WILD 5200-7200 Study Abroad in South Africa -25 May - 24 June 2009
Objective
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. 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.
Vision
Almost all students in natural resource fields dream of the opportunity to study in Africa. This continent is blessed by an immense diversity of wildlife, but also very real problems. Political upheaval and instability have helped to create a diverse array of wildlife and natural resources management problems. Although this is primarily a field natural history course, we hope in a short time to provide the good, bad, and ugly of natural resources management in southern Africa to participants in the course.
First Place To Stop
Introductory video in quicktime
Introductory video higher quality
Article by Ami Flowers in 2007
Article by Trey Medbery in 2008
Article by Adrienne Dorison in 2008
Slide Show from First 7 Years Of Course
South Africa Class 2002 Note--very large file
South Africa Class 2007 Smaller file of some shots taken by Dr. Carroll during 2007 class
Some Background on South Africa
CDC Health Overview for South Africa
CIA World Factbook for South Africa
State Department Fact Sheet for South Africa
Last Place to Stop--Online Course Evaluation and Photo Competition
UGA OIE Online Evaluation Form
For more information:
Dr. John P. Carroll, Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602 USA
email jcarroll@warnell.uga.edu
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