Lee offers 25-30 Global Perspectives trips annually, led by our credentialed faculty members, as an economical and rewarding cross-cultural experience.

These trips offer courses in everything from general requirements like Humanities and foreign language to senior level courses concentrating on specific major subjects like British Politics. Planning ahead will help you fulfill the Global Perspectives requirements while also completing courses required for your major.

Below is a list of global perspectives trips by typically offered by Lee University. For more information contact the trip director at the email address indicated.
*The availability of programs is subject to change without notice.
 
Trips and Courses Offered Dates Cost Faculty
Alaska: Education 5/6/12
-5/22/12
$4,560.00
EDUC 495: Integration of Faith & Learning (3 hrs)
ELED 350: Children's Literature Alaska (2 hrs) or
ECED 350: Children's Lit & Literacy Devel(2 hrs)
EDUC 361: Special Topics in Education (1 hr)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hrs)

Cambridge: Semester in Europe
01/16/12
-04/06/12
$13,000.00 Beth Thompson
Steve Swindle
SIEC 350: British Politics (3 hrs)
SIEC: 351: British History (3 hrs) 
SIEC 352: British Literature (3 hrs)
___399: Independent Study in major field (3 hrs)
GNST 253: Cross-Cultural Experience (3 hrs)
 
Central American Medical Missions: Guatemala
06/13/12 - 06/29/12
$5000.00
Milton Riley
BIOL 341: Parasitology (4 hrs)
HSCI 341: Parasitology (4 hrs)
HSCL 411: International Health (3 hrs)
GNST 252: Cross-Cultural Experience (2 hrs)
 
Central American Medical Missions: Honduras
06/13/12 - 06/29/12
$5000.00
Jo Beth Boyer
BIOL 341: Parasitology (4 hrs)
HSCI 341: Parasitology (4 hrs)
HSCL 411: International Health (3 hrs)
GNST 252: Cross-Cultural Experience (2 hrs)
 
Chile Summer Spanish Institute TBA TBA Jose Minay
SPAN 211: Intermediate Spanish I (3 hrs)
SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish II (3 hrs)
SPAN 311: Foreign Studies in Spanish (3 hrs)
SPAN 312: Foreign Studies in Spanish (3 hrs)
GNST 252: Cross-Cultural Experience (2 hrs)
 
China: Community Outreach $ Orphan Care
05/06/12
-05/23/12
$4,600.00 Jerome Hammond
Vanessa Hammond
PSYC 480: Special Topics- Development and Care of Special Needs Orphans in China (3 hrs)
PASM 340: Church Minin the Community (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Chinese Culture Trip
05/06/12
-05/27/12
$4,700.00 La-Juan Sout
Murl Dirksen
ANTH/ASIA 337: Chinese Culture & Society (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Colombia Spanish Language and Culture Trip
07/01/12
-07/28/12
$4,450.00 Alexander Steffanell

SPAN 400: Spanish Conversation (3 hrs)
SPAN 490: Spanish Practicum (3 hrs)
GNST 252: Cross-Cultural Experience (2 hrs)
 
Costa Rica COMMARTS 05/07/12
-05/24/12
$4,250.00 Michael Laney
ART 350: Photo Journalism (3hrs)
TCOM 455: Latin American Media (3 hrs)
TCOM 495: Christianity and Media (3hrs)
GNST251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Cuba Sports Health Program
05/19/12 - 06/02/12
$3900.00

