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• The Caribbean: Cruise Line Industry in a Cultural Context

  CocoCay, Phillipsburg, San Juan, Miami, Bahamas, Saint Martin, USA

  This is a field course designed to acquaint students with the process of operating a cruise ship with multiple international destinations. The course will take place on a Oasis-class ship of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, one of the largest ships in the industry. Oasis-class ships offer more services than most cruise ships and Royal Caribbean is considered to be one of the market leaders in...
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• Canada: The Arts and Culture of Montréal

  Montréal, Quebec City, Canada

  JMU's Arts and Culture of Montreal program celebrates our 20th year in 2025! This 5 week study abroad session offers courses that satisfy all three groups of Arts and Humanities Area General Education (HUM, MUS, and ENG). Students may also take School of Music and jazz studies classes, working with professional musicians active on the Montréal scene. This is a city that loves to celebrate,...
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• Dominican Republic: Global Service Learning

  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

  This course is offered during the spring semester and focuses on the concept of “global citizenship” in the context of an international service-learning trip. Students will travel to the Dominican Republic (DR) and engage in an intensive service-learning project. The course seeks to address definitions and issues of global citizenship, development and service, using the...
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• Leadership at Sea: An Exploration of Cross Cultural Competency

  Philipsburg, St. Johns, Basseterre, Charlotte Amalie, Cape Liberty, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, USA

  One important factor in being an effective leader is having a high level of cultural competence. Cultural competency can be defined as the ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with people from cultures different than your own. With over 20 different nationalities represented in the workforce of one ship, the cruise industry is the perfect environment to observe intercultural...
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• JMU in New York Program

  New York, NY, USA

  This program is a six-credit, four-week intensive film boot camp in New York City. The program provides SMAD students the opportunity to spend three weeks in New York City and one week of online prep coursework prior to leaving for NYC.  Students in the NY program have a choice of three courses and they choose two! Each student will work in a group to write, direct, shoot and edit a short...
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• JMU in LA: The Entertainment Industry

  Los Angeles, California, USA

  JMU in LA provides undergraduate and graduate students a chance to learn about and participate in one of the most powerful cultural forces in our world today, the entertainment industry. This program appeals to students interested in working in any sector of the entertainment industry. This highly competitive 10-credit summer program is organized by the School of Media Arts and Design but is...
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• Napa and Sonoma: Wine and Culture

  Napa, Sonoma, California, USA

  Napa and Sonoma are the premier wine-growing regions in the United States. The ability to impressively learn about the wine, food, and culture that influence the region can only be fully accomplished by visiting. Students can visit wineries and speak with owners, visit growers and speak with the farmers, visit nurseries, and discuss varietals. Students will stay together in provided housing,...
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• Washington DC: Museum Studies

  Washington, DC, USA

  Our JMU program provides an extraordinary opportunity to study one Museum Studies course while you are living in Washington, DC. You will visit world-class museums and arts institutions while experiencing the exhibition, gallery and auction culture of the nation's capital, one of the globe's leading centers for the arts. Learning will go well beyond a traditional JMU classroom, since you will...
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• Mid-Atlantic (USA) Geology Field Camp

  Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Coastal Plain, Virginia Piedmont, USA

  The Mid-Atlantic (USA) Geology Field Course is the James Madison University Department of Geology and Environmental Science capstone course for geoscience majors. After completing the field course, you will be qualified to work for an industry, government, or academic employer who needs you to travel to an isolated field area, assess the local bedrock and surficial geology, natural resources,...
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