Kenyon's travel-embedded courses intermix engagement in course curriculum and site-specific activities to enhance deep and reflective learning. The on-site component furthers learning goals by allowing you to contextualize course topics while gaining critical, site-specific experience.
These courses are designed with no or minimal prerequisites so they can be taken by first and second year students. Also thanks to our generous donors, these high impact experiences are fully funded so you can participate without financial worry.
Course Structure
Our travel-embedded courses traditionally take advantage of spring break. This structure includes seven weeks of academic work before and after the travel component, specifically designed to: a) prepare you to maximize your on-site learning and, b) upon return, help you continue deepening your understanding of course concepts and recognize how these concepts work in real-world settings.
“Experiencing the concepts we studied in class firsthand allowed us to forge a deeper connection with the material and gain a greater understanding of ourselves.”
Recent Travel Embedded Courses
ENVS 291T: The Galapagos Islands: Nature, People, Politics, and Conservation
This course explores the intersection of science, culture, and politics in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands are scientific icons: since Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution, the islands have continued to serve as a natural laboratory for ecological and evolutionary study.
CLAS 121T: Greek Archaeology
This course introduces students to the ancient Greek world from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, with an archaeological examination of its houses, temples, tombs, sculptures, pottery, inscriptions, coins, and other everyday objects.
ARHS 291: Art, Money, Museums
This course explores the complex history of art, money, and museums from the fifteenth century to the present. Students consider the social and economic roles of artists; the international development of art auctions and fairs; and art collecting as a form of financial and cultural capital.
Travel Embedded Course Stories
Beyond the Classroom
Art history students received a special look at the art world when they visited the Netherlands and Belgium with Assistant Professor Katherine Calvin as part of a travel-embedded course.
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Learning on an Epic Scale
Kenyon NewsStudents enrolled in two travel-embedded courses experienced ancient temples and giant tortoises firsthand in Greece and the Galápagos Islands over spring break.
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Sun and Soil
First Person: Student Life at KenyonWhat a class trip to the Galápagos taught one student about connection, community and the heat that lingers long after the sun fades.
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Missing Pieces
First Person: Student Life at KenyonA trip to Greece as part of a travel-embedded course provided a valuable window into the plundering of ancient sites — and a resolution for one student to be part of the solution.
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