Boston College offers academic programs that incorporate community-based learning and/or service trips into the curriculum. Find out more by exploring the links below.
The PULSE program's mission "is to educate our students about social injustice by putting them into direct contact with marginalized populations and social change organizations and by encouraging discussion on classic and contemporary works of philosophy and theology."
Building a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine is a fall course (SC367.01) in the sociology department with a winter trip to Israel/Palestine. Information sessions are held each spring semester for the following fall's class. For more information, please contact Professor Eve Spangler.
The McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies Fellows Program
This program provides a unique opportunity for Boston College students to critically engage with concepts of community service and social justice during their time at BC. Through international service experiences paired with group reflection and coursework, students gain a more informed vision of their role in the world, both locally and globally.
The Connell School of Nursing offers two international immersion trips, one to Nicaragua and one to Haiti, as part of the school's Community Health Division.
- Nicaragua contact: Ronna Krozy
- Haiti contact: Donna Cullinan