Immersive Experience [IME]. Two approved courses/experiences, 0 credits. Can be taken in any year. In cases where an experience continues and requires registration over multiple terms, only one instance of the experience may be counted toward the immersive experience requirement.
At LVC, your education is not pre-packaged. Every student has a passion, and every student gains important skills during their education. In these immersive experiences, students apply their learning in a real-world context, whether through an internship, directing a play, leading a service trip, writing a book, or conducting research alongside a faculty member. These may be curricular or co-curricular and may be completed at any point during the student’s four years at LVC.
Non-credit Immersive Experiences are given a grade of Satisfactory (S) or Course Requirements No Grade (NG); experiences given a grade of NG cannot satisfy an Immersive Experience requirement. Credit-bearing Immersive Experiences are graded on a conventional or pass/fail basis (see grading section of the catalog); students must pass the course to fulfill an Immersive Experience requirement.
Approved IME Courses/Experiences:
ART 200 Ceramics Studio| This course provides an intensive exploration of the ceramics medium through specific topics that vary from year to year. Topics may be thematic or focus on a particular technical aspect of the medium, providing students with unique opportunities to engage in a variety of methods and concepts. Each offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. This course has a $100.00 studio fee. 3 credits. |
| This course provides an intensive exploration of the drawing medium through specific topics that vary from year to year. Topics may be thematic or focus on a particular technical aspect of the medium, providing students with unique opportunities to engage in a variety of methods and concepts. Each offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. This course has a $50.00 studio fee. 3 credits. |
| This course provides an intensive exploration of the painting medium through specific topics that vary from year to year. Topics may be thematic or focus on a particular technical aspect of the medium, providing students with unique opportunities to engage in a variety of methods and concepts. Each offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. This course has a $100.00 studio fee. 3 credits. |
| This course provides an intensive exploration of the photography medium through specific topics that vary from year to year. Topics may be thematic or focus on a particular technical aspect of the medium, providing students with unique opportunities to engage in a variety of methods and concepts. Each offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. This course has a $50.00 studio fee. 3 credits. |
| This course provides an intensive exploration of the printmaking medium through specific topics that vary from year to year. Topics may be thematic or focus on a particular technical aspect of the medium, providing students with unique opportunities to engage in a variety of methods and concepts. Each offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. This course has a $100.00 studio fee. 3 credits. |
| This course provides an intensive exploration of the sculpture medium through specific topics that vary from year to year. Topics may be thematic or focus on a particular technical aspect of the medium, providing students with unique opportunities to engage in a variety of methods and concepts. Each offering will bear a specific subtitle indicating the content to be presented. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. This course has a $100.00 studio fee. 3 credits. |
| This course introduces media and design skills for students seeking career paths in the art and culture industries. Emphasizing computer applications needed for portfolio building and professional work in galleries and museums, the course provides students with training and development guidance for employment and graduate opportunities. Students will also acquire a more pronounced understanding of the global art world and its impact on culture and the economy. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. 3 credits. |
| Exhibition making is an important practice because it allows us to display, examine, and theorize cultural objects within a gallery or museum environment. This course aims to familiarize students with the multifaceted tasks of curation. Students will experience both in the curatorial duties of working with acquisitions, collection management, and conservation, as well as the creative aspects of exhibition ideation. Students will articulate a rationale for an exhibition, identify objects appropriate to the exhibit's mission, secure loans, and plan spatial layouts for installation. The students will also become practiced in writing catalogs and wall text, and managing publications and marketing. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 3 credits. |
| This course provides the opportunity for students to develop and present a focused studio art project that builds upon established skills and concepts. Students work independently while receiving faculty guidance and evaluation on all aspects of the creative process, including the integration of research and the articulation of themes in written form. Majors and minors are required to take at least one semester of Directed Practice, but students whose Professional Focus is in the Studio Arts are encouraged to undertake two or more semesters of independent work. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course has a $100.00 studio fee. Prerequisite: Limited to art and art history, or art and visual culture majors and minors only. Complete at least two previous studio art courses, or by permission of the instructor. 4 credits. |
| Advanced Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| Corresponding laboratory for BIO 214. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Corequisite: BIO 214. 1 credit. |
