Academics

Eligibility Requirements

– Minimum GPA of 2.0
– Good academic and disciplinary standing
– Open to all majors
– No language requirement

Faculty Leader

Phoebe Mengxiao Tang
Additional Navigation

Summer 2025 | Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Apply Now - Applications are due by January 30
  • ShorttrecProgram Fee: $5,600 (Final program cost may be lower based on enrollment)
  • Includes: 4-credit tuition, accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.
  • Excludes: Airfare, passport and/or visa fees, additional meals, and other miscellaneous costs not covered by the program provider.
  • Tentative Program Dates: May 24 – June 13, 2025
  • Course
    • PSCI 299
  • Applies as an elective in the following majors/minors:
    • PSCI Major/Minor
    • PH Major/Minor
  • Fulfills the following GenEd Requirement(s):
    • IMMX – CLA-Immersive Experience
    • GLC – CLA-Global Challenges
    • PPD – CLA-Power/Privilege/Difference

Information Session: Community Resilience and Prosperity in Vietnam

Date: Monday, November 4th
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Ehinger Center, EC 109 and Via Zoom Link

RSVP Here

Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures

Under the Launch career development platform, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.

This shortTREC program will count towards this out-of-the-classroom requirement in Drew’s rigorous curriculum.

Travel

Explore the historical, cultural, and political texture of Vietnam in the capital city of Hanoi. Boat along the Mekong River Delta and learn about food security and preserving culture for ethnic minority groups. Engage in Ho Chi Minh City and downtown Saigon visiting sites that include the War Remnants Museum and Independence Palace. Meet with local leaders and personalities to gain perspective on Vietnam’s war history and international relations in Southeast Asia.

Rethink

Promoting Sustainable Development

What are the similarities and differences between Western and non-Western political traditions in governance, welfare state, and social participation? What are the characteristics of Vietnamese approaches to public-private partnerships? How does this play out in poverty alleviation, children’s welfare, women’s empowerment, and environmental conservation?

Explore

Gain Perspective and Impact Change

Grow to understand and assess the political and socio-cultural contexts that shape the unique dynamics of social development. Four thematic pillars guide your work: poverty reduction, environment and health, social equity, and the role of government and communities shaping state-society synergy. Students design independent research and policy proposals that contribute to scholarship and shape policymaking.

Connect

Launch-Endorsed Immersive Experience

Open to students of all majors, this shortTREC counts towards the political science and international relations major or minor. The program fulfills the immersive and off-campus experience general education requirement as well as the Global Challenge requirement.