Faculty-Led Programs
Earn TMU Course Credit Through Short-Term Travel Programs
Faculties at TMU offer a variety of short-term, faculty-led programs that allow you to explore global destinations while completing a course. Led by experienced TMU faculty members, these programs take place during semester breaks or the summer period and typically range from one to six weeks. These academically focused trips offer hands-on learning, cultural immersion, and opportunities for international collaboration, enriching your educational experience.
Faculty-led travel programs are offered every semester at TMU. Discover what's available for you and reserve your place!
Interested in organizing or leading a program? Visit our Faculty and Staff Resources: Faculty-Led Programs Abroad (external link, opens in new window) page for planning tools and guidelines.
What we offer
Why Participate?
Faculty-led programs offer TMU students a unique opportunity to step outside the classroom and into the world. Whether you're joining a travel-intensive, semester exchange, or virtual experience, these programs are designed to combine academic learning with real-world exploration, offering benefits that go far beyond course credit.
Discover short-term in-person international opportunities to work on global projects collaboratively with students from around the world.
All faculty-led programs are TMU-approved and credit-bearing. This means you can enhance your education without delaying your graduation, all while earning credit toward your degree.
These programs are built on experiential learning, connecting coursework to real-world environments, organizations, and global communities. Led by TMU faculty, each experience is designed to immerse you in a specific region or topic, encouraging critical engagement and practical application of your studies.
You’ll gain:
Hands-on experience in diverse international settings
Opportunities to work on community-based or field-focused projects
Exposure to different cultural, political, and environmental contexts
Deeper understanding of your academic discipline in a global frame
Spotlight: Global Justice and Change (GJC)
The Global Justice and Change Program (GJC) was TMU Global Learning’s immersive, faculty-led travel-intensive pilot program focused on equity, justice, and community partnership. From 2023 to early 2025, the fully funded program enabled students who self-identified as Indigenous, Black, racialized, students with disabilities, or from low-income backgrounds to earn academic credit through travel courses in destinations like Panama, Senegal, New Zealand, and virtual collaborations spanning the Caribbean.
As of March 31, 2025, GJC funding from Canada’s Global Skills Opportunity Pilot has concluded, and no further cohorts are planned. Although the program has ended, GJC’s legacy of transformative student experiences continues to influence TMU’s approach to community-engaged global learning.
For more information on the Global Justice Collective (GJC), including past programs, course offerings, and student reflections, visit the GJC webpage below.
