Short Term Faculty-Led International Courses

Spring and Summer 2025

International educational programs are courses or programs led by College of Agricultural Sciences faculty or staff. Most meet on campus during the semester and have an embedded international travel experience either over fall, winter, or spring break, or in the beginning of the summer, lasting between 1 to 3 weeks. Some are focused on specific major areas or topics, but generally students in any major are welcome to apply. All programs listed below are embedded unless noted otherwise. Please contact the course leader or Ketja Lingenfelter, Assistant Director for Student Global Engagement for details.

Upcoming courses and programs by region

Africa

• Kenya
  • AGECO/CED 499: Issues in Economic, Community and Agricultural Development in Kenya, 3 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer, occurs annually
  • Travel 2.5 weeks, May, 2025
  • Course leaders: Dr. Janelle Larson, jbl6@psu.edu and Dr. Sjoerd Duiker, swd10@psu.edu

Central America

• Belize
  • INTAG 300: Tropical agriculture and food systems, 3 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer
  • Grant based in partnership with University of Tennessee-Martin
  • Travel approximately one week mid-May, 2025
  • Program leaders: Dr. Melanie Miller Foster, mjm727@psu.edu; Dr. Elsa Sánchez, ess11@psu.edu
  • Enrollment by faculty nomination only. Email Dr. Miller Foster for details.

• Belize
  
  • THIS PROGRAM IS FULL FOR THIS YEAR
  • GOALS: Global Orientation to Agricultural Learning, a USDA HEC Funded project of the Global Teach Ag Network (GTAN)
  • AEE 400, 3 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer - limited program for accepted 2024-2025 cohort
  • Travel in late May, 2025
  • Program leaders: Dr. Daniel Foster, foster@psu.edu

Europe

• Italy
  
  • FDSC 499: Comparing the science and business of wine in the US and Italy, 2 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer
  • Meeting second half of Spring 2025, traveling for 2 weeks during Maymester, tentatively May 12 - 26, 2025
  • FAQs and Application: https://forms.gle/dh89oxkCFnTw2Su46
  • Course leaders: Dr. Ryan Elias, rje12@psu.edu, Dr. Michela Centinari, mzc22@psu.edu, Dr. Kathy Kelley, kmk17@psu.edu

• United Kingdom
  
  • HORT 499: Gardens of England, 2 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer
  • Meeting second half of Spring 2025, traveling for 10 days during Maymester 2025
  • Course leader: Dr. Margaret Hoffman, mch7@psu.edu

Future International Courses, more to be announced by late summer 2025

Africa

• Kenya
• AGECO/CED 499: Issues in Economic, Community and Agricultural Development in Kenya, 3.0 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer at a flat rate of $200, occurs annually
• Travel 2.5 weeks, May 2026
• Course leaders: Dr. Janelle Larson, jbl6@psu.edu and Dr. Sjoerd Duiker, swd10@psu.edu

Europe

• Ireland
• ANSC 499: Ireland’s equine industry; A global perspective into the horse world, 3 credits.
• Meeting and traveling for 2 weeks, May 2026 plus two mandatory meetings in spring 2026 before travel.
• Course leaders: Dr. Danielle Smarsh, dxs1172@psu.edu, Ms. Andrea Kocher, alg917@psu.edu

Note: Your Student Conduct record and Academic record will be checked as part of the pre‐departure process for any College of Agricultural Sciences embedded program. If you have a disciplinary Student Conduct record, are currently on disciplinary probation, academic probation, or if your GPA is below 2.5, you may be deemed ineligible for the program.