School of Education Study Away
Our increasingly interconnected world creates movements of ideas and people that profoundly affect the work of educators and counselors. The School of Education provides students with opportunities to develop the global literacy necessary to understand and address diverse cultural backgrounds and perspectives.
Study away courses explore, examine, and understand current issues related to culture and globalization utilizing socially-situated theoretical perspectives in framing approaches to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. These courses are opportunities to study major developments and implications associated with globalization and culture that are shaping education.
Study away courses exposure participants to international themes in the study of culture, globalization, and education. The courses will culminate in a reflective, personal journal-type conceptual paper or in a comprehensive research paper that covers international themes related to culture, globalization, and educational justice.
Study away courses may be applied to elective credit upon approval. Please contact your advisor for more information.
Summer 2025: Study Away in Cuba
Are you interested in an opportunity to see and experience Cuba firsthand?
The School of Education Study Away Cuba will take place during Summer 2025. The travel dates are May 25th - June 6th, 2025. Please note the course will begin meeting the week of May 12th, and there will be two class meetings the week of June 9th (the week following our return to the United States). The trip will be co-led by Dr. Brian Charest and Dr. Arah Parker.
This two-week trip to Cuba offers students the opportunity to live with Cuban families while studying the history, politics, and social institutions that structure much of Cuban society. The approximate cost for the study away is $2,800 (includes ground transportation, lodging, and meals). Students are responsible for purchasing air travel to Cuba. You can obtain more information about the experience, as well as your best options for flying to Cuba, by attending one of the upcoming information sessions. Please fill out the interest survey below to receive all course-related updates.
Students must also enroll in the study away course and are responsible for tuition costs. MALT students can enroll in the MALT 610 (study away section) for their capstone experience. The study away course will also be cross-listed with several School of Education programs, including CMHC, EDSP, and EdD, meaning this study away course can count toward your degree in these programs. Please contact your academic advisor for more information on cross-listed courses.
Undergraduate Study Away Scholarship Opportunity
- October 10th (open to summer 2025 participants)
- March 6th (open to summer 2025 participants)
The Study Away Office at the University of Redlands will be hosting a Gilman scholarship workshop on Wednesday, September 25th at 5:00 p.m. in Duke 108. We will also host another Gilman workshop in February for the March deadline.
Are you interested?
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Study Away in Cuba
Highlights of This Study Away:
- Visits to schools and universities, including a two-day interactive visit to an arts high school
- A meeting with citizen groups advocating for the rights of LGBTQI+ people
- A trip to the world-renowned Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)
- An overnight visit to Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs)
- An opportunity to visit a Cuban beach and tobacco farm