Resources for Short-Term course Faculty Leaders and Student Life Assistants
Developing and Proposing Short-Term Courses
Westfield State University welcomes Short-Term Course Proposals for the 2019 – 2021 academic years
The mission of the International Programs office at Westfield State University is to develop academically-oriented, quality global initiatives which allow students, faculty and staff to engage the world, both internationally and domestically, through study abroad and study away, international research, institutional partnerships, and curricular development. The university’s Short-Term courses are an innovative part of that program, and offer Westfield faculty the opportunity to teach and conduct research in an area of the world in which they have passion. They also offer Westfield students the opportunity to earn credit in an affordable way while experiencing another country, culture, language, or location outside of the Westfield campus.
The benefits of Westfield Faculty-Led Short-Term programs:
- significantly enhances one's teaching, research, and service;
- development in global competencies for faculty and students;
- affords an opportunity to connect with students in a more meaningful way;
- adds Global Diversity objectives to your course;
- adds Experiential Learning objectives to your course;
- can add Civic Engagement or Service Learning objectives to your course;
- can add Social Justice objectives to your course;
- affords you an opportunity to give your students the benefit of studying in the World Outside of Westfield, and to expose them to different cultures, sights, sounds, languages, foods, music, art and architecture;
- provides a fully-supported method for faculty to travel and conduct academic work abroad.
To propose a Short-Term course for 2019-2021, please submit the Short-term Course Proposal Form and Budget Sheet by November 28, 2017.
SHORT-TERM COURSE PROPOSAL FORM: Fillable Word document .pdf document
SHORT-TERM COURSE REPEAT FORM: Fillable Word document .pdf document
SHORT-TERM COURSE PROPOSAL RESOURCES:
1. INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPING AND PROPOSING A SHORT-TERM COURSE
2. TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING A SHORT-TERM COURSE
3. FACULTY LEADER/STUDENT LIFE ASSISTANT RESPONSIBILITIES
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL PARTNER INSTITUTIONS:
CHINA:
CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China
UNITED INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, Zhuhai, China
ENGLAND:
EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY, Ormskirk, England
GERMANY:
JADE UNIVERSITY, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
IRELAND:
DUBLIN BUSINESS SCHOOL, Dublin, Ireland
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Sligo, Ireland
ITALY:
FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, Florence, Italy
JAPAN:
HOSEI UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, Japan
POLAND:
KROSNO STATE COLLEGE, Krosno, Poland (inactive)
TURKEY:
UNIVERSITY OF THE BOSPHORUS, Istanbul, Turkey (suspended due to current political unrest)
UNIVERSITY-APPROVED PROGRAM PROVIDERS:
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, NORTHAMPTON, MA
HART TRAVEL PARTNERS, CAMBRIDGE, MA
LA CALANDRIA FIELD STATION, MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA
LA ESPERANZA GRANADA, GRANADA, NICARAGUA
MARKETING TOOLS
FACULTY-LED PROGRAM MARKETING PACKET
INFO SESSION -- POWERPOINT TEMPLATE
