Short Term International Embedded Courses and Summer Programs

Spring, Summer, and Fall 2023

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, 2023
  • Course leaders: Janelle Larson, jbl6@psu.edu and Sjoerd Duiker, swd10@psu.edu

• South Africa
• WFS 499: Ecosystem Science in South Africa, 1.25 credits in spring, 0.25 credits in summer
• Travel 2 weeks, May, 2023
• Course leader: Jay Stauffer, vc5@psu.edu

Central America

• Belize
  
  • AEE/INTAG 499: Indigenous Knowledge and Agricultural Education, 3 credits
  • Travel Spring Break, 2023
  • Course leaders: John Ewing, jce122@psu.edu, Carson Letot, ctl84@psu.edu

• FIFSA in Costa Rica (First In Family to Study Abroad)
  • ERM 499: Connections between communities and environment, integrated & organic farming operations, botanical gardens, tropical rainforest, for First Generation College Students Only
  • Travel 9 days Spring Break, 2023, meet on campus 1 credit Fall semester, 2 credits Spring semester
  • Course leaders: Tammy Shannon, tmb5352@psu.edu, Derek James, daj17@psu.edu, and Rob Shannon, rds13@psu.edu

• Costa Rica
  
  • BBH/ENGR/INTAG 299: You, The World, and Change: Your First Global Development Experience, 3 credits. Travel the world in your first or second year to learn how people are making more equitable communities happen.  Explore technology, health, and food security innovations and the people who develop them in Costa Rica.
  • Travel Spring Break, 2023
  • INTAG course leader: Noel Habashy, noel@psu.edu

Europe

• Ireland
  • SOILS 499A and B: Co-Evolution of Land and People
  • Travel May, 2023
  • Course leader: Patrick Drohan, pjd7@psu.edu

• Ireland
  
  • HORT 499: An Irish Odyssey, 3.0 credits in spring, 0.25 in summer
  • Travel May, 2023
  • Martin McGann mrm19@psu.edu, Mike Mohney mrm126@psu.edu

• Scotland
  
  • TURF 499: Turfgrass Management Practices
  • Travel May, 2023
  • Course leaders: Dianne Petrunak, dmp6@psu.edu and Andy McNitt, asm4@psu.edu

South America

• Patagonia (Chile)
  • ERM 499: Patagonia, Chile Sustainability and Natural Resources, 1 credit in fall 2022, 2 credits in spring 2023
  • Travel December 26, 2022 - January 8, 2023
  • Course leaders: Tammy Shannon, tmb5352@psu.edu and Rob Shannon, rds13@psu.edu

Domestic Study Away - Classes with travel in the US focused on culture and international issues

• Florida
  
  • INTAG 300: Joint course with Unv. Tenn.
  • Fall 2023 course with option to travel over Winter Break 2023/2024 to ECHO: tropical crops, animals, smallholder farm innovations in different ecoregions of the Tropics. Home garden project visit to immigrant communities.
  • Sjoerd Duiker, swd10@psu.edu

• Pennsylvania
• CED 497: Community Engagement with PA Farmworkers
• Fall 2022
• Course leader: Adrian Barragan, axb779@psu.edu

Future International Courses, more to be announced by late summer 2023

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, 2024
• Course leaders: Janelle Larson, jbl6@psu.edu and Sjoerd Duiker, swd10@psu.edu

Antarctica

• ERM/BE 499: Antarctica: Human Impacts on a Fragile Environment
  • Open currently to ERM and BE majors only
  • Travel Winter Break, 2023-2024
  • Course leaders: Tammy Shannon, tmb5352@psu.edu and Rob Shannon, rds13@psu.edu

Europe

• Location TBD
  
  • FDSC/INTAG 499 – Food and Brewing Sciences
  • Travel Spring Break, 2024
  • Ryan Elias, elias@psu.edu and Helene Hopfer, hopfer@psu.edu
    

• Ireland
  
  • ANSC 499: Ireland's equine industry; A global perspective into the horse world, 3 credits
  • Travel Spring Break, 2024
  • Course leaders: Danielle Smarsh, dxs1172@psu.edu and 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.