Travel-Learning Courses

From your first year on campus, you can get off campus — with Travel-Learning Courses, part of The OWU Connection. Journey to a distant land and immerse yourself in another culture. Learn how classroom theory truly connects with real-world experience.

The Global Classroom

Bring the history you studied in class to life by exploring sites as you travel down the Danube. Study Turkish politics and society, then travel to Istanbul. Study animals and plants in their native ecosystems, from East Africa to the Galapagos Islands. The possibilities are almost endless!

Trips associated with Travel-Learning Courses usually take place over Spring Break (March) or following the end of classes in May or December. OWU covers a substantial portion of the costs of travel, lodging, meals, and onsite transportation. Students are responsible for the remaining portion, along with any additional charges, such as passport and visa fees, vaccinations, etc.

Because space is limited, admission to Travel-Learning Courses is competitive. To be considered, you must first submit an online application. The application period for spring courses is usually the previous month of September, but check the OWU Daily and other information sources for exact dates.

Travel-Learning Videos

Go global. Don't just read about exotic lands and fascinating topics. Experience them!

In recent travel-learning courses, students and faculty have studied geology in Death Valley, medieval castles in France, biology in the Galapagos, and politics in South Korea.

Shakespeare's England

Students in Professor Zack Long’s Travel-Learning course “Shakespeare and the Sites of Performance” explored the stages, both actual and improvised, that contributed to Shakespeare’s rise from country player to courtly entertainer.

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Utah Ecosystems

Professor Laurie Anderson’s Plant Communities & Ecosystems class traveled to Utah to observe how plant communities adapt to different elevations.

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U.S. Virgin Islands

Marine Biology: Combining Field and Mathematical Approaches

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New Orleans

Music on the Mississippi: Exploring River Road Folk Music Traditions

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A Look at Travel-Learning Courses

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England

Travel-Learning Course exploring Shakespeare and his sites of performance across England. Led by professor Zack Long, students retraced the trajectory of Shakespeare’s career from country player to courtly entertainer. 

South Korea

With politics and government professor Ji Choi, students flew to Korea after a semester of studying East Asian Politics.

Alaska

Travel-Learning Course to Alaska to examine climate processes from the point of view of mathematical modeling led by professor Craig Jackson.

Japan

Elegance and Brutality: Topics in Modern Japanese Literature

Louisiana

Music professor Nancy Gamso's class explored the musical culture along the Mississippi River and learned about the cultural histories of the people who created and preserved these folk music traditions.

Tanzania

With guidance from zoology professors John Gatz and Amy Downing, students examined the biology and ecosystems of East Africa in the Serengeti region of Tanzania.

California

Students took a field seminar in geology with professors Bart Martin and Karen Fryer. They examined the cultural history and geology of the Death Valley region before traveling to California and Nevada.

Liverpool, England

Re-Placing Great Britain: Alternative Narratives of National Identity

England

Travel-Learning Course exploring Shakespeare and his sites of performance across England. Led by professor Zack Long, students retraced the trajectory of Shakespeare’s career from country player to courtly entertainer. 

Alaska

Travel-Learning Course to Alaskan tundras to examine how plants respond to global changes in climate with professor Laurie Anderson.

South Korea

With politics and government professor Ji Choi, students flew to Korea after a semester of studying East Asian Politics.

Louisiana

Music professor Nancy Gamso's class explored the musical culture along the Mississippi River and learned about the cultural histories of the people who created and preserved these folk music traditions.

Germany

Travel-Learning Course studying the front of space exploration. The astronomy students visited European Space Agency (ESA) centers in Germany and historical astronomical sites in England.

Costa Rica

After a semester of gathering local Delaware environmental data, students traveled to Costa Rica to further study the human-environmental relationship.

Alaska

Travel-Learning Course to Alaskan tundras to examine how plants respond to global changes in climate with professor Laurie Anderson.

Germany

Travel-Learning Course studying the front of space exploration. The astronomy students visited European Space Agency (ESA) centers in Germany and historical astronomical sites in England.

Costa Rica

After a semester of gathering local Delaware environmental data, students traveled to Costa Rica to further study the human-environmental relationship.

Argentina

Building Economic Justice from Below: Society, Politics, and Social Movements

Tanzania

With guidance from zoology professors John Gatz and Amy Downing, students examined the biology and ecosystems of East Africa in the Serengeti region of Tanzania. 

Nevada

Students took a field seminar in geology with professors Bart Martin and Karen Fryer. They examined the cultural history and geology of the Death Valley region before traveling to California and Nevada.

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