Global Learning
Why wait to go global? Oxford College Global Learning Seminars feature a short-term, faculty-led travel component embedded into a regular, on-campus course. You’ll step out of the classroom and into a community; out of a book and into a landscape. They are part of the Experiential Learning program and may also fulfill other GEP areas.
Listening and learning from people who live day to day through what you might read in a textbook is unparalleled. This trip fomented countless points of reflection and criticism regarding our current conditions in the United States and globally.
Spring 2027 Global Learning Seminars
FROM COLONIALISM TO OPTIMISM IN GHANA
The course is an exploration of certain themes related to African politics and the African experience as manifested in its cultural dynamics, religious undercurrents, and social diversity. During the semester, we will specifically focus on Ghanaian politics, as it reflects or exemplifies the politics of many African nations. We will visit Accra, Kumasi, and other places in Ghana to learn about politics and governance in an influential African nation.
TRAVEL TO GHANA | March 5 - 14, 2027
PEOPLE AND NATURE
This class examines peoples’ relationship with nature. Over Spring Break, we will visit beaches, rainforests, mountains, and hike through the jungle in Brazil. In the process, we will visit communities with deep connections to the land, informing both their lived realities and identities.
TRAVEL TO BRAZIL | March 6-14, 2027
THE SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE SINCE 1665
Learn from two professors, travel to two countries, and flex both your science and communication muscles! In this course, we will explore the evolution of the scientific research article from 1665 to today to better understand the history of science and to think critically and imaginatively about science’s present and future. In May, we’ll visit key sites in the history of scientific communication, like the Royal Society or Versailles Palace. No academic prerequisites required.
TRAVEL TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE | May 9 - 21, 2027
THE ROMANS: DUTY TO HUMANITY
This course surveys ancient Rome from its origins in legend and myth to late antiquity, as seen through its principal literary texts in their historical, social, and cultural context. The primary theme is the development of the concept of duty to humanity in the context of responding to trauma. After reading ancient Roman authors on this topic, students will examine the relevance of their ideas today by interviewing health care professionals in Georgia and at a medical school in Italy. Teaching faculty will include an Emory Medical School professor.
TRAVEL TO ITALY | May 10 - 21, 2027Global Learning in the News
Two Paths, One Adventure: Inside Oxford's Global Learning Experiences
May 2026 Global Learning Seminar that explored the depth of literary places in France and a Global Connections tour of Utah National Parks.
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Postwar Japan: Monuments, Memorials, and Meanings
A group of Oxford students had the rare opportunity to explore how a nation remembers tragedy and advocates for peace when they traveled to Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka in May 2025.
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- Melissa HageFaculty Director of Global LearningAssociate Teaching Professor of Environmental Studiesmelissa.hage@emory.edu
- Carmen R. AlmeidaAcademic Support Specialistcarmen.r.almeida@emory.edu
Oxford College Maymester Programs
Maymester courses are intensive, three-week standalone travel courses. Term dates are May 11–28, 2027.
WRITING REBELLION: RHETORIC, RESISTANCE, AND IRISH IDENTITY
This course examines the rhetoric of rebellion in Ireland, tracing the literary, cultural, and political movements that shaped Irish identity from the 1798 United Irishmen uprising through the 1916 Easter Rising and beyond. Through close readings of literature, propaganda, songs, and speeches, students will analyze how language and writing became weapons of resistance against British colonial rule.
THE FILM FESTIVAL: INDEPENDENT CINEMA IN CONTEXT
Explore film festival circuits as engines of culture, commerce, and discovery. This course examines film festival programming, distribution, and audience reception, investigating how festivals launch filmmaking careers, shape taste, and integrate local communities. We will attend the Seattle International Film Festival as a case study for this exploration.
Other Emory Study Abroad Opportunities
Summer, semester, and full-year study abroad opportunities are facilitated by the Education Abroad office.
Noncredit Travel Programs
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, in partnership with the Pierce Program in Religion, sponsors the Global Connections and Journeys programs that each encourage global engagement