Students: Deans' Promise: Enrichment Opportunities

This course is designed to introduce students to the literature on global food, food safety, agricultural development and trade in China with an emphasis on international business practices.

• Course(s): 6 hours of either AAEC 3911 or AESC 3150 and FDST 4800 or FDST 8800
• Dates: May-June 2013
• Cost: $1728 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Ames,
  Dr. Huang,

Visit the Global Food and Trade website

When tourists, wilderness areas and agricultural production collide, you're learning sustainability on multiple levels in Costa Rica. Students will develop a sense of sustainability from site visits, hands-on activities, hikes and research projects at agricultural operations and home gardens – from sea level to cloud forest heights.

• Course(s): ANTH/CRSS/ECOL/GEOG/HORT 4931/6931
• Dates: Maymester 2014
• Cost: TBD + airfare + tuition/fees
• Contact(s): Dr. Wayne Parrott, 706-542-0928

Spend your Maymester studying bird biology in the rainforests, volcanic areas, cloud forests and black sand beaches of Costa Rica. With more than 400 bird species – including parrots, toucans, motmots and hummingbirds – you'll definitely have something to tweet about this summer

• Course(s): POUL 4150 (6hrs)
• Dates: May - June 2013
• Cost: $2100+ tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Adam Davis, 706-542-1350

Visit the Avian Biology website

Travel to Costa Rica to partake in this unique opportunity for students to learn about the horticultural practices and processing involved in coffee production. This program is focused entirely on the challenge and practices of growing, harvesting and processing coffee, the second-most traded commodity on Earth!

• Course(s): FDST 4150/6150 (2 credits)
• Dates: November 17-25, 2012 Thanksgiving Break
• Cost: $1250 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Ron Pegg,
  UGA CR Office,

Visit the Coffee: From Bean to Cup (Thanksgiving Break) website

Gain appreciation for the art, literature, history, politics, economics, religion, and topography that shaped the art and gardens of The Grand Tour sites. Influenced by the experiences and legacy of visitors to Italy and France over the centuries, students will write travelogues inspired by their own Grand Tour.

• Course(s): HORT 3900 and CLAS4390 (6 Hours)
• Dates: May 2013
• Cost: $3805 + tution/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): , (706) - 542 - 0788

Visit the The Grand Tour: Art and Gardens website

The program is coordinated through ENSAT (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse), which is the National Institute of Agronomy in France. Faculty from ENSAT lead lectures and field trips (taught in English) covering: Dairy and Poultry Production, Biotechnology, Horticulture, Agriculutural Economics and Policy, Geomatics, and Winemaking. In addition, there are daily lectures on French language and survival skills, culture and history.

• Course(s): AESC 3150, AESC 3160 (6 hours)
• Dates: May 2013 (Maymester)
• Cost: $1500-2000 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Gene Pesti,
  Dr. Mike Azain,

Visit the French and European Agricultural and Environmental Sciences website

There's more to wine than choosing the right bottle. Spend your Maymester mastering its finer aspects; and learn about its production, health implications, cultivation and economic impact on Cortona, Italy. Students will stay in a renovated 15th century monastery in the heart of Italian wine culture and share dinners at a local family-run restaurant.

• Course(s): HORT/FDST/PATH 3050 (4hrs)
• Dates: May 2013
• Cost: $4500-$5000 + airfare + tuition/fees
• Contact(s): Dr. Phil Brannen, 706-542-1250
  Dr. Joe Frank, 706-542-0994
  Dr. Dave Lockwood, 865-974-7324

Visit the Viticulture and Enology website

From the legendary spice markets of Zanzibar to a clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro, this 21-day trip will give you an incredible glimpse of Tanzania. Students will explore the country's culture, farming systems, agribusinesses and environmental issues; learn basic business Swahili and maybe even ride a camel.

• Course(s): AAEC 4910/6910
• Dates: Maymester 2014
• Cost: $5500 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Jack Houston,

Visit the International Agribusiness Marketing and Management website

The six-week Thailand program is more than a trip: It's study abroad and service-learning taken to a whole new level. Students will take language courses; visit villages, farms, markets and bazaars; learn about agricultural extension, community enterprises, watersheds, Thai dance and cooking; and top it off with field work the last full week of the program.

• Course(s): AESC 3150 & ANTH | ECOL | FANR | GEOG | INTL/RLST 4271 | b271
• Dates: June 2013
• Cost: $2995 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Sarah Workman, 706-542-9737

Visit the Cultural, Social, and Environmental Sustainability website

Description: During this intense and fun-filled 9-day trip we will visit a diverse group of livestock, grain and other agribusinesses. A sampling of the destinations include: large cow-calf and sheep ranches, grass-fed and organic beef and lamb operations, pasture-based dairies, organic vineyards, organic fruit and vegetable producers, large grain and oilseed producers, international grain-merchandisers and several other firms that you probably won't find in Georgia.

• Course(s): AAEC/ADSC 3911
• Dates: March 2013 Spring Break
• Cost: $1280 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Curt Lacy, 229-386-3512

Visit the Sustainable Beef and Grain Production and Marketing Systems website

Start your summer with course credit and a 15-day trip to the Caribbean. Students will stay at the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute and learn sustainable forest management, biodiversity, conservation and organic and tropical agriculture – and be immersed in the cultural heritage and community of laid-back St. Croix.

• Course(s): ANTH/CRSS/ECOL/FORS 4760
• Dates: May 2013
• Cost: $1500 + tuition/fees + airfare
• Contact(s): Dr. Sarah Workman, 706-542-9737

Visit the Agroforestry in the Caribbean website