Kelly Lumpkin
HSCI 295: Medical Missions Internship (3hrs)
HSCI 398: Medical Terminology (3hrs) or
ATEP 312: Physical Assessment (3hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Cyprus/ Israel
07/05/12
-07/21/12
$5,575.00 Bob Bayles
YTHM 245: Intro to Adolescent Ministry (3 hrs)
CHLM/DISM/YTHM 390: Internship (3 hrs)
DISM 201: Intro to Small Group Ministry (3 hrs)
THEO 230: Introduction to Theology (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Dubai
03/02/12
-03/11/12
$5,200.00 Bill Jaber
CISS 383: Business & Culture (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
England & Scotland Tour $5,650.00 5/6/12-5/22/12 Bob Barnett
John Coats
HUMN 202: Rise of Europe (3 hrs)
HIST 481 Modern British History & Politics (3 hrs)
HIST 484 Seminar: Roman Britain (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
England Literature & Writing
05/07/12
-06/01/12
$5,750.00 Aaron Adams
Kevin Brown
ENGL 222: Western Literature (3 hrs)
ENGL 390: Poetry & Place (3 hrs)
ENGL 490: Literary London (3 hrs)
ENGL 490: 20th Century British Poetry (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Europe Psychology N/A 5/21/12-5/31/12 Jeff Sargent
Bob Fisher
PSYC 480: European Persps of Psychology (3 hrs)
PSYC 490: History & Systems of Psychology (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Germany & Austria Music & Its Heritage
06/02/12
-06/10/12
$4,550.00 Phillip Thomas
MUHL 312: Music History II (3hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Guatemala & El Salvador Spanish Language
06/04/12
-06/28/12
$5,450.00 Alexander Steffanell
SPAN 211: Intermediate Spanish I (3hrs)
SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish II (3hrs)    
SPAN 400: Spanish Conversation (3 hrs)
SPAN 440: Hispanic Studies (3 hrs)
GNST252: Cross-Cultural Experience (2 hrs)  
 
Haiti Missions Trip 05/06/12
-05/17/12
$3,647.00 Jimmy Harper
Mava Wilson
PASM 352: Church & Social Problems (3 hrs)
CISS 283/383: CISS Research Seminar (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Honduras 12/12/12
-12/19/12
$3,200.00 William Lamb
CHMN 205: Global Ministry and Benevolence (3hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Ireland Spring Break
03/01/12
-03/10/12
$4,095.00 Brian Conn
Beth Thompson
HUMN 493: Special Topics: Irish Civil (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Israel
05/07/12
-05/17/12
$4,590.00
BIBL 399: Biblical Lands Study Tour (6 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Israel: Middle Easts Perspectives
12/26/12
-01/07/12

$4,850.00
EDUC 363: Special Topics in Education (3 hrs)
COMM 493/ ANTH 399: Special Topics (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Israel and Egypt Summer Study
05/14/12
-05/31/12
$4,995.00
SPED 331: Behavior Management (3 hrs)
EDUC 315: Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Foundations of Education (3 hrs)
EDUC 495: Integration of Faith and Learning (3 hrs)
THEO 231: Introduction to Christian Ethics (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Italy Art and Humanities
05/14/12
-05/30/12
$5,650.00
ARTS 244: Art History I (3 hrs)
ARTS 330: Renaissance Art History (3 hrs)
HUMN 493: Special Topics (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Mexico: Education
05/20/12
-06/01/12
$4,000.00 Kim Moffett
SPED 331: Behavior Management (3 hrs)
EDUC 495: Integration Faith & Learning (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Model UN TBA TBA Stephen Swindle
POLS 235/236: Model UN (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
South Africa
05/06/12
-05/27/12
$4,000.00 Stephen Swindle
GNST ___: Special Topics (3hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Spain - Italy: Business 12/15/11
-12/27/11
$4,425.00 Gregory della Franco
BUSN 440: International Finance (3hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1hr)
 
Thailand Education 05/11/12
-05/26/12
$4,395.00 JoAnn Higginbotham
Bill Kamm
LING 201: Language & Culture Thai (3 hrs)
EDUC 495: Integration of Faith & Learning (3 hrs)
EDUC 361: Special Topics in Education (1 hr)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
EDUC 299: Teaching Diverse Learners (1 hr)
ELED 395: Teaching Creative Arts (2 hrs)
 
Togo: La Francophonie Africaine 05/14/12
-05/31/12
$4,955.00
FREN 344: Contemp Issues Francophone (3 hrs)
FREN 493: Togo: Pays de nos aieux (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
UK/ Ireland Theatre Trip 05/07/12
-05/24/12
$5,890.00
THEA 493: Theatre as Popular Culture (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience
 
Ukraine 05/07/12
-05/28/12
$4,195.00 Micheal Sturgeon
COMM 273: Multimedia Design & Production (3 hrs)
COMM/CISS 270: Introduction to Web Design (3 hrs)
COMM/CISS 271: Advanced Web Design ( 3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
Uruguay/ Argentina Business Trip 07/01/12
-07/15/12
$4,625.00
BUSN 353: International Business (3 hrs)
LIN 201: Chinese Lang & Culture for Business Students (3 hrs)
GNST 251: Cross-Cultural Experience (1 hr)
 
 

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