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This is a listing of all the featured programs in the program catalog. You can view the brochure for any of these programs by clicking on the program name.
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AROMA Club Soccer Team Peoria, Arizona, United States
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AROMA Colombia Men's Soccer Team Medellin, Colombia
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AROMA Dominican Republic Men's Baseball Team Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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AROMA Dominican Republic Men's Basketball Team Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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AROMA El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
Terms: Summer Description: Partnering Organization: Sports Outreach Institute www.sportsoutreach.net Dates:  August 15-23, 2016 Trip Description:  AROMA Sports Ministry Tours are a great way to use your talents and passions in sport for the glory of God!  [...]
AROMA Guatemala Wrestling Team Guatemala City, Guatemala
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AROMA Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
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AROMA Kenya Women's Lacrosse Team Nairobi, Kenya
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AROMA Panama Panama City, Panama
Terms: Summer Description: Partnering Organization: SCORE INTERNATIONAL www.scoreinternational.org Dates: May 20-28, 2016 Trip Description:  AROMA Sports Ministry Tours are a great way to use your talents and passions in sport for the glory of God!  AROMA [...]
AROMA Panama Men's Lacrosse Team Panama City, Panama
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AROMA Peru Field Hockey Lima, Peru
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AROMA Spain Women's Volleyball Team Tenerife, Spain
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AROMA Summer Academy Various Locations, United States
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AROMA Uganda Kampala, Uganda
Terms: Summer Description: Partnering Organization: Sports Outreach Institute www.sportsoutreach.net Dates: May 20-31, 2016 Trip Description:  AROMA Sports Ministry Tours are a great way to use your talents and passions in sport for the glory of God!  AROMA is [...]
AROMA Zambia Macha, Zambia
Terms: Summer Description: Partnering Organization: Push the Rock www.pushtherock.org Dates: August 15-26, 2016 Trip Description:  AROMA Sports Ministry Tours are a great way to use your talents and passions in sport for the glory of God!  A ROMA[...]
AccŠs France Strasbourg, France
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Accès is a study abroad program based in Strasbourg, France. Designed for students from American colleges or universities, Accès provides a linguistic and cultural immersion experience and the on-site support students need to get the mo st[...]
Agape Center International Trips La Mina, Dominican Republic; Plock, Poland
Terms: Summer Description: Plock, Poland: May 22- June 3, 2020 La Mina, Dominican Republic: May 29-June 7, 2020  
Agape Center J-Term and Spring Break Domestic Trips Baltimore, MD, United States; Bronx, NY, United States; Carmel, NY, United States; Mt.Vernon, KY, United States; Washington DC, United States; Wilmington, NC, United States
Terms: J-Term, Spring Break Description: Each Fall, J-Term and Spring Break, the Agapé Center Service Trips team provides students with opportunities to engage with diverse communities through acts of service and fellowship. Through service, we hope students will experience enriching [...] 		Save this program
American Business School Paris Paris, France
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: The city of light is host to ISA’s study abroad program in Paris. Students can choose to study at the American Business School Paris where courses primarily are taught in English. Students live with host families and participate in educational [...]
American Studies Program Washington DC, United States
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: How does our nation’s capital city work?  Find out by living and working there!  For a semester, experience the realities of a lifestyle in public policy, global development, or strategic communication tract. An internship will provid e[...]
Arctic Studies In Alaska Denali, United States
Terms: Fall Description: Students can apply to study for a semester at any of the schools in the Christian College Consortium, which Messiah College is a member, without the hassle of exhaustive application forms, putting the educational resources of 12 other colleges at the ir[...]
Asbury University (Student Visitor Program) Wilmore, KY, United States
Terms: Description: Students can study for a semester at any of the schools in the Christian College Consortium, which Messiah College is a member, without the hassle of exhaustive application forms, putting the educational resources of 12 other colleges at their dispos al.[...]
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies: COSTA RICA Vara Blanca, Costa Rica
Terms: Summer Description: Au Sable Costa Rica is located at the Association for Development through Education (ADE) in the Vara Blanca region of Costa Rica.  The institute is dedicated to teaching students to appreciate, understand, and protect the natural world in which [...]
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies: INDIA Tamil Nadu, India
Terms: Summer Description:   Ecology of the Indian Tropics (Biol 427) Tropical ecology of South India is an introduction to and comparative analysis of coastal ecosystems, plainlands, and montane tropical ecosystems of the Western Ghats. The course will be taught on -site[...]