| Professional Development for the Health Professions prepares students for continued graduate work and a career in one of the health professions, including but not limited to medicine, physician assistant, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, optometry, and occupational therapy. Students build a portfolio, learn how to develop an effective resume and write an effective personal statement, learn networking and interview skills, and have the chance to interact with professionals in the field through involvement in the Pre-Health Professions Society Seminar series. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: Students must be at least junior standing, or by permission of the instructor. 1 credit. |
| Advanced Research in Biology Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| Advanced Research in Business Administration Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| Advanced Research in Chemistry Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| A critical analysis of the selected topic: Inequality. This course will specifically focus on poverty and the impact of adverse child experiences on human outcomes. The course will be conducted as a seminar with a significant portion using a service learning format. This is a capstone course, required of all graduating Sociology and Criminal Justice majors. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: CRJ 110. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with SOC 499) |
| Portfolio: A formal collection of the student's completed work to be presented before the Design, Media and Technology faculty and students as part of the student's formal request to register for an Internship. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisites: DCOM 130, DCOM 131, DCOM 151, DCOM 260, DCOM 270, and DCOM 280, or permission of the instructor. Corequisites: DCOM 261, DCOM 271 and DCOM 281. 0 credits. (This course is cross-listed with IEXD 299) |
| This is a student run course. Students will work together to solve problems in a real-world environment reflecting a functioning ad agency. The direction of the class will be driven by the needs of the clients and the ideas and concepts created by the students. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Registration by instructor permission only. 1 credit. |
| Each student spends an entire semester in an area school under the supervision of a carefully selected cooperating teacher. Open to seniors or students who are seeking certification only. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisites: Completion of all Early Childhood courses in the major, cumulative GPA at or above the minimum GPA specified by PDE for the PreK-4 Early Childhood certificate, completion of all Chapter 354 and Act 49-2 course requirements. 12 credits. |
| Each ECE/SPE dual major will spend eight weeks in an early childhood education environment in an area school under the supervision of a carefully selected cooperating teacher. Open to seniors or students who are seeking certification only. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisites: Completion of all courses in the ECE/Special Education Dual Major, cumulative GPA at or above the minimum GPA specified by PDE for the PreK-4 Early Childhood Education certificate, completion of all Chapter 354 and Act 49-2 course requirements. 6 credits. |
| Advanced Research in Economics. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| Investigation of fundamental questions such as the definition of film, the value of film, and the ways in which film intersects with culture and identity. This course provides an introduction to a variety of critical approaches to film interpretation, on both a theoretical and practical level. Combining theory and practice, students will also engage in immersive experiences that allow them to attempt to apply what they learn beyond the classroom. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: ENG-120 or ENG-160, or the permission of the instructor. 3 credits. |
| Students in this course have been identified as editors for the student-run newspaper. An editor is responsible for the overall production of the newspaper. This includes determining the layout of the paper, determining the pictures to accompany the articles, contributing to the writing of articles, copy-editing student written articles and meeting all the deadlines. In addition, editors of La Vie oversee the website for the newspaper, determining story placement and copy editing. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: ENG 231 and 330. 2 credits. |
| Students in this course have been identified as editors for the student-run newspaper. An editor is responsible for the overall production of the newspaper. This includes determining the layout of the paper, determining the pictures to accompany the articles, contributing to the writing of articles, copy-editing student written articles and meeting all the deadlines. In addition, editors of La Vie oversee the website for the newspaper, determining story placement and copy editing. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: ENG 231 and 330. 2 credits. |
| Advanced Research in English Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| Advanced Research in Environmental Science. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| This course is a 10-day study abroad program available to students enrolled in upper level Health Professions classes. Students will stay in Beijing, china at Beijing Sport University. While there, students will be taught aspects of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by Chinese faculty at the University in subjects such as cupping, acupuncture, Chinese massage, and TaiChi. During this time, students will be engaging socially with their Chinese peers at the University. In addition, students will tough local cultural sites such as the Great Wall, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. The primary purpose of the class is to improve student's cultural competence an encounter alternative possibilities to western medicine in the areas of healthcare and wellness. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 1 credit. (This course is cross-listed with EXSC 677) |
