Following a seminar course that focuses on European and New York artists and art movements from the early 20th century to the present, students travel to New York to visit galleries and museum collections, present a research project, and attend classes and lectures at the Studio School. Students return to Knox to resolve a body of work based on their experiences.

With a foundation of classwork in dance terminology and anatomy and movement vocabulary, students travel to Chicago to participate in daily technique classes held at a professional studio of dance training, as well as attend four to six dance concerts and visit the city's art and cultural museums.

Building on coursework in Japanese language, history, and East Asian philosophy, plus a course on skills for travelling, students visit the modern capital of Tokyo, Osaka, and the ancient capital of Kyoto, with side trips to Nara and Kamukura, giving access to every major period in Japanese history. Hiroshima offers a view of pre-modern history, while Kyoto lets students explore the seat of Buddhist learning.

Classwork examines the arts in the social and political context of a major urban center through readings, films, and discussion to establish a theoretical foundation that will be investigated in the three-week trip to London. Students are immersed in seminars, theatre, opera, music, dance, poetry, visual art, architectural and cultural icons, and historic sites. A major project of either traditional or creative scholarship is completed upon their return.

Intensive study of Spanish language, history, and culture, culminates in a trip to a Spanish-speaking locale. Grammar and vocabulary instruction are structured around situations students encounter while traveling. Previous trips include travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, while upcoming destinations include Guatemala.

Students participating in this program take a course in the spring term that emphasizes Navajo history and culture. The course is entitled "Culturally Appropriate Teaching - The Dine'." The following summer students enrolled in the course along with two or three Knox professors travel to Rock Point or Flagstaff, Arizona where they spend two weeks working with Navajo teachers and students in reservation elementary schools. Students also visit other parts of the reservation, interact with Navajo parents and grandparents and participate in selected cultural events.