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies: USA Mancelona, MI, United States; Puget Sound, Washington, United States
Terms: Summer Description: Michigan: On 150 acres of unspoiled land on Big Twin Lake in northern lower Michigan lies an Institute dedicated to teaching students to appreciate, understand, and protect the natural world in which we live. Messiah students can participate in eithe r[...]
BIOL 290 Desert Ecology Arizona, United States; California, United States; Texas, United States; Utah, United States
Terms: J-Term Description: BIOL 290 Desert Southwest BIOL 290 Desert Ecology is a survey of the ecology of the American Southwest. The course is open to all majors. We will live in the major desert ecosystems of the southwest from the Arizona-New Mexico Plateau and Gr and[...]
BIOL 297 Tropical Biology Panama City, Panama
Terms: Description: This course will survey and investigate biological processes at the levels of organism, population, community, and biosphere, emphasizing the relationship of these processes to the tropical latitudes.  This course will guide students through a c omparative[...]
Balkans Semester zagreb, Croatia
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Bethel University (Student Visitor Program) St. Paul, MN, United States
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CIEE Shanghai Shanghai, China
Terms: Fall, Spring Description:
Cambodia Collaboratory Site Team Agnkor Wat, Cambodia; Siem Reap, Cambodia; Thma Puok, Cambodia
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Canada Cross-Cultural Course Vancouver, Canada; Vancouver Island, Canada; Whistler, Canada
Terms: May Term Description: Course Description: This course examines a series of Canadian values with the underlying question: what does it mean to care for one’s neighbor? Through an exploration of Canadian history and its treatment of ‘the other&rsquo ;,[...]
Catholic Charities Baltimore, MD, United States
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Catholic University of Paris Paris, France
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: The city of light is host to ISA’s study abroad programs in Paris. The Catholic University of Paris offers French language classes as well as courses in culture, art, theater, literature, communications, and history. Courses are taught in Frenc h[...]
Chicago Semester Chicago, United States
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Children's Bible Fellowship Carmel, NY, United States
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Costa Rica Women's Softball Team San Jose, Costa Rica
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Cross-Cultural Ministry Field Experience Various International Locations, Various Countries
Terms: Summer Description: http://www.messiah.edu/cross-cultural-ministries-missions-concentration-and-minor-pennsylvania This is the 8-10 week required cross-cultural ministry experience that follows the CHRM 227 Pre-Field Experieince for Cross-Cultural Ministry course.
Domestic College Sponsored Off-Campus Experience Various Locations, United States
Terms: Fall, J-Term, May Term, Ongoing, Spring, Spring Break, Summer, Year Description: 		Save this program
Domincan Republic Agape Service Team La Mina, Dominican Republic
Terms: Summer Description: This trip is only open to students who have already been accepted by the Agape Center for Service and Learning.
France Cross-Cultural Course Strasbourg, France
Terms: May Term Description: Course Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the unique richness of French culture through the examination of the distinct influences of Alsatian, French, and European identity evident today in Alsace. We will spend the [...]
GRAD Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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GRAD Ecuador Santa Isabel, Ecuador
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George Fox University (Student Visitor Program) Newburg, OR, United States
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Germany Cross-Cultural Course Berlin, Germany
Terms: May Term Description: Germany Cross-Cultural Course 2021 An examination of the culture of Germany with emphasis on the Lutheran heritage, contemporary German cultural identity, and the cultural and historical significance of Germany. Students will live in German homes, [...]
Goldsmiths: University of London London, United Kingdom
Terms: Fall Description: Live and study in Europe's third largest city! Goldsmiths' environment is energetic – a college that allows self-expression to flourish, yet hones your creative and critical thinking. A distinctive constituent college of the University [...]
Gordon College (Student Visitor Program) Wenham, MA, United States
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Gordon in Boston Boston, United States
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Gordon's Urban Semester Program offers opportuntity to take classes as well as participate in an internship in Boston. To learn more, explore Gordon in Boston website.
Gordon in Orvieto Orvieto, Italy
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: The landscape of pre-modern Italy, populated by saints, mystics, artists, and poets, provides a foundation for this semester in Orvieto. Located on a hill above green Umbrian countryside, Orvieto contains remnants of Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Ren aissance[...]