| Full-time supervised learning experience spanning one, sixteen-week period or two, eight-week periods aimed to emphasize the diversity of career options available with an exercise science degree. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. 12 credits. |
| Full-time supervised learning experience spanning one, sixteen-week period or two, eight-week periods aimed to emphasize the diversity of career options available with an exercise science degree. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. 6 credits. |
| Full-time supervised learning experience spanning one, sixteen-week period or two, eight-week periods aimed to emphasize the diversity of career options available with an exercise science degree. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. 6 credits. |
| This course is a 10-day study abroad program available to students enrolled in upper level Health Professions classes. Students will stay in Beijing, china at Beijing Sport University. While there, students will be taught aspects of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by Chinese faculty at the University in subjects such as cupping, acupuncture, Chinese massage, and TaiChi. During this time, students will be engaging socially with their Chinese peers at the University. In addition, students will tough local cultural sites such as the Great Wall, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. The primary purpose of the class is to improve student's cultural competence an encounter alternative possibilities to western medicine in the areas of healthcare and wellness. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 1 credit. (This course is cross-listed with EXSC 377) |
| Advanced Research Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| A first-year through senior-level course for all interested majors. The class provides real-world experience in creating and hosting a major event attracting professionals from all areas of the music/media industries to VALE Music Group's all day conference each fall. This class involves marketing, sales, logistics, communications, design, budgeting, and many other applied skills. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. May be repeated for credit. 1 credit. |
| This course is the nucleus of the recording label branch of the VALE Music Group LLC. Students of all majors are invited to apply various skills in the real-world environment of an actual record label, including marketing, e-commerce, music recording, artist development, copyright clearance, publishing, and more. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1 credit. |
| This course serves as part two of the yearlong course sequence associated with the EAT Research Group. Students who developed their initial research plan in the EAT: Food Studies course during the fall semester will now develop an implementation plan and work with Metz Culinary Management to realize their project within the college's dining hall. The course involves class time dedicated to research methods, data/result analysis, and research presentation/publication. Students who take this course will be required to present their research at the Inquiry event and are encouraged to present at a major food studies conference the following summer. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: ITG 499 ("E.A.T. Research Group I: Food Studies") and permission of the instructor. 3 credits. |
| Portfolio: A formal collection of the student's completed work to be presented before the Design, Media and Technology faculty and students as part of the student's formal request to register for an Internship. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisites: DCOM 130, DCOM 131, DCOM 151, DCOM 260, DCOM 270, and DCOM 280, or permission of the instructor. Corequisites: DCOM 261, DCOM 271 and DCOM 281. 0 credits. (This course is cross-listed with DCOM 299) |
| Major music ensembles, including Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir, and College Choir. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Corequisite: a 100-level music ensemble (MUE) course. 0 credits. |
| An immersive experience aimed at students cast in major, supporting, minor, and chorus roles in production for the Wig & Buckle Theater Company, LVC's student-run resident theater company since 1934. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: participants must audition for the specific show and be cast by the show's director and casting committee. Contact the executive director of the Wig and Buckle Theater Company in the English department for more information. 0 credits. |
| Students will participate in an intensive volunteer experience that involves supporting an adaptive sports or other such organization that provides athletic and recreational opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: freshmen, sophomores and juniors in good academic standing. Students from all majors will be considered, however, students from physical therapy, athletic training and communication science and disorders majors will be given priority due to the direct connection between this experience and the health professions. A letter of interest and a brief in-person interview will be required as application for this course. Dependent upon the requirements of the accepting organization, students must be willing to obtain child abuse training and possibly have a criminal background and sexual abuse clearances obtained (fees incurred by the interested student if required by the agency with which the student is volunteering). Contact the physical therapy department for more information. 0 credits. |
| Through this immersive experience, students will: explore the idea of service and the place it holds in society and in our lives; critically examine questions such who serves, who is the recipient of service, who "deserves" to be served, who benefits from being served and what are the effects of service; develop their understanding of the scope and complexity of various human/environmental/societal needs and injustices including who is affected, how they are affected, the larger impact on community both locally and globally, how these needs are similar and different from one another, how they impact the students personally; grow their understanding of who they are as "servants" and the role that plays in their lives; and take part in applied/hands on learning through service projects that will enhance team-work and leadership skills and provide real world experiences that are both transferable and marketable. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. 1 credit. |
