Integrating Intercultural Competence into a Neuroscience Curriculum through a Short-Term Study Abroad Program.

ABSTRACT: We sought to enrich our neuroscience curriculum by developing a study abroad program that would address curricular goals and requirements at several levels. "Neuroscience and Technology in Germany" was designed to include a diversity of participants, integrate intercultural competence in participants, fulfill university core curriculum requirements, build on the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) foundation of our major, and fulfill major electives. We also hoped that it would serve as a synthetic experience allowing students to integrate foundational coursework with novel ideas and real-world research applications. We developed an itinerary that balanced multiple activities to meet those goals. We included scientific visits, STEM-focused museums, and significant cultural an

SUBMITTER: Herin GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11441428 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature