STUDY ABROAD: TROPICAL HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL FIELD STUDY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify social, economic, and environmental issues related to tropical horticulture and find suitable methods to address them. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze diverse methods of tropical plant production and their correlation with nutrition, health, sustainable agricultural practices, and community development. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop a critical perspective and creative thinking regarding the production and consumption of horticultural products, and how this can impact the livelihoods of small and large-scale producers and consumers in different parts of the world, particularly in tropical regions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Cultivate interdisciplinary skills, cultural awareness, and global competencies through the understanding of the ecological and socio-economic impacts of tropical crops in both Central America and in the US. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify social, economic, and environmental issues related to tropical horticulture and find suitable methods to address them. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze diverse methods of tropical plant production and their correlation with nutrition, health, sustainable agricultural practices, and community development. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop a critical perspective and creative thinking regarding the production and consumption of horticultural products, and how this can impact the livelihoods of small and large-scale producers and consumers in different parts of the world, particularly in tropical regions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Cultivate interdisciplinary skills, cultural awareness, and global competencies through the understanding of the ecological and socio-economic impacts of tropical crops in both Central America and in the US. Audience: Undergraduate