Sydney: Summer Short Session

Urban Sustainability: Connecting People and the Natural Environment

Short Summer Session 2010: June 3 - June 10, 2010 (in-country), $1145

3 Credits (no pre-requisites)

Overview

This is an educational study tour of the urban cosmopolis of Sydney, Australia and its surroundings to explore and integrate anthropological, recreational, and environmental perspectives of sustainability through field, class, and travel experiences. It is a field studies course in natural resources and conservation during Short Summer Session and offers 3 credits with no pre-requisites.

This program is open to all students, but is specifically designed to fit with our Maymester in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji programs. The Fiji II session is similarly designed to fit with our Sydney program. Sydney and Fiji are easy and often free stopovers traveling on a ticket to or from the U.S. and the Sydney program begins as soon as the Maymester programs conclude and the Fiji II program begins as soon as the Sydney program concludes.

Credits & Costs

3 credits, no pre-requisites or co-requisites for ALL MAJORS

Credit is available at the undergraduate and graduate levels in one or more of the following disciplines:

Anthropology (ANTH) 4270/6270
Forestry and Natural Resources (FANR) 4270/6270
Recreation & Leisure Studies (RLST) 4270/6270

4270 courses are for undergraduate students and fulfill 3000+ level elective requirements for UGA students.

6270 courses are for graduates and honors students.

Students attend lectures and participate in field studies that take an interdisciplinary perspective.

Program cost includes all accommodation, excursions, cultural events, insurance, ground transportation in luxury coaches. Tuition (HOPE applies and out-of-state students pay in-state tuition) and international airfare (group rate available) are additional.

Description

This program focuses on the conservation of natural resources for recreation, tourism, culture, and environmental sustainability in/around the urban city of Sydney, Australia through educational travel, field trips, service learning, active participation, presentations and seminars, and coursework exercises. Sydney is home to nearly a quarter of Australia's population, and we explore the cultural diversity of this metropolis, the management and conservation of protected areas for nature-based recreation and tourism, and the impact of humans on an urban environment (including topics such as energy conservation, carbon emissions and climate change, and water conservation).

Classes are based at the University of Technology at Sydney and field activities include a cruise on the picturesque Sydney Harbour, a visit to the Rocks (site of Australia's first penal colony), the Australian Museum, and a performance in the world famous Sydney Opera House. We will also explore Aboriginal influences on the landscape and travel to the spectacular Blue Mountains, one of the most scenic areas in Australia, to learn about impacts of cities on protected natural areas and implications for creating a sustainable future for the rural-urban interface.

The program is suitable for students from a wide variety of backgrounds, and no prior resource conservation knowledge is assumed. In previous years, students from institutions across Georgia and elsewhere (and from diverse departments including Journalism, Business, Communications, Management, History, Latin, and Animal Science as well as Forestry and Anthropology) have participated and succeeded in the program.

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