Adventure is out there.
Adventure is out there.
Adventure is out there.
Raiders lead + serve across the country and around the world. At Northwestern, you'll have opportunities to explore new places, experience unique cultures, and discover more about who you are and who God is calling you to be.
Travel from coast to coast
Travel from coast to coast
Travel from coast to coast
Through partnerships with other Christian colleges and nonprofits, Northwestern students can study filmmaking in L.A.; get a taste of the music industry in Nashville; do hands-on, environmental research in the Great Lakes area; intern on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; and more!
Prepare for a career in the music and live entertainment industry while you are challenged to live out your faith as a Christ-follower. Choose from one of four tracks—artist, business, worship creative arts or technical—and experience a hands-on education from industry professionals. Your final exam is taking your newly learned skills on tour!
Spend a semester or do a summer internship in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washington, D.C. You'll live in community with other college students, engage the challenges of the world, and learn to respond with a biblical Christian worldview.
If you dream of making movies (or maybe even starring in one), spend a semester in Hollywood where you'll work side-by-side with industry professionals and produce a festival-ready short film. This unique learning opportunity also has the benefit of being a faith-based program, allowing you to experience the world of film and television in a safe, encouraging environment.
The Au Sable Institute offers field-based, environmental science programs at four locations around the world (the Great Lakes, the Pacific Northwest, Costa Rica and India), where you'll learn how you can help serve, protect and restore God's earth.
Get a taste of public life in our nation's capital through a partnership with Calvin University. Tracks in politics and policy, pre-law, strategic communication, and social work are available, with opportunities to intern with impressive organizations like CNN, the Department of Transportation, Amnesty International and more.
Worldwide opportunities
Worldwide opportunities
Worldwide opportunities
Thanks to NWC's partnerships with global study abroad programs, you'll have the world at your fingertips. International destinations include:
Summer study abroad
Summer study abroad
Summer study abroad
Can't get away for a full semester? No problem! Northwestern also offers 2- to 3-week summer courses in a variety of disciplines and countries, with different offerings every summer. Courses are taught by NWC professors and meet the NWCore cross-cultural engagement requirement. Here are a few of our students' recent summer adventures:
Every other summer, students in Northwestern's Honors Program take a 3-week course in Greece, where they tour heritage sites like the Acropolis, Corinth, Mycenae, Meteora and the Oracle of Delphi.
During a stay in Worcester, students learn about England's history by visiting a variety of museums, cathedrals and castles. They also spend two weeks in London, where they attend theatre productions and experience staples of British culture like afternoon tea.
While making a spiritual pilgrimage from Assisi to Rome, students enjoy the beauty of rural Italy and visit religious landmarks such as cathedrals and monasteries.
Romania Semester
Romania Semester
Romania Semester
Enjoy the beauty of an area known as one of the top backpacking destinations in Europe. Through Northwestern's Romania Semester, you'll intern with New Horizons Foundation, a nonprofit that hosts youth clubs and camps and uses experiential education to teach Romanian youth self-confidence, teamwork and trust.
Learning in Lupeni
Julia’s host family became her home away from home during her semester abroad where she was immersed in Romanian culture and grew in independence.
Julia's story