{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:21:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to USC Dornsife Faculty-Led Programs!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spotlight \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spotlight\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Faculty-led programs are undergraduate courses designed and led by Dornsife faculty members to enhance the learning experience of Dornsife programs and its students. We offer international and domestic travel for undergraduate students, with a balance of learning inside and outside the classroom. These programs are directed during the Maymester or Summer sessions only.<\/p>\n<p>For general FLP questions email flp@dornsife.usc.edu. Specific program questions should be directed to the faculty director of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/04\/pexels-hakan-hu-2480554-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/04\/pexels-hakan-hu-2480554-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/04\/pexels-hakan-hu-2480554-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"pexels-hakan-hu-2480554-scaled. 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Capital Campus \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/students-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/students-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Student scuba diving underwater during a faculty-led program\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Students\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>For students, this takes the form of fostering critical thought, intellectual growth, and professional practices through exposure to traditions, languages, perspectives, and contexts in courses that are conducted both internationally and domestically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/facultysmall-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/facultysmall-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Faculty member teaching students in a classroom setting\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Faculty\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Faculty Led Programs provide opportunities to research on-site, to innovate experiential curricula and programming, and to teach and work with students across cultures and contexts. These programs enrich the work, instruction and professional lives of our faculty back here on USC&#8217;s Campus in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/passport-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/passport-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Passports and boarding passes with a model airplane, representing study abroad programs\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Programs\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty-Led Programs are 4-week immersive programs for undergraduates. We offer various domestic and international programs that teach GE courses, electives, introductory language classes, and upper-division major courses.\u00a0 We encourage you to apply to our current Maymesters, Spring Break, and Summer programs! For any information, contact our office at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:flp@dornsife.usc.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flp@dornsife.usc.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Us\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/uscdirectory.usc.edu\/web\/directory\/faculty-staff\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about USC Faculty &#038; Staff Directory\"  \n>\n    USC Faculty &#038; 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