Faculty-led Short-term
Study Abroad Courses
Providing international experiences to Cal State Channel Islands students is one of
the pillars of the University mission.
Short-term academic courses organized and conducted by Cal State Channel Islands faculty, who have intimate knowledge and experience in a country. These credit bearing courses combine classroom instruction with experiential learning in a foreign country.
Univ 392 International Experience Courses
UNIV 392 International Experience Courses are open to students of every major. UNIV392 courses are offered during fall and spring semesters with travel abroad ranging from 1 to 3 weeks during break (spring, summer, and winter)
Review the course options below and contact the Faculty Lead directly for more information.
Fall 2025
UNIV392 |Global Social Innovation:
“Community Development and Cultural Exchange in South Korea”
South Korea
Faculty Lead: Dr. Hyunsook Youn, CommunicationsTentative Travel Dates: December 30 - January 17
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Date: April 9 and 10
Time: 4PM
Location: Bell Tower 2505
Date: April 14
Time: 4PM
Location: Zoom
Application required
Spring 2026
UNIV 392 |Intercultural Communication and Design
London
Faculty Lead: Dr. Jacob Jenkins, CommunicationsTentative Travel Dates: spring break 2026
Students will be required to apply for the course
More information to come soonThis course increases student understanding of how cultural patterns of human interaction
influence our built environment, and vice versa. Students will explore this topic
in one of the most historically rich, architecturally diverse, and culturally vibrant
cities in the world: London, England. Through this process, students will gain firsthand
experience of how design simultaneously reflects and reifies unique cultural values
over both time and space.
Pending-->UNIV392 |Environmental Policy in the Land of Fire & Ice
Iceland
Faculty Lead: Dr. Tracylee Clarke, EnglishTentative Travel Dates: spring break 2026
Students will be required to apply for the course
More information to come soon
This course focuses on development and impact of environmental policy in Iceland.
Specifically, we will study the origins, legislative history and process of environmental
policy formation, the relationship between tourism and environmental protection and
the influence of history and culture on environmental practices.
Come join students for a presentation about their course and travel to New Zealand
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Broome Library
Light Refreshments
Spring 2025 - UNIV392 |Narrative Stories in New Zealand
Faculty Lead: Dr. Annie White, Early Childhood Education
Email at Annie.White@csuci.edu
Travel Dates: March 12 - March 23 2025
For more information about Faculty-led Short-term Study Abroad, contact
Jeannette Edwards | Mission Based Centers Coordinator at jeannette.edwards@csuci.edu
Andrea Grove | Faculty Director at andrea.grove@csuci.edu
Office location | Bell Tower West 1145
