EMU's unique experiential intercultural learning opportunities prioritize immersion and mutual engagement with people from different cultural backgrounds. From the Shenandoah Valley to other U.S. sites to international locations, intercultural learning will help you stand out to future employers. You will be empowered by knowledge of your own cultural lenses, those of others, and the skills to build understanding across those differences.
Complete the intercultural requirement at EMU in one of these ways:
No matter what you do, your intercultural program is sure to be life-changing.
Intercultural study has been a part of EMU core curriculum for over 30 years. Faculty have introduced students to cultural learning through educational travel in more than 80 locations around the globe, gaining new insights about the world and their own potential.
Imagine reading the Bible along the Sea of Galilee. Or discussing Eastern European history while honing digital photography skills in Lithuania. Or doing research at the National Institutes of Health in DC. Your seminar will be led by faculty mentors who have traveled or lived in the region previously. If your travel is overseas, your group will be linked with local partners, live with host families for at least part of the time, and absorb local culture well beyond the usual tourist sites.
Intercultural travel is more than study abroad. Cultural learning and experience expand your knowledge, while developing new skills for problem-solving, empathy, independence, and flexibility in new circumstances. Graduates call the experiences “life-changing,” giving them the foundation they need to live, lead and serve in a global context.
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