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Study Abroad Student Learning Outcomes
Study Abroad Student Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in the study abroad, program students will:
1) Demonstrate self-confidence toward cultural experiences
- Feel confident in interacting with people from another culture who hold different interests, values, or perspectives.
- Feel comfortable having intellectual discussions about international issues with family, friends, or classmates.
- Confidently relate their cultural experiences to an academic major(s).
- Know how to effectively explain how cultural experiences relate to job-related skills.
- Succeed in traveling to or living in this country for a future job if necessary.
2) Demonstrate awareness of one's own cultural values and biases
- Understand how cultural values impact views.
- Learn how culture could bias thinking about other people, places, and things.
- Reflect upon cultural values and how they shape thoughts and behaviors.
- Realize how culture can influence ways of thinking.
3) Demonstrate a global mindset and appreciation for cultural differences
- Learn what being a “global citizen” means in a meaningful way.
- Know the importance of understanding global perspectives.
- Learn about the host country’s culture from their perspectives.
- Understand how decisions and behaviors could be perceived by individuals from another country.
- Reflect on how a study abroad experience can broaden ways of thinking about other people, places, and things.