Many courses offered within JMU’s Study Abroad programs fulfill General Education requirements! In the following sections, we've highlighted several programs that are routinely offered and incorporate courses that fulfill General Education requirements.
Please note that course offerings can vary between fall/spring semester and summer (this is usually the case for semester-long programs) and can also differ from summer to summer.
Students considering studying abroad can find a complete list of JMU programs, scholarship opportunities, answers to frequently asked questions, and more at the Center for Global Engagement's website!
SEMESTER IN SCOTLAND
Program Director: Zachary Dorsey (dorseyza@jmu.edu)
Four General Education courses (13 credits) are offered during this eight week-long program in Scotland! Students will be able to complete one course each from the following General Education areas:
- Arts and Humanities
- The Natural World
- American and Global Experiences
- Sociocultural and Wellness Area
More information here.
SEMESTER IN SALAMANCA
Program Director: Tomás Regalado López (regalatx@jmu.edu)
Location: Salamanca, Spain
During the spring semester for this program, students will be able to complete several General Education courses offered (along with an elementary or intermediate Spanish course and UNST 390). All courses are taught in English during the spring semester.
General Education courses offered:
- POSC 200: Global Politics (American and Global Perspectives)(3 credits)
- HUM 252: Global Cultures (Arts and Humanities)(3 credits)
- ARTH 289: Topics in Art History (Arts and Humanities)(3 credits)*
- GEOL 102: Environment: Earth (The Natural World)(3 credits)
- HTH 100: Personal Wellness (Sociocultural and Welness Area)(3 credits)
- SOCI 140: Microsociology: the Individual in Society (Sociocultural and Welness Area)(3 credits)
* These courses are not listed on the General Education Planner; they are only available to students for General Education credit when studying abroad through this program.
More information here.
JMU IN ARGENTINA
Program Directors: Charles H. Blake (blakech@jmu.edu) & Kristen McCleary (mccleakl@jmu.edu)
Location: Buenos Aires & Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
General Education course offered:
- HUM 200: Great Works: Argentine Literature (3 credits)
More information here.
THE ARTS AND CULTURE OF MONTRÉAL
Program Director: Charles Dotas (dotascj@jmu.edu)
Location: Montréal & Quebec City, Canada
General Education courses offered:
- HUM 251: Modern Perspectives: The Culture of Montreal (3 credits)
- MUS 200M: Music in General Culture (3 credits)
- MUS 206: Introduction to Global Music (3 credits)
- ENG 222: Genres (3 credits)
More information here.
THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN LONDON
Program Directors: Howard Lubert (luberthl@jmu.edu) & Caroline Lubert (lubertcp@jmu.edu)
Location: London, England
General Education courses offered:
- HUM 250: Foundations of Western Culture
- ISCI 101: Physics, Chemistry and the Human Experience
More information here.
ART AND FOOD ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA
Program Director: Dorothée Polanz (polanzdx@jmu.edu)
Location: Nice, France
General Education course offered:
- HUM 251: Birth of the Modern in France (1880-1936): Innovation, Resistance, and Paradox (3 credits)
More information here.
JMU SUMMER IN GHANA AND INTERNSHIP
Program Director: David Owusu-Ansah (owusuadx@jmu.edu) & Ogundipe Adebayo (ogundiaa@jmu.edu)
Location: Accra, Kumasi, Winneba, Cape Coast, Elmina, Ghana
General Education course offered:
- ART 200: Art in General Culture (3 credits)
- HUM 252: Cross Cultural Perspectives: JMU Summer in Ghana (3 credits)
More information here.
MEDITERRANEAN MARVELS
Program Director: Beth Hinderliter (hindersb@jmu.edu)
Location: Athens, Greece; Rome & Venice, Italy; Nice, France
General Education course offered:
- HUM 250: Foundations of Western Civilization (3 credits)
More information here.
MICHELANGELO'S ITALY
Program Director: Jessica Stewart (stewa2jl@jmu.edu)
Location: Florence & Rome, Italy
General Education courses offered:
- ARTH 205: Survey of World Art: Prehistoric to Renaissance (3 credits)
- HUM 250: Foundations of Western Culture: Ancient & Renaissance Italy (3 credits)
More information here.
RELIGION, ART, AND IDENTITY IN SICILY
Program Director: Maria Harvey (harveymx@jmu.edu) & Cyril V. Uy II (uycv@jmu.edu)
Location: Palermo, Agrigento, Monreale, Cefalù, and & Armerina, Italy
General Education courses offered:
- ARTH 205: Survey of World Art I (3 credits)
- HUM 250: Foundations of Western Culture: Encounters in Medieval Sicily (3 credits)
More information here.
THE ART AND CULTURE OF JAPAN
Program Director: Virginia Soenksen (soenksvm@jmu.edu) & Amy Strunk (strunkal@jmu.edu)
Location: Hiroshima, Kyoto & Tokyo, Japan
General Education courses offered:
- BUS 160: Japanese Business Practices (3 credits)
- HUM 252: Japanese Humanities (3 credits)
More information here.
JMU IN KYOTO AND TOKYO
Program Director: Aram Shahin (shahinax@jmu.edu) & Yuho Nemoto (nemotoyx@jmu.edu)
Location: Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Himeji, Yokohama & Tokyo, Japan
General Education course offered:
- HUM 200: Great Works: Introduction to Japanese Literature (3 credits)
More information here.
CULTURE OF THE JAPANESE ALPS
Program Director: Samuel Hernandez (hernansx@jmu.edu) & Ayami Makino (makinoax@jmu.edu)
Location: Nagano & Ueda, Japan
General Education courses offered:
- HUM 252: Japanese Culture Past and Present (3 credits)
More information here.
SOCIOLOGY IN SOUTHERN SPAIN: A CRUCIBLE OF CULTURES
Program Director: Yamillete Chacon (chaconyd@jmu.edu)
Location: Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Spain
General Education course offered:
- SOCI 110: Social Issues in a Clobal Context (3 credits)
More information here.
DUTCH ART, DESIGN, AND THE HUMANITIES
Program Director: David Hardy (hardydl@jmu.edu) & Molly O'Donnell (odonnemc@jmu.edu)
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
General Education course offered:
- HUM 251: Modern Perspectives: Dutch and Flemish Modernity in the Humanities: 17th Century-present (3 credits)
More information here.