Study Abroad

pdx.edu/education-abroad/education-abroad-honors-students Honors students are strongly encouraged to study abroad through any of the many programs offered by PSU. Seminar classes and internships taken abroad can fulfill Honors junior requirements - just talk to Brianna. If you are interested in studying abroad, be sure to register for an Ed Abroad 101 session. These workshops provide important information about how to apply for, fund, and earn credits for study abroad trips. The Honors College also hosts two faculty-led study abroad programs just for Honors students, one in London and one in Borneo. You can earn up to 8 seminar credits (HON 407) for these experiences.

BORNEO

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

Spend a week in Borneo over spring break with Honors urban ecology professor Dr. Olyssa Starry. Work closely with a local non-profit organization in order to learn first-hand about the tensions that exist between conservation goals and economic growth. Earn 4 credits of HON 407 seminar.

LONDON

GATEWAY TO MARVELS AND MYSTERIES: MEDIEVAL SCIENCE AND MODERN STAGE

Spend a month in London with Honors Director Dr. Brenda Glascott, a rhetoric scholar, and Professor Harry York, a medieval historian. Read and study texts about theater and London’s history, explore locations discussed in class, and earn 8 credits of HON 407 Junior Seminars. Find more information and apply on the Education Abroad website.

HON 407: LONDON AS STAGE The heart of Dr. Glascott’s course will be four theater performances, ranging from the West End to fringe theater, that will root our inquiry into intersectional matrices (gender, race, class, sexuality, religion, etc) for experiencing and understanding identity in particular contexts. Dr. Glascott's course will explore how identity is shaped by and shapes the "stage" of the global city of London through the plays and supplemental readings.

HON 407: URBAN LIFE IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN LONDON Dr. York’s class will view London and England from a medieval “scientific” perspective. Readings and discussions will focus on medieval science and technology and how they reflect understandings of the “marvels” of the natural world, geography, cosmography, health and disease, and alchemy.