BestSemester

Student Program Briefs

The BestSemester programs are 12 off-campus study opportunities offered by the CCCU and serving as extension campuses in locations around the world. The programs undergo regular site evaluations by the Student Academic Programs Commission (SAPC). To learn more about the CCCU’s 12 culture-shaping and culture-crossing BestSemester programs, click on the links below or visit BestSemester.

American Studies Program

Using the world-class location of Washington, D.C., ASP provides hands-on experiential learning for students wanting to study critical public affairs or emerging marketplace issues. The public affairs track provides an opportunity to use policy concepts to evaluate opposing positions, while the marketplace track is a chance to analyze how business environments shape contending strategies. In their project-based courses led by ASP faculty and Washington professionals and in their internship, students explore pressing national and international topics, conduct field research and craft recommendations consistent with their developing understanding of Christian public responsibility.

Contemporary Music Center

At the end of a semester at CMC, you’ll have something to show (and hear) for your work. Designed as an artists’ community, the program seeks to develop artists and music executives with a Christ-centered vision for music content, production and delivery. You’ll leave with original recordings, a first-rate press kit and resume and the know-how to get a recording contract or land a job in the music industry.

Australia Studies Centre

Sydney, Australia. Auckland, New Zealand. The Outback. Are you ready? Because if you are, you will fall in love with Australia’s culture and people. Travel to New Zealand on a field trip. See natural beauty beyond description. Experience a world most people can’t even imagine. That’s a semester at the ASC.

China Studies Program

Did you know that China is the second-largest economy in the world after the USA? And that the 2008 Beijing Olympics are being designed to show off a "new China?" On CSP, explore this country's amazing history, culture and future plans. Be part of a "new China" and a "new world."

Latin American Studies Program

Be on the edge of discovery as political and economic events intensify the relationship between Latin America and North America. Through homestays, field studies, and lively classroom exchanges, you’ll begin to develop relationships with Latin American experts and ordinary citizens, discussing how the power and influence of the United States touch virtually every sphere of their lives.

Middle East Studies Program

MESP seeks to prepare students to live the Christian life in a world that is religiously and culturally pluralistic, whether that’s in the Middle East, North America or other parts of the world. See and touch thousands of years of history, communicate in a language not your own and encounter traditions that have survived wars, conquests and modernization. Spending a semester in the Middle East will redefine how you view its cultures…and your own.

The Scholars' Semester in Oxford and the Oxford Summer Programme

The challenges are many, the work intense, the material difficult and the culture unique. But the opportunities are beyond comprehension. Study in the Bodleian library, debate world-renowned scholars and even sit by the well where Alice fell to wonderland. It's Oxford. The academics and the atmosphere will both challenge and delight.

Russian Studies Program

Winston Churchill called Russia “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Sample the mystery firsthand. At RSP, you’ll be on the edge of discovery as you encounter the political and economic events that daily influence the Russia of tomorrow and her relationship with the West. The program seeks to prepare students to live out their faith in a multinational and culturally diverse world.

Uganda Studies Program

Live and learn in the pearl of Africa. Uganda is considered an economic and public health model in the region and Uganda Christian University -- your home base for the semester -- is one of the top private universities in East Africa. Through home stays, travel, service learning and daily interaction with Honours College students, you will experience this amazing location first-hand.

Washington Journalism Center

The Washington Journalism Center is an advanced, experiential semester on Capitol Hill. It will cultivate professional news skills and encourage you to think through the implications of being a Christian working in the news media in a city that is home to both the powerful and the powerless.

BestSemester Magazine

The 40-page, full-color magazine is printed twice a year and delivered to campus contacts and subscribers. The articles inside tell the stories of real students who have studied with each of the 12 BestSemester programs, while accompanying photography from BestSemester students brings the experiences to life for readers.

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