| LVC's Interfaith Honor Society (Iota Eta Sigma) encourages student exploration of the faiths of others in light of the student's own religious identity both in and beyond the classroom. Students are inducted within the Society once program requirements are met. Completion may occur at any point during a student's enrollment at Lebanon Valley College. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Office of Spiritual Life required. 0 credits. |
| Through LVC's Alternative Break Trip program, students travel in a group to serve within a community outside of the central Pennsylvania area. Five full days of service are complemented by evenings of extended individual and group reflection with the goal of connecting and extending knowledge from their academic studies to issues facing the community. One afternoon and evening of celebration allows for exploration of the cultural assets of the area. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Office of Service and Volunteerism required. 0 credits. |
| A two-week program that offers opportunities for incoming LVC students to travel with College faculty and a select group of other incoming students during the summer before their first year. Participation is open to students in any major. Students enroll in a three-credit course during this cultural immersion experience (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| A Peer Mentor is an undergraduate student who leads a group of approximately 10-20 first year or transfer students throughout their first year at LVC. The Peer Mentor relationship develops before the orientation weekend and ends with the conclusion of the spring semester. The primary mission of the Peer Mentor program is to ease the transition of new students to Lebanon Valley College and encourage their success personally, socially, and academically throughout their first year. Additionally, the program helps each new student connect with other peers, support systems, and, ultimately, the institution as a whole. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: application through and selection by Student Affairs. 0 credits. |
| A Resident Assistant (RA) oversees a floor or wing in a residence hall under the direct supervision of an Area Coordinator (a Residential Life professional staff member). The RA serves as a resource for residential students and provides a residential environment conducive to the overall development of students. The RA role encompasses programming, administrative, and student development responsibilities Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: application through and selection by the Office of Residential Life. 0 credits. |
| The sustainability house on Lebanon Valley College's campus gives students the opportunity to reside in a living-learning community dedicated to issues of environmental sustainability where they can interact with peers, faculty and staff, and the community as a whole in meaningful ways. Students living in the house will develop a project focused on an aspect of sustainable living that will make a concrete contribution to the Sustainability House and/or the broader LVC community. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: selection for the Sustainability House by the Office of Residential Life. 0 credits. |
| This course explores peer tutoring from various perspectives that highlight the situated nature of the learning process. Students will learn about the theoretical foundations of and best practices for peer tutoring, focusing on effective group tutoring. Course requirements for all Pod Leaders (chosen by recommendation only). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. Pod leaders are chosen based off several criteria: (1) Students must be recommended by the professor, who identifies strong students based off leadership capabilities, class performance, and reliability; (2) Students must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA; (3) Student must have completed the course with a B+ or higher; (4) Student must complete an interview with the Director of the Center for Writing & Tutoring Resources, during which the Director will explain the IME and ensure the student has adequate time to devote to the course; (5) Student must complete an online training program consisting of six modules before tutoring can begin. 1 credit. |
| The student will spend up to 15 weeks (at least 45 hours) assisting a faculty member in a laboratory course. During this time, the TA will develop their own pedagogical skills, grow into a mentoring role, and gain a more sophisticated understanding of the course material. The student may be asked to help set up and take down experimental apparatus, prepare reagents, monitor student progress during the laboratory period, help guide students in their learning, answer student questions, and offer feedback to both students and faculty. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: application through and selection by a natural sciences department. 0 credits. |
| Under the supervision of the Office of Counseling Services, 50/50 Helpers provide support for peers who encounter academic, emotional, and social issues. Selected students are trained in competencies essential for success as a peer helper: listening skills, group process, introduction to emotional issues typically seen by 50/50 Helpers, office policy and procedures, modes of outreach (athlete orientation, group facilitation, educational programs, newsletter articles), responding to crisis, Title IX, and bystander intervention. We use role-play exercises to prepare for suicidal ideation, sexual assault reporting, and panic attacks, among other common presenting problems. Throughout the year, students develop clinical skills during 7-10 hours/week of office hours. Duties include meeting with peers on a walk-in basis, facilitating groups over the weekend, and attending weekly supervision with the director & other licensed staff. 50/50 Helpers are often used as a referral source for the professional clinicians & staff when a student of concern is in need of social skills training, tutoring, mentoring, or emotional support of adjustment issues. By the end of spring semester, they are tasked with developing and executing an educational outreach program entirely on their own. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of the Director of Counseling Services. 0 credits. |
