International Immersion

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

The future of work and learning in our increasingly digital and globalized world is uncertain but exciting. This poses significant opportunities and challenges for human capital and education professionals, who are expected to take center stage in responding to these global trends. How to we provide high-quality and cost-effective education for the twenty first century learner? How do we redesign education systems to equip workers with future-proof skills? How do we bridge the education-workforce divide? How can we better prepare workers to succeed across cultures and borders? Qatar, the “tiny giant” with an outsize influence on global affairs, provides a perfect location to explore these global challenges and more, as it makes concerted efforts to diversify from an economy based on oil, to one that competes on the basis of human capital competitiveness. The country’s significant cultural, administrative, geographic and economic distance from the U.S. makes it an especially exciting place to reflect on, and build your cultural intelligence and global competence. This hybrid course has a one-week immersive experience to must-see cultural, business, educational and sports destinations in Qatar, and a semester-long cross-disciplinary online class of HR and Higher Ed students. Through real-world case studies, practical exercises, group projects, self-assessments and reflection exercises, you will gain valuable knowledge and skills to prepare you to succeed in today’s connected and globalized world.