Do You Want to Learn About Healthcare Issues Abroad? NYU’s College of Nursing sponsors excellent global opportunities during the winter session. Accepted nursing students will be able to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina in January 2013 and enroll in Nursing Issues and Trends within the Health Care Delivery System, NURSE-GN 2041 taught by Dr. Madeline Naegle. Studying in Florence, Italy is another opportunity abroad for accepted nursing students in January 2013. The College will be offering Comparative Health Systems NURSE-UN 1003, taught by Dr. Gail Melkus and Dr. Victoria Vaughan Dickson. The application deadlines have been extended to Friday, September 28, 2012. Please contact Cindy Lundberg-Lewis, Student Affairs Officer at cjl8@nyu.edu for questions.
For the first time ever, NYU’s Office
of Global Programs will be offering a semester designated specifically for
traditional undergraduate nursing students in Buenos Aires in the second
semester of the sophomore year. Students will have the opportunity to enroll in
the Spanish for Health Care Professionals course, which is a two-credit course
for beginner to intermediate level students, designed to expand speaking skills
beyond the practical, day-to-day language functions in the medical environment.
Students will also be able to participate in an public health related internship. Applications are due by October 15, 2012.
Want to become globally involved in
New York City?
Speaking Freely. There are plenty of
ways to immerse in the cultural opportunities right on NYU’s Washington Square
campus. Students, faculty and staff at NYU can learn a foreign language at no
cost and for no credit without leaving the country or even the campus through
NYU’s Speaking Freely program! Don't forget to register!
International Houses. Students and
faculty can learn more about diverse cultures by attending events, faculty
research presentations, and conferences focused on different countries and
regions at eight International Houses right on the Washington Square campus. Students are encouraged to get involved in one
or more of the international houses. Check out the website more information about the events
and opportunities for involvement.
