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ADMISSIONS OFFICE LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY • LIU GLOBAL 1 UNIVERSITY PLAZA BROOKLYN, NY 11201-5372 liu.edu/global LIU Global Your journey begins here. cAttending LIU Global was the best decision I ever made. The experiences and knowledge were incomparable, and the multiple perspectives have made me a better student and a better human being. I know that LIU Global will prepare me for an excellent future as a true global citizen. I recommend this program to any student looking to expand their world knowledge and make a difference. d – Emilie Clark, LIU Global student TABLE OF CONTENTS An Education for Global Citizens . 1-2 The LIU Promise . 3 The World is Your Campus . 4-9 First Year: Costa Rica . 10-11 China . 12-13 Comparative Religion and Culture . 14 Australia and South Africa . 15 Final Semester: New York City . 16 Internships and Employment Placements . 17 Financial Aid . 18 Application Checklist and Speak with an LIU Global Representative . 19 Europe: Coming in 2015-2016 . 20 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply cNothing beats the experiential learning found at LIU Global, and it’s made me open to learning the world from both inside and outside the classroom. d – Rachel Magruder, LIU Global student An Education for Global Citizens The global economy demands a new breed of professional— problem solvers with the intercultural and experiential skills to find solutions to our world’s critical issues. LIU Global is equipped to prepare you for this journey of learning and discovery. Our Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies offers the most comprehensive undergraduate global education in the world. Be prepared to study in eight countries on four continents. At LIU Global, you’ll create your own course of study, combining traditional classroom instruction with language immersion, independent fieldwork and research, service learning and credit-bearing internships. After a first-year program in Costa Rica, you will choose from centers and programs in Asia, Africa and Australia. You will then complete your undergraduate study with a senior capstone semester in New York City. In the process, you’ll develop a highly marketable mastery of global issues and the ability to live, work and thrive in multiple countries, languages and cultures. Your adventure awaits. Embrace the world through LIU Global and discover how you can make a difference. 1 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply Experience the World Countries where As your education takes you to new destinations, you and your adviser will design your you can study: individual path to global education, whether you choose to study economic and cultural development in China; religion and culture in Taiwan or Thailand; or environmental Australia change and indigenous cultures in Australia or South Africa. During your final semester, you will undertake individualized research and an internship in the world’s capital, New Costa Rica York City. China liu.edu/global India South Africa Taiwan Thailand United States 2 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply You’ll succeed. We promise. The LIU Promise is our commitment to your success. LIU Promise Success Coaches will be there for you every step of the way right through graduation, ensuring you achieve your personal and academic goals as you travel the world. Your coaches will be the point of contact for everything at LIU Global—from academic advisement to financial aid counseling to career development—helping you chart and navigate your own individual path. The LIU Promise creates a success plan tailored to your needs and interests, helping you choose courses, find scholarships and internships and develop an e-portfolio to launch your global career. Our goal is to keep you on track toward graduation—no matter where you are in the world—and enable you to make a seamless transition from college student to successful professional. 3 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply The World is Your Campus You will spend your first year studying at LIU Global's Costa Rica Center in Heredia, Costa Rica. In the following years, you and your adviser will design a combination of courses and destinations dictated by your interests. New students in 2014 will be able to add to their Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies one of three new minors: entrepreneurship; international relations; or world arts and cultures. At LIU Global, we empower you to choose your own path to future success. 4 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply 5 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply Across nearly 50 years, LIU Global has been a leader in experiential education, providing students with individualized international experiences as well as a broad-based liberal arts education. In addition, LIU Global students earn a degree from one of the largest and most comprehensive private universities in the United States. At its various sites worldwide, LIU Global encourages independent research projects, local collaboration and real-world, career-building internships. The Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies emphasizes culture, politics, languages and the natural environment. Wherever they are, students learn a wide variety of subjects under the guidance of LIU Global’s faculty, who are committed to their success. 6 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply 7 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply LIU GLOBAL STUDENTS PROGRAMS IN MEET -ON- 8 COUNTRIES 1 1 ON 4 WITH THEIR ADVISER CONTINENTS FOR AN HOUR EVERY OTHER WEEK 8 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply 3 LIU GLOBAL STUDENTS NEW MINORS AT LIU GLOBAL TYPICALLY COMPLETE AT LEAST TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR EDUCATION TOWARD ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND INTERNSHIPS WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES 9 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply FIRST YEAR Costa Rica Costa Rica’s cities, jungles and mountains will be the global classroom of your first year. While living with a local family, you’ll engage in an academic program that includes fieldwork, service learning and independent research. Along the way, you’ll learn Spanish, gain a Latin American perspective on global issues and participate in a renowned Model United Nations program with students from around the world. LIU Global’s Costa Rica Center includes a computer lab with Wi-Fi access, library, classrooms, dining room, garden and community area. As you travel to neighboring countries, such as Nicaragua and Panama, you’ll explore tensions that arise as economic development challenges human and natural environments. 10 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply cLIU Global is an amazing experience. I recommend it to every student who has a passion for learning about global issues and opening their horizons outside the classroom. d – Mikaela Houghton, LIU Global student 11 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply China China is a central player in geopolitics and world economics. If you choose to spend a year at LIU Global’s China Center in Hangzhou, you will experience firsthand how the nation’s diverse people make sense of their country’s tumultuous history and its dynamic development. On the campus of the prestigious Zhejiang University, within walking distance of the famous West Lake, you will study the Chinese language in one of the country’s most beautiful settings—just a one-hour train ride from the great world city of Shanghai. 12 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply cI hiked up a mountain in Hangzhou during Golden Week and found a temple. Just a day in the life of an LIU Global student! d – Olivea Martin, LIU Global student 13 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply cWhat an incredible journey it has been! The Comparative Religion and Culture Program is truly a unique, rewarding experience. d – Paloma Criollo, LIU Global student Comparative Religion and Culture: Taiwan, Thailand and India Working in three different countries over the course of an academic year, you will be immersed in the teachings, practices and institutional forms of the major world religions practiced in these regions. You will explore the impact of these beliefs on identity, community and cross-cultural communication. LIU Global’s curriculum encourages students to engage with worldviews that differ from their own. 14 CALL VISIT APPLY 718-488-1011 liu.edu/global liu.edu/apply Australia In Australia, you will explore relationships among indigenous peoples, natural history and ecological diversity. Your base camp will be Byron Bay, an intimate South Pacific beach community located in subtropical New South Wales. Possible topics of study include Australian society and environmental history; Aboriginal ecology; the destruction of old growth forests; land degradation and salt accumulation in soils; irrigation and water resource issues; uranium mining; coastal zone development and ocean pollution; ecological medicine; bio-diversity; and architecture appropriate for desert regions. Rigorous courses are supplemented by integrated field experiences that will take you to a range of environments, including world heritage-listed rainforests, rugged coastlines, ancient volcanoes and high-altitude granite country. South Africa South Africa is now on the cutting edge of global development. Your courses will be delivered on the Howard Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. You’ll live in comfortable and cosmopolitan dorms overlooking the harbor. In addition, you’ll be afforded independent study and internship options in education, health, arts and community development. Coursework includes an introduction to African Studies, theories of development in an African context, Zulu language and independent research.

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