Graduate Student International Internship/Practicum/Field Experience Various International Locations, Various Countries
Terms: Fall, J-Term, May Term, Spring, Summer Description: Welcome to the student portal for graduate students who have already been approved by their graduate program to participate in an international internship, field experience, or practicum as part of their graduate degree education. 
Greenville College (Student Visitor Program) Greenville, IL, United States
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Houghton College (Student Visitor Program) Houghton, NY, United States
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Houghton East Africa Naivasha, Kenya
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IDCC 260/BIOL 290 New Zealand Cross-Cultural Course Auckland, New Zealand
Terms: J-Term Description: IDCC 260/BIOL 290 explores the shaping of New Zealand today from settlement by Maori within its unique flora and fauna through European contact, adoption of Christianity by the Maori and how Maori shape national culture today. We [...]
IDCC260/BIBL 204 Turkey & Greece Cross-Cultural Course Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey
Terms: May Term Description: Course Description: A Cross Cultural Biblical Journey: From Acts to Revelation explores the cultural landscape of Turkey/Greece from its biblical, ancient past to its modern present. We will traverse biblical archaeological sites in western Turkey a nd[...]
International Internships Various International Locations, Various Countries
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Irish Studies Program Greystones, Ireland
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Jamaica Cross-Cultural Course Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Terms: J-Term Description: Course Description: This cross-cultural course provides students with an in-depth, immersive experience and examination of Jamaican culture.  The course includes readings, seminars/lectures, guest speakers, homestays, plentiful interaction with [...] 		Save this program
Jerusalem University College Jerusalem, Israel
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: The land of the Bible is your classroom at Jerusalem University College! Walk the streets where Jesus walked as you study the Bible and Middle Eastern cultures. JUC is located on Mt. Zion, within short walking distance of the Room of the Last Supper [...]
Junior Year in Munich Munich, Germany
Terms: Spring Description: This spring only program, hosted by Wayne State University, allows students to strengthen their language skills while studying at  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, one of the oldest universities in Germany. Students live with Ge rman[...]
Kenya Collaboratory Site Team (Land Development) Ol Kalou, Kenya
Terms: Summer Description: NOTE:  This trip is open only to current Collaboratory members who have already applied and been approved by the Collaboratory Manager and team advisor. 		Save this program
Kenya Collaboratory Site Team (ROCK, Prosthetic) Kijabe, Kenya
Terms: Summer Description: NOTE:  This trip is open only to current Collaboratory members who have already applied and been approved by the Collaboratory Manager and team advisor.
LCC International University Klaipeda, Lithuania
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Witness history in the making while studying in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Once part of the former Soviet Union, Klaipeda is home to LCC International University which serves 600 students from a number of Eastern European nations. Students live in dorms an d[...]
Living & Learning International Ecuador Quito, Ecuador
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London Internship Program London, United Kingdom
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Live and work in Europe’s third largest city! Learn to navigate the streets that contain St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Integrate the important ritual of afternoon tea into your daily schedule. Explore pos sible[...]
Malaysia and Brunei Cross-Cultural Course Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Terms: May Term Description: This course will introduce students to the multicultural, hospitable people and tropical ecosystems of Malaysia.  We will explore the complexities between human civilization, biodiverse zones and the physical environment of the Malay Peninsula a nd[...]
Malone University (Student Visitor Program) Canton, OH, United States
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Mexico Collaboratory Site Team Oaxaca, Mexico
Terms: Summer Description: NOTE: This trip is open only to current Collaboratory members who have already applied and been approved by the Collaboratory Manager and team advisor.
Middle East Studies Program Amman, Jordan
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Come spend a semester in Jordan!  During their 15 weeks in the Middle East, students also travel to such places as Turkey, Israel/Palestine, Tunisia, or Morocco.  Through daily life in the Middle East, students witness different worldviews [...]
NURS 495 Thailand Senior Nursing Practicum Cross-Cultural Course Chiang Mai, Thailand
Terms: J-Term Description: NOTE:  This course is only open to senior Nursing students.  It satisfies NURS 495 as well as the major-specific ELI requirement, and the QuEST cross-cultural requirement.   Course Description: This course is an alternate [...]
NURS 495 Zambia Senior Nursing Practicum Cross-Cultural Course Macha, Zambia
Terms: J-Term Description: NOTE:  This course is only open to senior Nursing students.  It satisfies NURS 495 as well as the major-specific ELI requirement, and the QuEST cross-cultural requirement.   This course is an Alternative Senior Nursing Practicum [...]