| The BOSS (Building Our Soft Skills) program focuses on teaching elementary students essential personal skills they will need in order to be confident, successful, and well-rounded individuals both inside and outside of the classroom. This experience enables preservice teachers to be actively engaged in the classroom by teaching brief lessons on important concepts of life that are not directly taught in the common core curriculum. This experience serves as a helpful stepping stone for preservice teachers before student teaching is a requirement. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: application through and selection by the education department. 0 credits. |
| The Putnam Competition is arguably the most challenging and prestigious mathematical competition for undergraduates in the US and Canada. Students will engage in small group problem solving sessions with peers and faculty in order to develop skills and strategies for approaching challenging mathematical problems. In December, students will apply these skills by taking part in the competition. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Completion of MAS 112 (or MAS 162, with approval) and application through the Mathematical Sciences department. 0 credits. |
| This experience will immerse students in dialogue across differences of identity. Students will participate in at least five co-curricular Intergroup Dialogues, two sessions of the Symposium on Inclusive Excellence, and one Intergroup Dialogue course (IDS 210). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: previous or concurrent registration in IDS 210 and approval of the chair of the English department. 0 credits. |
| This spring semester program offers students at any level of Spanish language proficiency the opportunity to learn and improve their language skills in one of South America's largest cities. Students can fulfill LVC's foreign language general education requirement, and take Latin American culture classes taught in English, while earning up to 17 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall semester program offers students the opportunity to take an introductory Mandarin language course, combined with relevant contextual courses that will help the student's further understand Chinese culture, earning a total of 15 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). The courses examine the development and role of a global China over recent years, with a focus on their history, culture, business and politics. A challenging part-time internship in a variety of disciplines is available to students, at all levels of language ability, in businesses, non-profits and non-government agencies. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall or spring semester program offers students in any major who have completed coursework in Spanish at the intermediate-level plus one advanced Spanish course, the opportunity to participate in a total immersion cultural experience while earning 15 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit) toward the Spanish major/minor. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall semester program offers students in any major the chance to complete certain LVC major/minor, general education, and elective requirements in a suburb of the world's most livable large cities. Students will attend Kingston University with British natives and other multinational students enrolled in a wide range of stimulating and flexible courses, earning up to 16 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall semester program offers students in any major who want to improve their knowledge of the French language and culture the opportunity to take courses in almost all areas of concentration, earning up to 17 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit) toward the French major/minor. Montpellier, as the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, plays a predominant role in the development of southern Europe. The school is ideally located right in the heart of the historic city center, offering a unique combination of high-level education and culture. Montpellier is primarily a university-city of 50,000 students, more than 2,000 coming from all over the world. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall or spring semester program is offered to students in any major who have completed at least one year of college-level German language. Courses are tailored to Americans at the beginner, intermediate, or advanced German language level, with courses also offered in English. Students will earn up to 17 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| The Umbra Institute provides LVC students fall and spring semester program options in the medieval city of Perugia, Italy. Students can choose from a variety of courses with integrated field trips to famous Italian cities and sites, community engagement opportunities outside of the classroom, and extra-curricular activities, earning a total of 15 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall or spring semester program offers students the opportunity to take four courses abroad in almost any concentration, earning a total of 16 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This spring semester program offers Audio and Music Production majors the opportunity to take courses in their major at a large university, earning a total of 16 credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall or spring semester program offers students in any major who have completed coursework in Spanish at the intermediate-level plus one advanced Spanish course, the opportunity to participate in a total immersion cultural experience, earning up to 17 credits toward the Spanish major/minor (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). Valladolid, the largest regional capital in Europe, is located about 100 miles northwest of Madrid. It is famous for the purity of its spoken "Castellano," or Castilian Spanish. The program is located at the Universitas Castellae, a private institution dedicated to teaching the Spanish language to university students from other countries. