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Developing a Global Perspective

Developing a Global Perspective

What better way to broaden your global perspective — one of Alverno's 8 Abilities — than to pair learning and travel? A number of Alverno courses do just that, capping off a semester's worth of classroom learning with a summer trip abroad.

Alverno's short-term study abroad programs are open to current students and alums. To learn more, visit the International and Intercultural Center.

China

Students taking theArt & Religion of Asia: China course explore how China's various religions are reflected in the nation's artwork.

Alverno students visit the Longmen Grottoes in the Chinese city of Luoyang / photos by Eileen Emison Booth, instructor of visual arts

Ireland

Students enrolled inInternational Communication: People, History and Culture of Ireland learned about cross-cultural communication, theories of conflict and mediation and the history of conflicts in Ireland.

The Titanic museum in Belfast

Japan

Future health care professionals gain cultural fluency throughCultural Perspectives in Health Care: Japan, which offers Alverno students a chance to connect with health care professors, students and professionals in Japan through a partnership with Tokyo Women's Medical University.

Kiyosumi Gardens

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