Summer Service Learning: Confronting Social Issues: International

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The Center for Social Concerns' International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP) has an 8-10 week summer international immersion taken the summer before the Fall class meets. This course seeks to challenge students who have domestic service-learning experiences to encounter international realities, and to provide them the opportunity to work with community members and grassroots groups working to address the needs of their communities. The learning goals of the course are to gain an understanding of the multi-dimensionality of global poverty, gain tools for social analysis to identify root causes of poverty, and examine the ways the social institution relates to the political, social, economic and demographic conditions of the larger society (host country) in order to address poverty. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of global social issues in light of Catholic Social Teaching specifically through the themes of Solidarity and Preferential Option for the Poor. Students will develop a global citizenship orientation and outlook while strengthening cross-cultural competencies. Academic requirements include a journal, reading and writing assignments during the summer months, six re-entry classes meetings and a final paper/project. Apply online via the Center for Social Concerns website: http://socialconcerns.nd.edu/academic/