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Academics
- Examine New Zealand's current environmental issues
- Attend guest lectures by local experts
- Experience the natural beauty of New Zealand
Academic Structure
Program Type: Environmental Issues in New Zealand is a Global Seminar. Global Seminars are short-term study abroad programs led by University of Minnesota faculty. Instruction is in English.
Level: 3000 level coursework
Term: May 2010
Prerequisites: None
Courseload: One 3-credit course
Coursework
Students will learn about:
- New Zealand’s early human occupation, history, government, and modern culture
- New Zealand’s dependence on natural resource-based enterprises
- How natural resource-based enterprises depend on soil, water, climate, and landforms and how such enterprises impact the environment
- The trade-offs in land management with economic, social, and environmental consequences
Prior to departure, students attend a pre-departure orientation and receive pre-departure readings and assignments. Classes consist of lectures, discussions, and excursions. Students will write papers, journal, and conduct a final research project.
For more information see the tentative course syllabus.
This course has been approved for the Environment theme and International perspective.
View the Global Seminar Liberal Education Requirements chart.
Faculty Leader
Melvin Baughman is a Professor in the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota. He has extensive forestry experience and previously led this course to New Zealand.
Last modified on September 8, 2009 |