Career Development Seminar

This course actively engages you in an experiential learning journey towards personal development and career empowerment. To this end, you will examine critical strategies for personal and career success in a global marketplace through an investigation of the construct of global competence. By evaluating your personal attitudes, skills, interests and knowledge, and by engaging in experiential and practical interaction with your host city and residents, you will reflect upon the reciprocal interactions of culture, identity, communication and the role they play in the global workplace. These skills will better prepare you for entering today's job market. You will also review current intercultural theories, assessment tools and behavioral skills necessary for developing the global competence required for 21st century employment. The course helps you make the necessary connections between intercultural learning and personal employability so that you better understand and can articulate your study abroad experiences in meaningful ways for personal and professional advancement.

You must enroll in the Global Career Development Certificate Program through your CEA student portal in order to enroll in this course.