credit- hour internship experience requirement. Individually arranged cross-cultural study experiences that cause students to miss regular semester classes will not be approved.
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Qualify for exemption from the Cross-Cultural experience requirement. Some students who have had significant cross-cultural life experiences prior to coming to Lee may qualify for exemption from the GNST 250-3 requirement. The school has set clear guidelines for students who may be exempt:
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Extensive overseas military service tours, at least 6 months in duration
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Extensive missions work in one particular culture, at least 6 months in duration; short-term mission trips do not qualify
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Being raised or having lived in a foreign country as a young adult for at least 24 months
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Significant academic study in a foreign college/university
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Having spent a minimum of one year as a foreign exchange student during high school.
These guidelines have been approved by external accreditation agencies. Exceptions will not be granted.
Lists of current trips as well as information about individually arranged study applications and exemptions can be found in the University Services section of Portico on the Global Perspectives page.
Off-Campus Study Programs
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Lee University Off-Campus Student Programs
Below is a list of Global Perspectives trips typically offered by Lee University. Check on the Global Perspectives page in the University Services section of Portico for up-to-date details about each trip being offered. The availability of programs is subject to change without notice.
Any student participating in a Lee sponsored faculty-led trip must have successfully completed a minimum of one full semester, equal to 12-15 credit-hours, of studies in residence on the Lee University campus, with one of those hours being the prerequisite LEEU 102A Global Perspectives Seminar.
Institutional Scholarships (including academic scholarships and employee tuition discounts) can be applied toward only one off-campus study program during a student’s enrollment at Lee including intercultural studies internships, student teaching distant placements, the UK Semester Study Abroad program and Global Perspectives trips.
Off-campus study programs that are directly sponsored by Lee University and led by Lee University faculty are the only study programs eligible for institutionally-funded aid.
Global Perspectives trips must be paid in full prior to departure and all require a minimum $1000 deposit to reserve a place on the trip.
Alaska: Education
Argentina: Public Relations
Australia: Communication Studies
Australia: Wildlife Biology
Britain: Cinema
Central America: Medical Missions, Guatemala
Central America: Medical Missions, Honduras
China: Psychology
Colombia: Spanish Language and Culture
Colombia: TESOL
Costa Rica: Missions & Communication Studies
Cuba: Health & Exercise Science
Egypt: Mathematics
England: Literature and Writing
England/Scotland: History
Europe: Psychology
Germany/Austria: Public Relations
Ghana: Sociology & Religion
Greece/Italy: Communication Studies
Hawaii: Ethnic Studies
Honduras: Religion
India: Religion & Language
Ireland: Humanities
Israel: Archaeology
Israel: Biblical Lands
Italy: Art & Humanities
Italy/Austria: Music
Italy/Greece: Business
Japan: Political Science
Kenya: Nursing
Korea: TESOL
Mexico: Education
New England: American Ethnic Studies
Philippines: Education
Puerto Rico: Summer Spanish Institute
South Africa: Ethnic Studies
Spain/Morocco: Education
Thailand: Education
UK: Theatre
UK: Semester Study Abroad
Ukraine: Communication
Uruguay/Argentina: Business
Vienna: Theatre
*Other programs not confirmed at the time of publication may be offered.
Cooperative Programs
Study Abroad Collaborative Programs
Lee University supports off-campus study programs that are sponsored by various schools and organizations. A student who chooses to take advantage of one of these opportunities is registered at Lee University while taking classes at an off-campus location. The list of current collaborative programs is below. For more information contact the Office of Global Perspectives at gperspectives@leeuniversity.edu or 423.614.8357.
American Studies Program: Washington, DC
Australia Studies Centre
China Studies Program
Contemporary Music Center: Nashville, TN
India Studies Program
Latin American Studies Program: Costa Rica
Los Angeles Film Studies Center
Middle East Studies Program
Oxford Summer Programme
Scholars’ Semester in Oxford
Uganda Studies Program
Collaborative Programs Include:
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies (www.ausable.org)
Atelier Neo Medici
Cedarville University Semester in Spain
Chez Vous French Program
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Best Semester Programs (www.bestsemester.com)
European Theological Seminary
Focus Leadership Institute (www.focusleadership.org)
NYC Journalism Center: The King’s College
Tokyo Christian University
Yamagata University
The collaborative study programs listed immediately above are not eligible for institutionally-funded aid.
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