NS 4620

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NS 4620
Global Service Learning Pre-Departure Seminar

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

This seminar will prepare students for Global Service Learning Summer Programs in diverse locales. Students will hear from Cornell faculty and staff on relevant global health and development issues. Course sessions will cover important country and regional-specific factors relating to geography, culture, history, politics, and health systems. Students will be actively engaged in reading, discussing and presenting on key seminar topics.

When Offered Spring.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL) 

Comments Students must have been accepted into a Cornell Global Service Learning Program or the student must be planning to travel abroad during the summer for their global health field experience requirement.

Outcomes
  • Describe important country- and region-specific factors relating to geography, culture, history, politics and health systems of the country to which students will travel.
  • Work in collaborative teams to research and present on country specific projects.
  • Demonstrate reflective practices (oral and written), especially related to cultural diversity, professional growth, collaboration, and service-learning.
  • Demonstrate competency to act in three ways: a) To learn safely and effectively in a challenging and exciting international context. b) To support the learning and well-being of your fellow students. c) To serve as a student ambassador in maintaining and fostering Cornell Global Health Program's international partnerships.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 13146 NS 4620   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to students accepted into a Cornell Global Service Learning Program during the Summer that follows the Spring semester in which this course is being offered. If you have been accepted into this program, you will be bulk enrolled into the course, and will not need to worry about enrolling. Tatyana Roberts (tdr37) is the contact for inquiries.

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