Program dates and itinerary are tentative and subject to change. More information coming soon.
Tour the farms and regions of Germany and Austria to learn about international opportunities and guidelines in related equestrian events such as jumpers, eventers and western all-around horses.
Touring the Austrian and German riding associations enables students to compare and contrast American versus European techniques, governance and styles.
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Tour the farms and regions of the United Kingdom to learn about purebred livestock and breed development and to see where many animal breeds originated. Visits to multiple rare breed farm parks will allow students access to more than 25 rare breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and goats. Additional stops include a visit to Haven Herefords to see the oldest breeding herd of Hereford Cattle in the world, and a visit to Ballindalloch castle to see the oldest Aberdeen Angus herd in the world.
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
Students will travel to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. We will spend 3-4 days each exploring the rainforest along the eastern coast of Madagascar and the spiny forest in southwestern Madagascar. There will be an in-country flight from Antananarivo to Toliara as we move between the rainforest and spiny forest regions. The trip will include guided hikes in national parks and private nature reserves where students will learn about the natural history, plants, and wildlife of these contrasting forest types.
Program dates and itinerary are tentative and subject to change
The Caribbean Marine Biology program is specifically designed to provide students with a unique field marine biology experience. The seminar portion of the course involves lectures on coral reef biology.聽 The field trip portion of the course will involve on-site lectures at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) by local experts and extensive diving/snorkeling activities in a variety of marine habitats on the world's second-largest barrier reef system.聽
Program dates and itinerary are tentative and subject to change.
This study abroad program will聽explore agricultural systems, natural resources, and resource聽management in Costa Rica. Students will learn about the soils, crops, and environment of Costa Rica while gaining an appreciation of and respect for Costa Rican culture, the Spanish language, and Costa Rica nationalism. Stops will include interactions with many farmers who have a history with this ISU course - coffee, highland fruits, organic vegetables, sugarcane, pineapple, and spice production.
Program dates are tentative and subject to change
This program provides an introduction to the production of a wide variety of tropical crops (coffee, banana, pineapple, mango, sugar cane, cut flowers, vegetables, papaya, etc.) from the perspective of Costa Rica. The class also explores Costa Rican ecology, history, and culture. Close cooperation with the University of Costa Rica allows many unique opportunities to interact with UCR students and faculty.聽
3 credits for Plant Pathology/Entomology/Horticulture 5110
The course objective is to enhance students' understanding of production and competition in agricultural world markets.聽Students will analyze production agriculture (a typical farm or ranch), business and trade in Spain and compare them with respect to the U.S.聽Pre-departure orientation will familiarize students with the history culture, politics, geography, soils, agriculture, economy and trade of Spain.
3 credits of Agron 496 or Econ 496聽(1-2 credits in AGRON 496 +聽1-2 credits in ECON 496 to total 3 credits)
