Academic experiential learning
Whether it’s a six-week experiential project in a classroom, a semester overseas, or a full-year learning expedition, Northeastern seamlessly integrates experiential learning into your academic coursework.
Academic experiential
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Course-based opportunities
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Experiential projectsAvailable to all students, experiential projects are real-world assignments from companies and organizations that are integrated into your coursework. You’ll learn about the organization’s unique challenges and work to deliver a solution.
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Service learningService learning is a rigorous form of experiential learning through which you’ll engage in hands-on service to address community needs.
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Undergraduate researchYou’ll have vast opportunities to conduct research that focuses on real-world problems, matches your interests, and aligns with your academics.
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Medical simulations labsOpen to healthcare and nursing students, medical simulation labs immerse you in the same real-world situations and processes that you’ll find in hospitals and other clinical settings.
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discovery opportunities
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Study abroadIn this immersive global experience, you’ll take courses at a partner university for a semester in a country outside the U.S.
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Dialogue of CivilizationsDialogues are faculty-led global learning experiences held during the summer that combine coursework, international travel, and cultural immersion.
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Three SeasThree Seas is a yearlong, field-intensive program in which you’ll study marine biology and habitats across three coastal environments.
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Semester InThrough this program for undergraduates, you’ll spend a semester studying alongside other Northeastern students at one of our locations in the U.S., U.K., or Canada. Your program will have a targeted academic and experiential focus.
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Summer InThrough this program for undergraduates, you’ll spend a summer studying alongside other Northeastern students at one of our locations in the U.S., U.K., or Canada. Your program will have a targeted academic and experiential focus.
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First-year opportunities
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London ScholarsLondon Scholars is a yearlong program for first-year undergraduates, in which you begin your Northeastern experience at our London campus, before continuing your education in Boston as a matriculated student.
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NYC ScholarsHeld in partnership with Marymount Manhattan College, New York City Scholars is a yearlong program for first-year students, in which you begin your Northeastern experience at our New York City campus.
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N.U.inN.U.in is a program in which you spend your first semester at Northeastern studying abroad at one of our many partner institutions alongside a group of other first-year students, before continuing your education in Boston in your second semester.
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Chart your global path
At Northeastern, academic experiential learning doesn’t just occur in the classroom. From spending a semester or summer abroad to exploring arts and culture across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, you’ll have unprecedented opportunities to learn and experience the world as part of your academic journey.
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Student experiences to inspire your journey
Students recognized for excellence in STEM research as Goldwater Scholars