NYC Semester New York, NY, United States
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Journalism, business, and theater students can spend a semester in New York City exploring their discipline and in some cases participating in internships through The King's College NYC Semester. .   		Save this program
National Outdoor Leadership School Denver, United States
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Experience the great outdoors, while learning life skills along the way. Whether it’s a semester in the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, or the American Southwest, students will experience the outdoors in a unique and exciting wa y[...]
Netherlands & Belgium Cross-Cultural Course Ede, Netherlands
Terms: J-Term Description: The course is divided up into three sections: 1) Visit to the northern part of the Netherlands for the first two days; 2) Tour the central regions, including trips to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, home stays, interaction with Dutch college students at CHE ,[...]
Nicaragua Collaboratory Site Team Bluefields, Nicaragua
Terms: Summer Description: NOTE: This trip is open only to current Collaboratory members who have already applied and been approved by the Collaboratory Manager and team advisor.
O'Neill National Theater Institute Waterford, United States
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: This intensive theater program offers students a unique opportunity to study acting, directing, playwriting, movement and voice, and design in a conservatory setting. Students are immersed in theater studies; classes take place seven days a week! Stu dents[...]
Oregon Extension Ashland, OR, United States
Terms: Fall Description: Each fall, the Oregon Extension welcomes 20-25 students to a rustic setting in the Cascade Mountains, where serious students can ask their deepest questions, read gripping and challenging books, wrestle with profound ideas in writing, and converse ho nestly[...]
Oxford Study Abroad Programme Oxford, United Kingdom
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Academically-strong students spend a semester participating in one-on-one tutorials with Oxford professors at New College, Christ Church, Trinity College and (Magdalen - Visiting Students Only). The 12-13 week program also includes 5 educational tour s[...]
POLI 370 Ecuador Quito, Ecuador
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Panama Collaboratory Site Team Mariato District, Panama
Terms: Summer Description: NOTE: This trip is open only to current Collaboratory members who have already applied and been approved by the Collaboratory Manager and team advisor.
Poland Agape Service Team Plock, Poland
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Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso Valparaiso, Chile
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Located on the coastline of Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Valpara¡so offers hilltop vistas, beaches, and abundant cultural opportunities. Valpara¡so serves as a major political base in Chile, though it retains memory of i ts[...]
Practicum in Peace and Conflict Studies Various International Locations, Various Countries
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Praying Pelican Miami, Florida, United States
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Priority 1 Bronx, NY, United States
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Puerto Rico Women's Basketball Team San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Women's Lacrosse Team San Juan, Puerto Rico
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QERC - Quetzal Education Research Center San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica
Terms: Spring Description: QERC Spring Semester Program Promotional Presentation.pptx "Your classroom, your textbook, your campus 		Save this program
Rwanda Cross-Cultural Course Kigali, Rwanda
Terms: May Term Description: Course Description:   The course is a general education topic of post-conflict development through experiential education within a cross-cultural setting in a post-conflict country of Rwanda. Students will look at the nature and level of devel opment[...] 		Save this program
SERV 231/232 (Domestic) Various Locations, United States
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SERV 231/232 (International) Various International Locations, Various Countries
Terms: Summer Description: SERV 231 - Service, Mission & Change I A study of the role of the church in service, social justice, development, and mission using multidisciplinary perspectives from sociology, theology, and missions. Topics include short-term missions, cros s-cultural[...]
Scholars' Semester in Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Terms: Fall, Spring, Year Description: Come study overseas at one of the world’s oldest universities. At Oxford, you will be surrounded by accumulated centuries of stone architecture,academic history, and British traditions—including the important ritual of afternoon tea! You [...]
Seattle Pacific University (Student Visitor Program) Seattle, WA, United States
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Southern California Cross-Cultural Los Angeles, CA, United States
Terms: J-Term Description: Join us in sunny, southern California for a service learning cross-cultural immersion experience.  We experience the multi-cultural melting pot of Los Angeles and surrounding areas of southern California.  We serve in downtown Los Angeles a t[...]