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall or spring semester program offers students in any major the chance to complete an internship in a city while earning 16 academic credits (excluding this IME course, which does not carry credit). The Philadelphia Center provides opportunities for professional exploration, intellectual development, and personal growth in the heart of America's fifth largest city. Their accredited program features field placements, academic courses, and independent living. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,American Social Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This fall or spring semester program offers students in any major the chance to complete an internship in the heart of our nation's capital while earning 15 academic credits. The Washington Center provides opportunities for professional exploration, intellectual development, and personal growth. Their accredited program features a field placement, forum, and an elective class. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,American Social Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This three-week summer program offers students the opportunity to enroll in a four-credit intermediate or advanced French language and culture course at a study institute in Quebec City, Canada (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Students live in a French-speaking homestay arrangement. Participation is open to students in any major. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This four-week summer program is offered to students in any major who have an interest in broadening their Spanish language and Hispanic cultural knowledge. Students can earn six credits with this beginning, intermediate, or advanced proficiency Spanish language course that will apply toward a major or minor in Spanish (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Students live with different Costa Rican host families over the four-week program duration in three different cities: Flamingo, Monteverde, and San Joaquin de Flores. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This one-week spring break program is an optional one-credit experience embedded into one or two LVC world religion courses on offer during the spring semester. Participation is open to students enrolled in the three-credit parent course (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Students will learn through class instruction, visiting lectures, and excursions to religious sites and tourist attractions. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This three-week summer program will focus on comparing the U. K. with the U. S. education system, with a focus on British Children's Literature. Students will earn three credits through in-class instruction, visiting lectures, and excursions to museums and popular tourist attractions (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This three-week summer program will focus on comparing and contrasting the national music education curriculum in the U. K. with our state curriculum in the U. S., with specific examination of the Musical Futures curriculum. Students will earn three credits through in-class instruction, host school visits for teaching observations, and excursions to museums and popular tourist attractions (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| A 3-week program studying and traveling in the glorious countryside of England's Lake District. Students will participate in a three credit EDU 450 course, Teaching the Young Adolescent, Aged 10-15, at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk (note: this IME course does not carry credit). This will include an invaluable practicum experience in an English Middle School setting. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This four-week summer program is offered to students in any major who have completed at least two years of college-level German language. The program combines daily intensive classroom instruction with organized cultural activities and excursions. Students will enroll in a four credit advanced German course that can be applied toward a major or minor in German (note: this IME course does not carry credit). The course is taught by experienced German faculty from LVC. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This summer program in Perugia, Italy is offered in conjunction with the three-credit course: Gastro-Philosophy: Reflections on Place, Time, and Identity (note: this IME course does not carry credit). Students will be led on excursions to sites such as an Italian butchery, a local vineyard, and an overnight trip to Venice. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This summer program offers students in any major the opportunity to learn about the different facets of Europe and the European Union. Students enroll in two courses, for a total of six credits earned (note: this IME course does not carry credit), which focus on the economic and socio-cultural aspects of Europe. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| This three-week study abroad program will immerse students in the art and culture of Barcelona, Spain. The three credit course will cover topics including the architectural evolution of the city from its ancient origins to the present, the development of the Modern art movement in the work of pioneering artists such as Picasso and Dalf, and the contemporary aesthetic of Barcelona as a global center of cultural tourism (note: this IME course does not carry credit). The class will travel to numerous sites of interest in Barcelona and the surrounding region of Catalonia, providing students with ample opportunities for exploration and on-site learning. