This seminar course is designed to immerse students in the language and culture of a global city. Through practical exercises and real-world activities, students will gain foundational conversational skills for everyday interactions, from ordering food to navigating transportation. The course emphasizes cultural understanding, helping students engage respectfully with locals and adapt to local social norms. By the end of the course, students will feel confident in handling common challenges faced while living aborad, such as making purchases and communicating effectively in various situations.

This seminar course is designed to immerse students in the language and culture of a global city. Through practical exercises and real-world activities, students will gain foundational conversational skills for everyday interactions, from ordering food to navigating transportation. The course emphasizes cultural understanding, helping students engage respectfully with locals and adapt to local social norms. By the end of the course, students will feel confident in handling common challenges faced while living aborad, such as making purchases and communicating effectively in various situations.

Looking at the world, we can see that there is much that divides us and, yet, our responsibility as members of an educational community is to understand one another. The purpose of this course is to create a space where these questions can be explored in depth.

This course is designed for incoming transfers, to help them make a smooth transition, identify programs of interest, and be successful at UMass. Students will learn how to: navigate UMass requirements, opportunities, resources and procedures; clarify their choice of major; ensure timely progress toward graduation; and position themselves for careers and other post-graduate options.

This course is designed for incoming transfers, to help them make a smooth transition, identify programs of interest, and be successful at UMass. Students will learn how to: navigate UMass requirements, opportunities, resources and procedures; clarify their choice of major; ensure timely progress toward graduation; and position themselves for careers and other post-graduate options.

This course is designed for incoming transfers, to help them make a smooth transition, identify programs of interest, and be successful at UMass. Students will learn how to: navigate UMass requirements, opportunities, resources and procedures; clarify their choice of major; ensure timely progress toward graduation; and position themselves for careers and other post-graduate options.

This course is designed for incoming transfers, to help them make a smooth transition, identify programs of interest, and be successful at UMass. Students will learn how to: navigate UMass requirements, opportunities, resources and procedures; clarify their choice of major; ensure timely progress toward graduation; and position themselves for careers and other post-graduate options.

This course is designed for incoming transfers, to help them make a smooth transition, identify programs of interest, and be successful at UMass. Students will learn how to: navigate UMass requirements, opportunities, resources and procedures; clarify their choice of major; ensure timely progress toward graduation; and position themselves for careers and other post-graduate options.