Study Abroad with 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校
Spring 2025: Climate Change and Organizational Communication in Japan
Organizations and governments worldwide are being affected by climate change, from the automobile industry transitioning to electric vehicles to coastal communities needing to adapt to the threats of increasingly erratic and dangerous weather. 强劲的经济, 独特的组织文化, and close relationship between its people and ecology make Japan a prime example of how modern industrial countries need to communicate and adapt collectively in a changing climate.
In this faculty-led embedded course (PSYCH (GS, IL), 杂志(GN), 或CAS (GH), IL), students will travel to Japan to explore the country’s unique climate issues and the people and organizations working toward a more sustainable future. 生态, 人类行为, and communication impact climate change, and you will learn how climate change - as both a political issue and a physical reality - impacts organizational and government communication and practice, which can alter 人类行为 and the environment.
We will start in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka, 以古老的寺庙而闻名, 海滩, 还有深夜小吃摊. Our partners from Seinan Gakuin University will help us explore the city and its sustainability leaders through walking tours, 公司访问, 以及学生之间的讨论. We will then take a high-speed bullet train to Tokyo for professional visits and group discussions.
明治夏尔
旅游路线(可能会有更改)
- 2025年3月5日:从阿宾顿出发
- 3月6日:抵达福冈
- 3月7日:徒步参观和指导
- March 8: Activities and company visit
- March 9: Optional cultural tours/Free day
- March 10: Activities and company visit
- March 11: Activities and company visit
- March 12: Train to Tokyo and walking tour
- March 13: Optional cultural tours/Free day
- March 14: Activities and company visit
- 3月15日:返回美国
格洛弗花园瞭望台
费用
估计费用:4美元,750 ($4,000 for Pell Grant recipients) charged to your university bursar account upon enrollment in the course.
The course fee includes all ground transportation to/from 阿宾顿 and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York as well as all ground transportation within Japan, 往返机票, 住宿, 导游, 每天的早餐. The cost does NOT include lunches, dinners, and optional tours or free time activities.
奖学金 and financial support may be retroactively available from Penn State and others. Underwriting for each program is provided by 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 to maximize opportunities for our students to study abroad. Contact he 全球项目办公室 for more information: (电子邮件保护)
旅行证件
A valid passport is required for international travel. 班.S. citizens may require a visa in addition to their passport. 班.S. citizens should consult their embassy for information and may ask the 全球项目办公室 for guidance.
东京塔和天际线
关于嵌入式课程
传统上, study abroad meant that students spent a semester in another country and attended classes at an accredited university. 短期, faculty-led courses with an international travel component are viable alternatives since they offer solid academic international experiences at a reasonable cost with a reduced time commitment.
Students who are enrolled in a faculty-led embedded course are taking an internationally focused class that includes 10 days of travel. These programs are anchored on 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校’s campus with travel occurring during semester breaks. Course material and lectures prepare students both academically and culturally for the short international excursion to the country of focus in the program.
The goal of the courses with an international travel component is to embed the students into the life and culture of the university and the country they visit. 因此, including international faculty and students at the host institution in activities is a highly regarded and critical component of all of 阿宾顿’s faculty-led programs.