Remote Studies

Overseas Programs

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Special Programs

Overseas Programs

• Human Needs and Global Resources
  The Human Needs and Global Resources (HNGR) Program challenges students to confront the causes and consequences of poverty, hunger, and oppression in the Third World from an interdisciplinary perspective and a biblical framework. This is the context in which students study the theory, principles, and practices of development, and in which they formulate a Christian response to the issues facing the globe and its peoples. The program's curriculum includes interdisciplinary course work on campus and a six-month off-campus internship in Africa, Asia, or Latin America with an organization involved in holistic development.
  
  
• Asia
  The program is open to all and is part of the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major. It is an academic study of the dynamic Asian cultural traditions and of their role in modern world. The overseas study occurs each May for about four weeks and includes courses in history, religion, and philosophy with related lectures and field trips. Each year there is a different study center for this program rotating among such places as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, and Penang. The courses focus on the background, thought, and contemporary cultures of these locations and their surrounding region. The program provides an in-depth and firsthand introduction to Asian culture.
  
  
• England
  Wheaton-in-England is an eight-week summer program offering 8-10 hours of credit in English literature. Although the program varies somewhat from year to year, depending on the particular interests of each director, the basic program always includes three elements: one to two weeks of classes on Wheaton's campus prior to embarking for England, seven to ten days in London, and three to four weeks at St. Anne's College, Oxford. The group also goes on numerous one-day field trips to various literary sites and an extended northern excursion. Usually the program includes an extended southern excursion as well, though occasionally the director substitutes an extended visit to Ireland or Scotland.
  
  
• Europe
  Wheaton-in-Europe is a summer program sponsored by the Departments of Politics and International Relations and History offering students 8-12 hours of credit. It provides students with an academic field experience in the areas of international politics, comparative politics, and European history and integrates traditional classroom-based teaching with cross-national experiences in settings such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. The program offers a unique learning opportunity for students interested in a changing Europe.
  
  
• France
  Summer study in France is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages. Courses are offered in French language and civilization for both language majors and non-majors. Language courses are taught by native French professors at the Institute Français d'Annecy, and culture/civilization courses are taught by Wheaton faculty and native French professors at the Centre de Formation Missionnaire in Albertville (Alps region). The program also includes stays in Paris and La Vallée de Joux, Switzerland.
  
  
• Germany
  Summer study in Germany is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages. Courses are offered in German language, literature, and civilization for both language majors and non-majors. Language courses are taught by native German professors, and culture/civilization courses are taught by Wheaton faculty. Academic work is located at several sites in Germany and is supported by excursions to cities such as Munich, Vienna, and Berlin.
  
  
• Holy Lands
  The Wheaton-in-the-Holy Lands Program is conducted by the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies of Wheaton College and the theological faculty of the Graduate School. Course work and field trips in Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Syria, and Israel combine to make the study meaningful in areas of biblical and archaeological studies. Credit earned at the Jerusalem University College in Jerusalem is granted by Wheaton College for work applicable to the Wheaton program.
  
  
• The International Study Semester
  The International Study Semester is a semester long program run by the Business/ Economics department. Students take a 12-hour package of department coursework that runs the entire semester. Credit is received in international business, International trade, comparative systems, and European political economy. In the A quad an additional four hours can be taken from any college course offerings. Immediately after term break a three-week traveling seminar includes five countries in Europe with approximately 18 site visits, lectures and seminars. An additional charge of approximately $3,500 covers all travel expenses except personal shopping. The program runs on the even numbered years. Participation is selective with applications due in April of the preceding year. For application forms or additional information contact Jim Halteman, Hendrickson Professor of Business/Economics at 630-752-5312 or Pat Unander at 630-752-5035.
  
  
• Latin America
  Summer study in Latin America is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages. This program offers courses in Spanish language and Latin American civilization for both language majors and non-majors. Language courses are taught by native Spanish-speaking instructors, civilization courses are team taught by Wheaton faculty and on-site instructors. Students live with national families and participate in local churches. Although each program has a large city like Buenos Aires or Mexico City as its main venue, the program also includes one week of touring throughout the host country. A one-week service project with national Christians is also included.
  
  
• Music and Ministry to the Great Cities of Europe
  In partnership with local churches and mission agencies, Music and Ministry in the Great Cities of Europe will afford music students and faculty the opportunity to share the Gospel while conducting workshops and performing in cities like Prague, Moscow, and Vienna.
  
  
• Russia
  Wheaton-in-Russia is a six-week program which begins in Wheaton for two weeks and then moves to Russia. Native speakers give language instruction in basic Russian. Wheaton faculty and qualified Russian scholars lecture in history, religion, politics, and culture. Students may earn up to eight hours of history credit. The program meets the history general education requirement. Graduate students may earn four to six hours of graduate level credit in Church History. The trip includes visits to museums and historic sites, concerts, and cultural activities. Living with Russian families enriches the program. Students interested in Russian culture, international relations and business, overseas education, and missions find the trip to be very beneficial. The program normally is offered in alternating years.
  
  
• Spain
  Summer study in Salamanca, Spain, is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages. This program offers courses in advanced Spanish language and civilization for both language majors and non-majors. Language courses are taught by native Spanish instructors; civilization courses are taught by Wheaton faculty. Students live in Spanish homes for one month. The program includes three weeks of touring; sites visited may include Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Córdoba, Sevilla, Mérida, Segovia, Avila, El Escorial, the Sierra de Francia region, San Sebastián/Donostia, and Santiago de Compostela. Additionally, one week is spent in Barcelona assisting local evangelical churches and missionaries.
  
  
• Kenya
  Students may also apply to study at Daystar University in Kenya through the Christian College Consortium. Approximately twenty students are selected for each of the fall and spring semesters for resident study in Nairobi, Kenya. The Registrar's Office has applications and information.
  
  
• Scriptorium Center, Herefordshire, England
  The Scriptorium Center for Christian Antiquities at Grand Haven and Hampton Court Herefordshire (England) offers academic seminars for the serious student, with intensive training in areas of textual and codicological analysis, historiography, and philology. As an affiliate college, Wheaton College grants graduate or upper division undergraduate credit for Scriptorium offerings. See the Registrar's Office or the Bible or Foreign Language departments for further information.