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| Students may pursue their own semester abroad through a program unaffiliated with LVC. Students are required to obtain prior approval of the program and its courses. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience,Intercultural Diversity. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| Students may pursue their own semester away in the U.S. through a program unaffiliated with LVC. Students are required to obtain prior approval of the program and its courses. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| Students may pursue their own short-term study abroad through a program unaffiliated with LVC. Students are required to obtain prior approval of the program and its courses. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| Students may pursue their own short-term study away in the U.S. through a program unaffiliated with LVC. Students are required to obtain prior approval of the program and its courses. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Application through the Center for Global Education required. 0 credits. |
| Summer research is undertaken by students for 4-10 weeks. Students work full time (35 hours per week) per week. The student works with a specific research advisor on a project related to that advisor's area of research. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: application to and selection by the applicable science department. Students should discuss interest in this opportunity with their academic advisor. 0 credits. |
| An immersive experience aimed at students holding directing and stage manager positions for the Wig & Buckle Theater Company, LVC's student-run resident theater company since 1934. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: directors are elected by the Theater Company in the spring before the season in which the work will take place; stage managers submit resumes to the director and the faculty advisor. Contact the executive director of the Wig and Buckle Theater Company in the English department for more information. 0 credits. |
| The Writing: A Life Assistant Director position offers a student the opportunity to have substantive involvement in the execution of the current academic year's Writing: A Life series and in the planning of the following academic year's Writing: A Life series. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Application to and approval by the Writing: A Life faculty director in the English Department. 0 credits. |
| Green Blotter is Lebanon Valley College's long-standing literary journal. The student editorial staff members are responsible for selecting and editing creative works for inclusion in the journal, works which may be submitted for consideration from any student around the globe currently enrolled in an undergraduate program. The editorial staff is also responsible for the layout of the journal and may have additional responsibilities, as well, including special events, outreach and advertisement, and other activities as necessary. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: application through and selection by the Green Blotter faculty advisor in the English department. 0 credits. |
| The Half Recital is a program that is shared by two performers, each of whom performs a maximum of 25 minutes of music. Each performer may have assistance through ensemble with other performers. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: Declared major in the music department, junior standing, and approval of the music department. 0 credits. |
| This experience offers immersive experience credit to fourth-year and above LVC athletes who have been a member of an LVC athletic team for at least two years. These students will complete a written reflection and give a presentation discussing the leadership and professional skills that they have gained through their time on the team. Students may only count one sport toward the Immersive Experience requirement. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of the appropriate coach during the semester of eligibility. 0 credits. |
| The Full Recital is a solo recital in which the performer is the major participant but may have assistance through ensemble with other performers. The performer is responsible for a one-hour program (including intermission). Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: Declared major in the music department, senior standing, and approval of the music department. 0 credits. |
| Independent Immersive Experience focusing on creativity. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of a supervising faculty member and the chair of the General Education Committee. Students must complete an application form available on the Registrar's Office website. 0 credits. |
| Independent Immersive Experience focusing on intellectual engagement. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of a supervising faculty member and the chair of the General Education Committee. Students must complete an application form available on the Registrar's Office website. 0 credits. |
| Independent Immersive Experience focusing on intercultural awareness. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of a supervising faculty member and the chair of the General Education Committee. Students must complete an application form available on the Registrar's Office website. 0 credits. |
| Independent Immersive Experience focusing on leadership and professional development. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of a supervising faculty member and the chair of the General Education Committee. Students must complete an application form available on the Registrar's Office website. 0 credits. |
| Independent Immersive Experience focusing on community engagement. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: approval of a supervising faculty member and the chair of the General Education Committee. Students must complete an application form available on the Registrar's Office website. 0 credits. |