Spain & Morocco Cross-Cultural 2020 Madrid, Spain; Tangier, Morocco
Terms: May Term Description: Course Description: In Spain, students will experience fascinating interactions with a diverse historical confluence of cultures, stunning architecture, distinctive religious traditions, expressive  [Spain] language, and rich culinary delight s.[...] 		Save this program
Spring Break 2020 Travel Tracking Various International Locations, Various Countries; Various Locations, United States
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Steinbruck Center Washington DC, United States
Terms: Fall, J-Term Description:
Student Visitor Program Various Locations, United States
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Students can study for a semester at any of the schools in the Christian College Consortium, which Messiah College is a member, without the hassle of exhaustive application forms, putting the educational resources of 12 colleges at their disposal. To [...]
TEP 439: Student Teaching: Domestic and International Various International Locations, Various Countries
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: This program is only open to students who have already applied and been accepted into TEP 439: Student Teaching: Domestic and International. Summary of Course: This course will be taken by all teacher certification program students who do part of [...]
THEATER 362 Gaiety School of Acting-Ireland Dublin, Ireland
Terms: J-Term Description: THEA362 Studies in Irish Theatre:  Gaiety School of Acting (4) An applied study of Irish theatre facilitated by the faculty at the Gaiety School of Acting , Dublin Ireland.  Intensive acting workshops are complemented by seminars in Irish [...]
Taylor University (Student Visitor Program) Upland, IN, United States
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Temple LA Film Studies Summer Internship Program Los Angeles, CA, United States
Terms: Summer Description: Messiah College partners with Temple University to allow Messiah film students an opportunity participate in Internships in Los Angeles during the summer after their senior year. Students can find more information here:  http://smc.temple.edu [...]
Temple Rome Rome, Italy
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Walk the streets of Rome for a semester, amid historic architecture and famous sites dating from classical civilization! The program, run by Temple University, offers courses taught by Temple professors. The Villa Caproni, by the Tiber River in the c enter[...]
The Sorbonne Paris, France
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: The city of light is host to ISA study abroad programs in Paris. The internationally known Sorbonne is the perfect place for French majors and strong language speakers to enhance their French skills while taking classes with French students. Students [...]
Track & Field Service Trip Kimball, West Virginia, United States
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Trinity International University (Student Visitor Program) Deerfield, IL, United States
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Uganda Studies Program Mukono, Uganda
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Come to Africa! At Uganda Christian University in Mukono, program participants study and live with East African students.  Lectures, research, worship, and a service project help students experience daily life as a member of Ugandan society. A b rief[...]
University of Granada Granada, Spain
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Spend a semester in southern Spain, honing your language skills while living and studying in Granada. Study alongside Spanish students and participate in educational excursions to such places as Madrid, Cordoba, and Morocco. Note: This program has [...]
Veritas Christian Study Abroad Paris Paris, France
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: The city of light is host to Veritas' study abroad program in  France. Students take classes at either The Catholic University of Paris or the American Business School Paris. Courses are available in both French and English. In this faith-ba sed[...]
Veritas Christian Study Abroad: Chile Valparaiso, Chile
Terms: Fall, Spring Description: Located on the coastline of Chile between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Valparaiso offers hilltop vistas, beaches, and abundant cultural opportunities. In this faith-based study program, students will particpate in an International Missi ons/Service[...]
Veritas Christian Study Abroad: London London, United Kingdom
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Veritas Christian Study Abroad: South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
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Veritas Christian Study Abroad: South Korea Seoul, South Korea
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Vigilant Hope Wilmington, NC, United States
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W.I.L.D. Gordon Outdoor Leadership Program Adirondacks, New York, United States; Wenham, MA, United States
Terms: Fall Description: Thswi outdoor immersion expereince takes place in Montana and New York. Students will enroll in the following courses:     OEI 241 - Foundations of Outdoor Education - 4CR     OEI 243 - Philosophies and Theories of O utdoor[...]
Westmont College (Student Visitor Program) Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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Westmont Urban Program San Francisco, CA, United States
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Wheaton College (Student Visitor Program) Wheaton, IL, United States
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Wheaton in Chicago chicago, United States
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Workfest Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States
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Zambia Cross-Cultural Course Macha, Zambia
Terms: May Term Description: Three Messiah College faculty will share in offering this course: Larry Mylin (Biological Sciences) and Wanda Thuma-McDermond (Nursing) will lead the entire course. We will examine the history, geography and political environment, and culture of Z ambia[...]
Zimbabwe Collaboratory Site Team Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Terms: Summer Description: NOTE:  This trip is open only to current Collaboratory members who have already applied and been approved by the Collaboratory Manager and team advisor.