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Location:
Managua - Nicaragua
Language of Instruction: English
Academic Credit Available: Yes
Overview
What does it mean to prioritize land conservation in a region with millions of unemployed agricultural workers? Is it possible to simultaneously participate in the current international economic order and pursue national policies of sustainable development? Explore these and other questions through the lens of contemporary Nicaraguan political society and U.S. foreign policy. Meet with individuals and organizations from a broad spectrum of political beliefs and social identities, and compare their approaches to environmental justice and social change. See first-hand the environmental issues and development struggles shaping the lives of the Nicaraguan people. Travel to rural communities and ecological reserves in different parts of the country to analyze the causes of--and solutions to--poverty, injustice and environmental degradation.
When calling about this travel seminar, please ask to speak with someone from our International Travel Seminar staff.
Academic Credit
Academic credit is available.
This seminar is a three-credit course at the University of Montana. The course is cross-listed in the Environmental Studies Program and the Davidson Honors College as EVST 410. For more information about the course, please contact Professor Dan Spencer at 406/243-6111 or daniel.spencer@umontana.edu
The University of Montana Summer Semester Credit recording fee is $135 for both resident and non-resident students. You do not need to be registered at the University of Montana to participate in this travel seminar, but you must pay the recording fee in order to receive academic credit.
Eligibility
Must be college level student or an adult
Housing/Accommodation
Homestay / Host Family
Program Costs
$2,075
Costs
Include: This includes pre- and post-trip resource materials, in-country programming, language interpretation, honoraria for local resource people, all meals and lodging, all in-country transportation (including internal flights, ground transportation and river boats), and fees for activities included in the program. Please see Academic Credit section for academic credit costs.
This price does not include international airfare to and from Managua, passport, visa application fees or entry and exit taxes.
Financial Aid
Yes.
The Mary Witt Scholarship Fund was established in 1987 in memory of Mary Witt. The Center attached the fund to Mary's name because of her inspiring commitment to a more inclusive, just and peaceful world. The money in this small fund enhances opportunities for persons lacking sufficient personal resources, especially persons of color, to participate in Center for Global Education travel seminars and meet their counterparts in other countries who are working for social change. Funds are for people of color or for participants involved in grassroots work. Funds will also be considered for entire groups that are made up primarily of people or color or those working at the grassroots level.
Dates
May 25 -June 8, 2009
Deadlines
February 13, 2009
Contact
Center for Global Education
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Tel:
800-299-8889
Fax:
612-330-1695
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