Posted: January 26, 2023
Environmental Resource Management faculty are partnering with the College of Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering along with SUNY Brockport and Virginia Tech to offer this course to Antarctica during winter break 2023-24.
Enrolling students now by application. The program is hosted by AUIP.
The course investigates the impacts of climate change and scientific discoveries in Antarctica. It provides a broad overview of the continent’s human and natural history. Special attention is given to Antarctica’s physical and ecological systems, human activity in the region, sustainable tourism, and the use of fragile polar resources.
Students attend weekly lectures, write two short essays, complete a midterm project and final essay exam, and submit an annotated bibliography of their field course readings.
https://agsci.psu.edu/global/study-abroad/courses/embedded/antarctica
The course will enroll 15 students, with only a few seats remaining. If you are interested, please consider requesting and completing an application by sending an email to: tmb5352@psu.edu