Internships: No city has a stronger collection of internship opportunities with leading national and international organizations than Washington, D.C. For over 40 years, ASP students have been securing high-intensity, high-impact placements with Congressional offices and committees, federal agencies, international businesses, law firms, think tanks, and global relief-and-development organizations. Students work four days a week for an average of 28 hours. The list of organizations, offices, and sites our alumni have interned at when they were ASP students is impressive and ever-growing. See a full list of past and present internship locations here.
CCCU GlobalEd
Visit the CCCU Best Semester to learn more and contact international@northwestu.edu to hear about the NU application process
Middle East Studies Program
Located in Amman, Jordan, the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) immerses students in the daily life, language, food, culture, religion, and politics of one of the oldest cities in the world. With extensive travel throughout the Middle East, you will learn firsthand from locals how to work, play, and serve in the region as you become their neighbor — and soon, their family — while learning adventurously at MESP.
Courses:
Introduction to Arabic Language (4 or 6 credits)
Islamic Thought and Practice (3-4 credits
Conflict & Change in the Middle East (3-4 credits)
Peoples & Cultures of the Middle East (3-4 credits)
13-18 credits total.
Learn more HERE.
Nashville Contemporary Music Center
Get real-world music industry experience at The Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tennessee. CMC is a semester long, 16-credit hour program that prepares colleges students for careers in the entertainment industry, challenging them to live out their faith as Christ-followers. Thirty students live, work, and create music together in a facility with 24/7 access to world-class gear. Faculty are music industry pros who keep the program relevant and practical. The “Final Exam” is a week-long Road Tour at the end of the semester.
Courses:
Faith, Music & Culture (3 credits)
Inside the Music Business (3 credits)
Practicum, “Road Tour” (1 credits)
Artist Track:
Essential of Songwriting (3 credits)
Studio Recording (3 credits)
Performance (3 credits)
Business Track:
Strategic Management (3 credits)
Music Business Survey (3 credits)
Advanced Media Marketing (3 credits)
Technical Track:
Advanced Studio Recording (3 credits)
Audio Engineering (3 credits)
Concert Production (3 credits)
16 credits total. 3 tracks. No prior experience needed. All majors welcome.
Learn more HERE
Oxford Scholars
Live and study in the beautiful and renowned city of Oxford. A semester at Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) utilizes expert tutors, offers endless scholarly resources, grants access to the Bodleian library, and more. We invite you to walk the same paths and study in the same places as some of the greatest scholars in history.
Designed specifically for students seeking an academically rigorous and robust experience, a semester at SCIO seeks to brighten the brightest of minds. Students at SCIO can spend one or two semesters in Oxford. SCIO and Wycliffe Hall require students to have a GPA of 3.7 or higher. In tutorials, students meet one-on-one with acclaimed Oxford scholars (often including widely-published authors, historians, former international ambassadors, and other celebrated scholars) to go head-to-head on subjects within the disciplines of history, literature, languages, philosophy, musicology, art, science, and more. Tutorials, lectures, and seminars are equivalent to upper-division courses, and students are expected to do advanced-level work.
Courses:
Primary Tutorial (6 credits)
Secondary Tutorial (3 credits)
Undergraduate Research Seminar (4 credits)
Selected Topics in British Culture (4 credits)
17 credits total. One or two semesters offered. Three separate concentrations (thematic, disciplinary, personalized).
Learn more HERE.
Washington D.C. American Studies Program
The American Studies Program (ASP) in Washington, D.C., is where big ideas and leading institutions meet. A semester with ASP will equip you with the tools and experiences you need to translate your campus education into a Christ-centered career in professional leadership and service. Through intensive internships, fieldwork, and coursework, nurture the leader within during your experience at ASP.
Courses:
Public Policy Track
The Politics of Public Policy (3 credits)
Christian Political Engagement: Contemporary Perspectives and Practices (3 credits)
Internship (6-9 credits)
Strategic Communication Track
Case Studies in Strategic Communication (3 credits)
Christian Public Engagement for Communicators (3 credits)
Internship (6-9 credits)