Miscellaneous

Course instructed through the Acadeum CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium.

Course instructed through the Acadeum CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium.

Course instructed through the Acadeum CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium.

Course instructed through the Acadeum CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium.

Capstone experience designed based on the disciplines of the student.

REQUISITE: FRESHMEN, SOPHMORE or JUNIORS ONLY. In this course, students will create their plan for academic success at the college level. To establish a solid foundation for the assignments and activities, the course first guides students through academic self-reflection and an exploration of different learning preferences. The course’s exercises give students the opportunity to utilize best practices for four areas critical to college-student success: time management, note-taking, study skills and exam prep/test-taking. Students will also create a SMART goal to guide their semester and monitor their GPA at Midterm. This course is hybrid, as students must meet with the instructor three times – either in-person or virtually – to successfully complete the course.

The La Roche Experience aims to provide students with the opportunity to experience and share the spirit, mission, and rich heritage of the Sisters of Divine Providence. The congregation of Divine Providence, founded in 1851, is an international community of vowed women and associates who seek to make God’s Providence visible by responding to the needs of the time and co-creating a world of compassion, justice and peace. Building on the service learning opportunities, simulation exercises, and opportunities for theological and spiritual experience of LRCX1001, the learning objective of LRCX1002 is to allow students to continue to build a common pool of metaphors through their participation in reading and discussing common texts and reflecting upon media experiences with particular emphasis to economic justice and environmental sustainability.

Perhaps the most significant issue confronting Native American peoples today is that of land use. Having lost the vast majority of their ancestral lands through treaty, conquest, and forced removal, Native tribal nations subsist largely on submarginal reservation lands that are beset by an array of problems: inadequate resources, air and water pollution, assaults on sacred sites, conflicts with local, state, and federal governments and with surrounding non-Native populations, and so on. At the same time, the value many of these lands possess for coal, uranium, and other mineral and energy interests produces both positives (income and employment) and negatives (health and other risks) for the affected tribes. Finally, overarching these material issues are ethical conflicts within Native communities and between Native and non-Native communities concerning the proper spiritual relation to and use of the land. In this course, we will explore the various issues related to contemporary Native American land use and land ethics through travel to the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona and New Mexico, through study of print materials and conversation with Native peoples, and through community service projects on-site. This Study USA course thus provides students with insight and experience concerning an important contemporary topic, while engaging issues of diversity and discrimination, regional conflict, and economic (and particularly environmental) justice.

This course presents the legacies of the classical Italian and Greek civilizations, which served as the foundation of Western civilization. Students will be introduced to the history, language, music, architecture and art of these cultures in order to foster an appreciation for the Classical world. Participants will have the opportunity to experience and compare the cultural diversity of these countries and explore some of the most famous historical sites in the world.

An overview of the architecture, design, and culture of the foreign countries to be visited.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

This course introduces students to the unique character of France. The course will familiarize students with French culture; history, language, cuisine, architecture, and art. This course provides a direct experience of French culture and the unique opportunity to explore a host of French cultural and historical sites. Students will be able to test their values and perceptions as they compare the French culture to the American.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

The La Roche Experience aims to provide students with the opportunity to experience and share the spirit, mission, and rich heritage of the Sisters of Divine Providence. The congregation of Divine Providence, founded in 1851, is an international community of vowed women and associates who seek to make God's Providence visible by responding to the needs of the time and co-creating a world of compassion, justice and peace. Building on the service learning opportunities, simulation exercises, and opportunities for theological and spiritual experience of LRCX 1001, the learning objective of LRCX 1002/2001/2002 is to allow students to continue to build a common pool of metaphors through their participation in reading and discussing common texts and reflecting upon real experiences with particular emphasis to Diversity/Discrimination, a Region of Conflict or Economic Justice

This course takes students to Istanbul, Turkey to experience the city's rich history, especially as a cultural meeting point between east and west. The city's glorious past, first under the Byzantine Empire, and later as the seat of the great Ottoman Empire, would expose students to the conflation of European and Islamic civilizational influences in a modern cosmopolitan center.

Study USA course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term travel experience.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

This travel course to sites in Germany and Poland, including the former Auschwitz concentration camp, provides students an opportunity to explore the history and legacy of the Holocaust. Supplemental readings, writings, and service learning projects will enable students to examine how individuals affected by the Holocaust have borne witness to genocide through literature and memory.

This Study Abroad course offers the students an opportunity for a hands-on approach to marketing a product or service in an international environment. The course will enhance student understanding of cultural values and behaviors associated with marketing in a particular international environment.

The course will expose students to the history, language, religion, cuisine, art and architecture of these regions. Visiting these cities, with site specific commentary by local guides, will expand students’ comprehension and appreciation of historically significant sites. Students will be able to test their values and perceptions as they compare these other cultures to our own.

Finland's educational system churns out students who consistently top the world in mathematics and science test scores. The country's increasingly diverse public school classrooms average about 30 students, yet students spend only a few hours inside the class and receive less homework than any other group of students anywhere in the developed world. What's the secret? It begins with understanding Finland's most revered profession - teaching. This course takes us to schools and government offices in the city of Helsinki, where we are able to observe classes in session and hold conversations with students and teachers. Our trip will also take us to interesting and quaint places around the city to help us explore the culture and history of Finland, whose community-oriented society provides the premise for a very healthy and happy country.

Travel course is a first person interdisciplinary exploration of professional business presentations and communications as they are conducted. This will specifically highlight the planning, presentation, and broadcast/podcasting of communications, including media interviews, political and government communications, and trade/professional speeches. This course offers students a first-person opportunity to expand their professional presentations education and to learn more about how to present effective messaging.

Spring 2019 May trip to China

SP19 travel to Arizona in May

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

The La Roche Experience aims to provide students with the opportunity to experience and share the spirit, mission, and rich heritage of the Sisters of Divine Providence. The congregation of Divine Providence, founded in 1851, is an international community of vowed women and associates who seek to make God’s Providence visible by responding to the needs of the time and co-creating a world of compassions, justice and peace. Building on the service learning opportunities, simulation exercises, and opportunities for theological and spiritual experience of LRCX 1001, the learning objective of LRCX 1002/2001/2002 is to allow students to continue to build a common poor of metaphors through their participation in reading and discussing common texts and reflecting upon real experiences with particular emphasis to Diversity/Discrimination and Economic Justice.

This course will involve a trip to an international location, whereby students will explore firsthand the political, legal and business environments of a particular nation. The course may include visits to various political, legal and business institutions coupled with possible lectures and presentations from politicians, judges, lawyers and business professionals. The length of the study abroad experience will be approximately 7 to 15 days and may occur at the end of the semester or during a spring, summer or fall break period.

Communities are not just about people. A biological community refers to all populations of all species occupying a specified area. Biological communities evolve as a dynamic interaction among all living things in a particular location and within the constraints of their natural environment. This course will examine the geography, climate and interactions among all living things (human and nonhuman) in a particular natural community. Participants will be able to observe, first hand, the diversity of wildlife and environmental conditions that gave rise to the natural community. The course will promote, through experiential learning, an understanding of the interdependence among all living things and their environment and the impact of human activity on the rest of the natural world.

SP19 Trip to Hungary in May

SP19 trip to Hungary in May

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

SP19 Trip to Iceland during Spring Break

SP19 trip to Costa Rica

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

Study abroad course instructed by La Roche faculty on a short term international experience.

This course is a placeholder for students participating on the Hellym University S. Korea study abroad exchange program. Once the transcript is received from Hellym, the courses will be entered individually.

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).

Course completed through cross-registration with the Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE).