Application Deadline: Field to Fork on the Prairie (Study USA)
Friday, March 31, 2023 - 7:00am to 11:00pm
Agronomy
Soils, Agriculture and the Environment of Uruguay
Program Overview
Soils, agriculture & the environment of Uruguay program examines the soils, agriculture, and environment across Uruguay via a series of visits to farms, forests, rivers, parks, and professional field offices to develop an understanding and appreciation of South America's northern Pampas, the national importance of the Universidad de la Republica, and Uruguay's unique and vibrant culture and agricultural economy.
Program Goals and Outcomes:
Tropical Agriculture and Culture in Ghana
This Travel Study course will take place in the Coastal Savannah, the Semi deciduous rainforest, and the High rain-forest Evergreen ecological zones of Ghana, where students will learn about tropical agriculture, agroforestry, animal production, animal ecology, and aspects of Ghanaian culture in foods, art, and music in the three ecological zones chosen for the travel study. Students will have the opportunity to interact with local farmers for community service.
Application Deadline: Greece and Italy: Food, Culture and Agriculture
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 7:00am to 11:00pm
Agricultural Production, Business and Trade in Australia
The course aims to enhance students' understanding of production and competition in agricultural markets. Students will analyze production agriculture (a typical farm or ranch), business, and trade in Australia and compare them with respect to the USA. The pre-departure orientation will familiarize students with Australia's history, culture, politics, geography, soils, agriculture, economy, and trade.
3 credits for the AGRON/ECON 496 (2 credits of AGRON and 1 of ECON or 2 credits of ECON and 1 of AGRON) during spring semester
Application Deadline Extended: Soils, Agriculture and the Environment of Uruguay
Sunday, May 1, 2022 - 7:00am to 11:00pm
Agronomy Feature: Soils, Crops, and Natural Resources of Costa Rica Study Abroad
Lee Burras and Amber Anderson lead the Soils, Crops, and Natural Resources study abroad trip to Costa Rica. They recently led a group on this trip over Thanksgiving break and are gearing up to take another group over spring break. This upcoming trip will be ten days long and begin on March 9th.
Field to Fork on the Prairie (Study USA)
Field to Fork on the Prairie takes students on a journey from production through the supply chain to the dinner table. On this trip, students will be exposed to the production and processing of sugar beets, sunflowers, potatoes, and dry beans/peas in eastern North Dakota, lentils and canola in western North Dakota, and irrigated wheat in South Dakota and Nebraska. They will also experience rangeland management in North and South Dakota.
Semester Along the Nile: Learning in Uganda (Semester Long - Fall)
UniLaSalle, Polytechnic Institute, France (Exchange - Spring)
This is a semester and summer CALS exchange program available to students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Sciences with a 3.0 GPA minimum.
UniLaSalle has a strong emphasis on cultivated innovations in scientific fields applied to agriculture, nutrition and health, geology, and the environment.
There are a variety of English-taught courses offered through the following:
Spring Semester Programs (tentative)
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