May Seminars

May Seminars offer a unique learning experience, as the world becomes the classroom. Traveling on one of these seminars, students and faculty leaders will have the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned at Concordia in the real world. Much more than a guided tour, the trip provides a look into the daily lives of people from different cultures. After pre-seminar study on campus, formal and informal discussions with experts, cultural events and visits to private homes, it will quickly become clear that this is an experience like no other. In addition to the academic portion of the trip, students learn to travel and interact in a different culture and with a variety of people.

Led by Concordia faculty, about 200 students each May explore a wide variety of topics visiting sites around the world: language, literature, culture, art, theatre, economics, religion, politics, education, and more. May Seminars carry 1.0 course credit and can usually be applied to requirements for academic majors. World language departments in particular encourage students to plan a May Seminar as part of their academic program, but the seminars enrich any major. Students often develop expertise in the seminar's topic area during a pre-seminar course taken spring semester. 2007 May Seminar information can be found by clicking on the link at the left.

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