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        May 17, 2025  
    Lee University Catalog 2016-2017 
        
    Lee University Catalog 2016-2017 [Archived Catalog]

    Study Abroad


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    Global Perspectives

     

    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:

    1. 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.
       
    2. 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.
    3. 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:

    • Extensive overseas military service tours, at least 6 months in duration

    • Extensive missions work in one particular culture, at least 6 months in duration; short-term mission trips do not qualify

    • Being raised or having lived in a foreign country as a young adult for at least 24 months

    • Significant academic study in a foreign college/university

    • 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.

    Best Semester Programs (www.bestsemester.com) Include:

    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.