Comparative Religion & Culture Program - Global College

  India

Bodh Gaya,  Delhi,  Varanasi

  Taiwan

  Thailand

• Bangkok: 
Bangkok
• Chiang Mai: 
Chiang Mai

  Turkey

Ankara,  Istanbul

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 

Description: This one-of-a-kind experience combines careful theoretical study with extensive exposure to religious and cultural life during two separate, but linkable, semester-length programs. Learn religious theory and methods each semester as you travel through three countries. Engage in intensive, experiential study of the teachings, rituals and spiritual practices of the world's major religions, and explore cross-cultural issues such as identity, human rights, peace and reconciliation, and world citizenship.

Highlights: Travel to Taiwan and Thailand in the fall and India and Turkey in the spring as you study major world religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: $19,650/semester

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 10-15

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Global College - Long Island University's Mission Statement: Global College's mission is the development of well-educated world citizens, men and women from a broad spectrum of nationalities and social classes who participate in an undergraduate liberal arts program that enables them: to combine first-hand experience of diverse cultural realities with the critical study of academic disciplines and human and ecological problems; to test intellectual theories and skills against the demands of practice and service; to carry out specialized field study under expert guidance that synthesizes cross-cultural understanding; and to develop a broad world view and a level of achievement in a chosen field sufficient to prepare for a life of committed action in the interest of the world community.

Year Founded: 1966