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Cross-cultural courses

Cross-Cultural Courses

Below are the global cross-cultural courses that will be offered during May-Term 2026! These courses are one exciting way to fulfill your 3rd language and ELI requirement during your time at Messiah University! 

Complete your application soon to avoid being wait-listed for your first choice program.  Your faculty course leader may choose to conduct interviews for acceptance. Once notified of your acceptance from the faculty course leader a non-refundable deposit of $200 will be required to confirm your spot.

If you are considering a cross-cultural course to graduate, please be sure to explore other options as well, as students are not guaranteed spots on a cross-cultural course.

May Term 2026

Faculty Leaders

Status

Greece

Sharon Putt, Keith Putt, & Daniel Schmidt

OPEN

Jamaica

Paul Johns & Neville Tomlinson

OPEN

Italy

Fabrizio Cilento & Gregg Hurley

OPEN

ARCG 208: Archaeology of Greece

David Pettegrew

OPEN

Health Care in the Developing World

*Prerequisites of BIOL 170 or NUTR 222.

John Harms, Sarah Jones, & Larry Mylin

OPEN

BIOL 304: Tropical Biology Panama/Costa Rica

*Prerequisites of BIOL 260 or SUST 140 + ENVS 216

Erik Lindquist 

OPEN