Lead by John P. Carroll, PhD. For 11 years I have been taking students to South Africa, mainly Kruger National Park, for this course. In 2013 we will move a few hundred miles west and north to a very remote area in southeastern Botswana. My partners in South Africa have expanded to this new camp in 2010 and offered to allow us to have our course there--this means we still maintain our high level of health and safety. Although many of the wildlife and natural resources issues are the same we will be able to do some new and exciting things in this new camp. The purpose of WILD 5200-7200, International Wildlife Management, is to provide a first-hand understanding of the natural history of the bush of southern Africa leading into and introduction the types issues facing wildlife managers throughout the world. This course in southern Africa offers many opportunities and challenges. The shock of exiting an airplane in a foreign country can be quite intimidating to even seasoned travelers. Very often fear is the response to a lack of understanding of a completely different place. As always, knowledge is power. We decided to develop several projects for the students enrolled in the course to provide familiarity to the place and culture. Although these will never completely remove the anxiety of being dropped in completely new world they should ease the adjustment. WILD 5200-7200, International Issues in Conservation is a 6 credit course targeted at upper division science students. Although it is administered through the University of Georgia, students from all universities are welcome (UGA charges all students in-state fees even if they are from different universities and different states). This course requires students to live in a bush camp for 28 days in (northeastern South Africa)--eastern Botswana in 2012. Each day will require extensive hiking and 4x4 travel in the bush along with classroom activities. Students have one day off to travel to a local site during the program. There is an expectation that the students have had courses in biology, basic ecology, plant identification and others. If you are interested in this type of experience, but would like to take a more basic and shorter course, we are developing an introductory field natural history course. Please contact Dr. John Carroll to get details on that course. http://gamebird.forestry.uga.edu/africa Stellenbosch Study Abroad Program, South Africa-GLOBIS * INTL/SOCI 4320S (Politics of Development) & * INTL/SOCI 4560S (Globalization and Work) This study abroad program provides students with a first-hand understanding of South Africa. The classes focus on South Africa and cover its transition from apartheid to democracy and from economic isolation to integration into the global economy. They offer an opportunity for students to consider issues such as the design of political institutions and their effect on social conflicts and the relationship between poverty and economic and social development. The program includes a two-week service-learning assignment in the township of Kayamandi. https://www.oie.uga.edu/ViewProgram/2594
