General Education (GE) Issues - FACULTY-LED

Eligibility:

• Have studied abroad through a faculty-led program at GVSU.
• If the program offers two 3-credit courses from different disciplines, you can satisfy two Issues requirements.
• If the program offers two 3-credit courses from the same discipline, you can satisfy one Issues requirement abroad and you will need to take the other Issues course at GVSU from a different discipline.
• If the program offers one 3-credit course, you can satisfy one Issues requirement abroad and you will need to take the other Issues course at GVSU from a different discipline.

Submit this form with your reflection in order to receive Issues credit for courses taken abroad.

Select 1 of the 6 Issues topics listed below. Reflect on the entirety of your experience abroad which includes your course work and your experiences outside of the classroom (i.e., sight-seeing, mass transportation, lodging, encounters with other people in the country, buying food, etc.). You may select topics underneath the broader issue, just be sure to list both the Issue and the specific topic you are addressing. Only 1 reflection paper is needed to fulfill the General Education Issues requirement (1 paper for both courses).

(1-2 pages, single spaced)

Reflection Questions

1. Describe the similarities in perspective on the problem, causes, and potential solutions to the Issue between the U.S. and the country you visited.
2. Describe the differences in perspectives on the problem, causes, and potential solutions to the Issue between the U.S. and the country you visited.
3. Describe how the study abroad experience developed your skills in Collaboration, Integration, and Problem-Solving.

Topics or Issues:

• Information, Innovation and Technology
• Health
• Human Rights
• Identity
• Globalization
• Sustainability