January Term

January Term Travel

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Where will you travel?

Explore past course offerings and learn about our upcoming Travel courses, where all they go, and how to enroll, including key requirements and deadlines for registration.

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Past Travel Courses

Gael students in Sri Lanka
JAN 171

Culture and Coral Reefs in Sri Lanka

 

Instructor: Carla Bossard

 
Fiona Mallon in Scandinavia
JAN 175

Positive Psychology of Scandinavia

 

Instructors: Emily Hause & Makenzie O'Neil

Jan Term class in Greece
JAN 176

Ancient Greek Athletics

A Gael Odyssey

 

Instructor: Deane Lamont

 
SMC Student in London
JAN 177

History of Science

London and Paris

 

Instructor: Mark Lingwood

Students stand in the ocean against a bright orange sunset.
JAN 178

Endangered Australia

Wildlife & Culture

 

Instructor: Derek Marks

Students riding an elephant
JAN 179

Religion and Culture in India

 

Instructor: Norrie Palmer

Venice
JAN 180

Decadence in Venice

 

Instructor: Gabe Pihas

Students in front of the Louvre
JAN 181

Engaging Christian Art

Italy and France

 

Instructor: Tom Poundstone

pyramid
JAN 182

Globalized Mexico

 

Instructor: Álvaro Ramirez

Student group photo
JAN 183

Spain

Identities Evolving Through Art, Architecture, & Culture

 

Instructors: Molly Metherd & María Luisa Ruiz

Temple in Bali
JAN 184

The Web of Life on Island of the Gods

Nature and Culture in Bali

 

Instructor: Ken Worthy

 
 
Big Ben
JAN 401

History of Science

London & Paris

 

Instructor: Valerie Burke

Group photo on a bridge in Venice
JAN 403

Decadence in Venice

 

Instructors: Br. Charles Hilken & Gabe Pihas

 
 
Roya Amirsheybani '25 outside Egyptian Theater at Sundance
JAN 405

Sundance Film Festival

Cinema & Spirit

 

Instructors: Norrie Palmer & Virginia McCarthy

A group photo of the class with Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche after his Buddhist preachings.
JAN 406

A Portal into Tibetan Buddhism

A Dispersed People Impacting the World

 

Instructors: Larry Mermelstein & Tereza Joy Kramer

Read our blog to learn more about our exploration of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal!

 
 

 

Copenhagen from the sky
JAN 407

Positive Psychology of Scandinavia

 

Instructors: Makenzie O'Neil & Emily Hause

Trevi Fountain group photo
JAN 408

Engaging Christian Art

Italy & France

 

Instructor: Tom Poundstone 

Group photo
JAN 409

Globalized Mexico

 

Instructor: Álvaro Ramirez

Group photo in colorful dresses in South Korean studio
JAN 410

Creative Geniuses or Hard Workers

Innovation Insights from South Korea

 

Instructors: Tina Xiaotian Zhang & Yung-Jae Lee

Students in front of a series of Broadway posters
JAN 401

Broadway

Behind the Scenes

 

Instructor: Beckett Finn

Group in Greece
JAN 402

New Horizons

Empowering Refugee & Migrant Entrepreneurs in Greece

 

Instructors: Ameera Ibrahim & Noha Elfiky

Students in front of a waterfall
JAN 403

Living in the Costa Rican Blue Zone

The Art of Being Whole through Yoga, Food, Nature, & Community

 

Instructor: Dana Lawton

Students in Australia
JAN 405

Endangered Australia

Wildlife & Culture

 

Instructors: Derek Marks

Jan Term 407 2025 Maqhabodhi Temple
JAN 407

Indian Aesthetics

Education, Religion, & Culture in India

 

Instructors: Norrie Palmer & Teresa Whiteside

Basilica of San Marco with horses from Constantinople
JAN 408

Decadence in Venice

 

Instructor: Gabe Pihas

Group standing in Piazza del Popolo
JAN 409

Engaging Christian Art

Italy & France

 

Instructor: Tom Poundstone

Students in a museum in Mexico
JAN 410

Globalized Mexico

 

Instructors: Álvaro Ramírez

Students in the rain in the Philippines
JAN 411

Coral Reefs & Culture in the Philippines

 

Instructor: Roy Wensley

Students in South Korean studio
JAN 412

Creative Geniuses or Hard Workers

Innovation Insights from South Korea

 

Instructor: Tina Xiaotian Zhang & Yung-Jae Lee

Upcoming Travel Courses

Kathmandu temple

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Jan Term Email: janterm@shushijia.net

Jan Term Director: Claire Williams

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Jan Term Office: South Arcade/Korth Tower Breezeway

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