| Music education majors spend a semester in the music department of a school district under the supervision of cooperating teachers. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. 6 credits. |
| Same as MED 441. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. 6 credits. |
| This is a continuation of the yearlong, team-taught Undergraduate Research Symposium Course. It is a research and writing intensive course that builds on the reading, discussion and research begun in the fall semester. An external expert scholar will be incorporated into the course as guide, resource, and critical respondent in the public symposium held every spring in conjunction with INQUIRY, LVC's annual celebration of student learning. Fulfills requirement: Writing Process,Critical Thinking through Writing,Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: REL/PHL 450 in good standing, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with REL 451) |
| Students will be assigned to a supervising Clinical Instructor (CI) and have the opportunity to participate in foundational patient care activities such as patient interviews and documentation, examination strategies, and interdisciplinary team interactions while demonstrating professional behaviors in a part-time clinical experience. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisite: PHT 511 or 611. 1 credit. |
| Students will be assigned to a supervising Clinical Instructor (CI) and have the opportunity to participate in foundational patient care activities such as patient interviews and documentation, examination strategies, and interdisciplinary team interactions while demonstrating professional behaviors in a part-time clinical experience. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisite: Successful completion of first semester PHT professional phase. 1 credit. |
| This course offers an enriching, hands-on, interdisciplinary exploration of the dynamic processes of policy formation in the core institutions of the European Union. Near the end of the semester, students participate in the simulation in Washington D.C., organized by the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Consortium (MEUSC). This experiential learning program endeavors to connect American students to EU policy makers and policy making in a unique way, utilizing the simulation experience to bridge the gap between the academic study of the EU and the actual political processes of the European Union. Students engage in discussions and debates about the EU that are current and topical in EU decision-making circles. A distinct theme is chosen as the focus of the simulation each year. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Course may be repeated for credit. 3 credits. |
| Advanced Research Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 1-3 credits. |
| This seminar is structured to allow Junior/Senior-level Psychology students to explore their research-based interests - and synthesize all the skills gained throughout the psychology program -- via the completion of an independent data collection project on a psychological topic of their choosing. Students will review the literature on their topic in an integrative manner, formulate a novel study that addresses some aspect(s) of their chosen discipline, and collect and analyze their obtained data. Various portions of the projects will be disseminated - via classroom and public presentations -- in written and oral reports. Advanced Research in Psychology Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisites: PSY 211/L, PSY 212/L or 312, and PSY 310. Requires permission of the instructor; students must meet with the course instructor prior to registration. 1-3 credits. |
| This is a continuation of the yearlong, team-taught Undergraduate Research Symposium Course. It is a research and writing intensive course that builds on the reading, discussion and research begun in the fall semester. An external expert scholar will be incorporated into the course as guide, resource, and critical respondent in the public symposium held every spring in conjunction with INQUIRY, LVC's annual celebration of student learning. Fulfills requirement: Writing Process,Critical Thinking through Writing,Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: REL/PHL 450 in good standing, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with PHL 451) |
| Students spend an entire semester in an area school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisites: A cumulative grade point average at or above the minimum GPA specified by PDE for the secondary 7-12 certificate, SED 431 and the appropriate teaching of course for the content certification, completion of all Chapter 354 and Act 49-2 course requirements. 12 credits. |
| A critical analysis of the selected topic: Inequality. This course will specifically focus on poverty and the impact of adverse child experiences on human outcomes. The course will be conducted as a seminar with a significant portion using a service learning format. This is a capstone course, required of all graduating Sociology and Criminal Justice majors. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: SOC 110, 310, 311; SOC 321 or 331; and Senior standing. 3 credits. |
| Each ECE/SPE dual major will spend eight weeks in a stand-alone special education environment in an area school under the supervision of a carefully selected cooperating teacher. Open to seniors or students who are seeking certification only. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisite: Completion of all courses in the ECE/Special Education Dual Major, cumulative GPA at or above the minimum GPA specified by PDE for the PreK-4 Early Childhood Education certificate, completion of all Chapter 354 and Act 49-2 course requirements. 6 credits. |
In addition to the above courses, the following courses satisfy the Immersive Experience requirement across multiple departments and subject areas:
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Advanced Creative Study (numbered 555)
- Advanced Research (numbered 550)
- Credit-based internships (numbered 400)