This class will comprise 10 weeks of face to face learning at NKU including a 10 –day experiential learning abroad in the Netherlands and Germany. A portion of the study abroad will be conducted in conjunction with students from the Rotterdam Mainport Institute in the Netherlands. The class will visit with international companies and travel by by air, train, bus, boat, and bicycle. Students will have a unique opportunity to interact directly with business executives leading the Supply Chain’s from similar industries across different continents. Grab your passport for a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Netherlands and Germany in a special way!
The first 7 students to apply with a major or a minor in business will receive a $750 scholarship from the College of Business.
Experience what it is like to live and work in the biggest theatre town in the world, New York City! This course will teach you the nuts and bolts of what it takes to be a working theatre artist. We will network with NKU alumni to hear how they transitioned from college to The Big Apple, meet with a realtor who will give you the scoop on the best ways to find affordable housing, have Q&A sessions with a variety of working people from the industry such as playwrights, technicians, and casting directors. And by the end of the week, you will be able to navigate the NYC mass transit like a pro. We will also take in 2 - 3 shows in different styles and venues as well as 2 - 3 historic sites such as Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and the Museum of Natural History. Take the next step to make your dream a reality!
(photo courtesy of Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=111741296)
Come see where the writers of legendary horror classics like Dracula and The Picture of Dorian Gray were raised and inspired by folklore and landscape. Faeries and spirits still reside in the magical lands of Ireland and are waiting to ignite your imagination. You will be driven by private coach to some of the most majestic Irish landscapes and cities while Sara and Kelly relay folktales, occult happenings, history, and lore. Everything will serve purely to inspire your own creative work.
This 3 credit spring semester course will allow students to explore the people and culture of Guatemala while working with the families at the Los Andes Nature reserve to create various forms of media during spring break. Students will learn and enhance their documentary and mediated storytelling skills in a hands-on immersive environment.
Pre-req: EMB 210 or instructor permission
This spring semester course, followed by a 2-week faculty-led study abroad
program in Vietnam, offers students an immersive historical and cultural
exploration of Vietnam from colonization and Cold War conflict through post-war
recovery and contemporary society. Anchored by the Vietnam War, its global
causes, national consequences, and lived aftermath, the course expands to
interrogate how Vietnam has redefined itself in the postwar era. Through
critical readings, discussions, and in-country experiential learning in Hanoi,
Huế, and Ho Chi Minh City, students will examine issues of memory, national
identity, political transformation, and global integration.
Photo By: Arianos - Explore Vietnam, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7222568
In this spring semester course, students will enroll in this one credit course and explore, study, and enjoy the art, architecture, and culture of Italy. In May, the group will travel to Florence and Venice to experience firsthand the magnificent art within these vibrant cities and have time to explore on your own.
This 10-day immersive study abroad experience in Ghana serves as the culminating, applied component of the IBU 395 International Entrepreneurship course in the spring semester. It expands on the course's focus of bridging opportunities between the Greater Cincinnati Region and Africa. Students will engage in a dual-track experience with the Freedom Center Anchor project and a broader entrepreneurial exploration project.
This course applies management, marketing, and economic theory to the unique aspects of the spectator sports industry while studying with NKU faculty at our partner institute, Hochschule Bremen, in Germany for a month during the summer. Participants compare the business models of professional sports in Europe, North America, and other global regions. Highlights of the course include the industrial structure of sports, public financing of sports and events, and labor markets in sports.
Students can take one or two courses and tuition is waived.
The first 7 students with a business major or minor will receive a $750 scholarship from the College of Business.
The purpose of this summer course is to provide an introduction to the ecological concepts and basic field methods that are involved in the study of northern temperate to boreal fauna and flora, their populations, and the aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems they live in the first week of the summer May intersession. A two-week field portion of the class will follow and will be conducted in Karlstad Sweden at Karlstad University for the last two weeks in May with excursions to local field sites in forests, and on bogs, lakes, and streams.
Application Deadline - September 15, 2025
Apply here: ccsa.cc
This course is designed to develop the vocabulary and oral communication skills of the student with a background of one year of college Japanese or equivalent. Emphasis will be placed on bringing the student into contact with the Japanese people and various aspects of their culture.
Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or equivalent
Application Deadline - February 5, 2026
