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Global Classroom

Making global connections without leaving campus

What is Global Classroom

Global Classroom allows our students—including those without the time or means to participate in our excellent travel programs—to collaborate with, and learn alongside, peers at institutions outside the United States. The program utilizes Zoom to link a group of Barrett students and an Honors Faculty Fellow with their counterparts at an international partner university. Courses are delivered in a co-teach format with a focus on collaborative projects and presentations. The courses focus on a variety of topics, including climate change, cross-cultural communication and engineering in global society.

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Gain a new perspective

Since its inception in 2018, Barrett has developed Global Classroom courses with University College-Groningen, Sichuan University, Zhejiang University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Federal University do ABC. Gain perspective by learning with students from nations including the Netherlands, China, and Ghana.

Enrolling in Global Classroom

Global Classroom courses are typically listed as upper level HON:394 courses when offered and opportunities will be announced by the Office of Global Initiatives in advance of each semester so Barrett students have an opportunity to register. Class sizes range from 5-10 students and students are able to earn 1-3 honors credits.

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