Indigenous Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Social Change in Rural Nepal - Spring Break

nicolerh — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:37:15 +0000

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Nepal

Program Director(s):

Ramesh Balayar, Read more about Dr. Balayar here: Program Director Deep Dive- Dr. Ramesh Balayar

Program dates are tentative and subject to change

Hear from last year’s students! Read the story from CALS news service “A study abroad trip like no other”. about last year’s trip to Nepal!

This study abroad program is part of ISU’s Nepal Learning Lab, which is funded by the U.S. State Department.

Our study abroad program to NEPAL will give students the ability to understand the linkages between climate change, indigenous farming systems, and U.S. development agencies as it relates to: South Asian food security and international trade, co-existence of indigenous knowledge and Western technology adoption, rural human capital and infrastructure challenges, and community social systems related to gender and caste. Will offer firsthand knowledge about the everyday struggles of smallholder farmers, mostly women and the feminization of agriculture.

We will visit small villages and meet with indigenous farmers in two areas of Nepal. The first is the lowlands of Chitwan in the south, where we will also do a jungle safari. The second is in the mountain areas of Kaski in north, where we will also spend 4 days hiking to Mardi Himal base camp (watch a YouTube video). We will also explore Doha, Qatar during our flight layover.

3 credits Soc 4110 during spring semester

This program was last offered in 2024 and 2025.

Important Note Regarding Missing Classes
Please note that participation on some travel courses require you to be away from campus for some school days. The College of Agriculture & Life Sciences tries to minimize the number of days missed for this purpose, but in some events, the inflexibility of the travel schedule prevents us from working completely within our breaks. Should you choose to enroll in a travel course that requires missing some class(es) on campus, you will need to contact your instructor directly to inquire whether or not arrangements can be made to make up this class work and/or exams. The CALS �� office can provide you with a letter explaining the dates of the trip. However, it is your responsibility to contact the instructor to determine the potential impact on your grade before signing up for a �� program. The instructor is responsible for determining the impact of any absence from class.

Friday, March 14, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025

Department:

Sociology

Type of Travel:

Travel Course

Application Deadline:

Friday, November 1, 2024

Semester:

Spring

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Year:

2025

Sociology 2340 Conservation Ethics & Values - August 2025

nicolerh — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:33:15 +0000

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United States of America

Program Director(s):

Shawn Dorius

Program dates are tentative and subject to change.

This course introduces you to the history, present, and future of conservation in the US, the leading thinkers and conservation movements they spurred, the seminal organizations and policies that touch on natural resource conservation, and, most importantly, some time exploring the mountains and communities of western Montana. Montana represents a really powerful contrast with Iowa. Dominated by industrial-scale agriculture, Iowa is among the most human-altered landscapes on the planet and also one of the only states without a federally designated wilderness area. Montana is home to two of the largest and earliest federal land conservation designations in the US park system. Montana is also home to the second largest undeveloped land in the lower 48 states. Both states have abundant natural resources and are home to resource-extractive industries and scattered rural towns.

We will mix daily readings in classical and contemporary writings about conservation with the exploration of the range of conservation designations in the mountain west, including hikes in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area (among the largest wilderness areas in the lower 48), the Great Burn Wilderness Study Area, Glacier National Park and the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness Area (the first tribal wilderness area in the US). We will visit several rural communities and meet with conservation organizations in the Bitterroot and Flathead river watersheds. Evening fireside discussions will give us a chance to reconcile what we read with what we see and hear in our field travels. The last six weeks of the course will be completed online, August 25 - September 28 back in Ames, during the first half of the fall semester.

Course Credits: Course: SOC 2340X (3 course credits)

This course was last offered in fall 2023 and 2024.

Saturday, August 9, 2025 to Friday, August 22, 2025

Department:

Sociology

Type of Travel:

Travel Course

Application Deadline:

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Semester:

Fall

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Year:

2025

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