{"id":58,"date":"2017-09-01T14:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T14:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/?p=58"},"modified":"2017-09-05T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:00:30","slug":"global-programs-umw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/2017\/09\/01\/global-programs-umw\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Programs at UMW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is never too early for your students to plan on adding an international experience to their UMW academic career.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/2017\/09\/01\/global-programs-umw\/14440708_10154657215868570_6020578885845861539_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/09\/14440708_10154657215868570_6020578885845861539_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,639\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/nepal\/\">UMW in Nepal<\/a> will offer our students a chance to use the country as a case study and apply what they learn in class to the current environment and society in Nepal.<\/li>\n<li>Begin the New Year in South Africa with the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/southafrica\/\">UMW in South Africa<\/a> program touring various locations to reinforce the study of environmental and social sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>Join\u00a0faculty in Biological Sciences for Spring Break and discover the fascinating flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador while on the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/galapagos-2\/\">UMW in the Galapagos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The College of Business will visit Legon, Ghana over Spring Break. \u00a0On the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/ghana\/\">UMW in Ghana<\/a> program students will meet with local companies and interact with their founders.<\/li>\n<li>The Department of Geography offers again the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/guatemala\/\">UMW in Guatemala<\/a> program over spring break which focuses on community development and cloud forest conservation, ecological understanding, traditional Maya ecological practices, and innovative agro-ecological techniques.<\/li>\n<li>Led by faculty from the Department of Psychology, <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/psych\/\">London, Paris, Wurzburg, and Vienna<\/a> are the perfect locations to trace the development of psychology prior to its introduction in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, students in the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/france-iau\/\">UMW in Aix-en-Provence, France<\/a> summer program will immersed in the culture of historic Aix-en-Provence, founded in 123 B.C. while visiting C\u00e9zanne\u2019s home and studio and discovering the colorful countryside of the south of France.<\/li>\n<li>Students in the College of Business participating in the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/parisabs\/\">UMW in Paris<\/a> summer program will discover French business culture and learn key skills to successful international business interactions in the context of this bustling cultural metropolis.<\/li>\n<li>Students in the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.umw.edu\/study-abroad-2\/program-search\/umw-facultyled-programs\/spain\/\">UMW in Spain<\/a> summer program sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will visit some of Spain\u2019s most 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