Social and Environmental Justice in Oaxaca

Are you interested in knocking out some of your major/minor requirements while studying abroad this summer? 

The program is nonstationary and interactive. You will not be confined to a classroom. Assignments are reflective in nature, creating a space for careful analysis and personal growth while allowing you to tackle topics of personal interest. Classroom discussions are enriched with nearly a dozen trips outside of the city, and the final field studies project gives you the chance to undertake independent travel if you choose to do so. Trips took us to wind farms, migrant shelters, tropical coffee farms, women´s cooperatives, archaeological sites and many more memorable places. Beyond getting to know new places, however, the people you meet along the journey is by far the most interesting part. During my program, we had the opportunity to meet with coffee growers, women´s cooperative leaders, gender equality activists, rappers, farmers, NGO leaders, local government officials, artisans, etc. Every day is a new experience.
 

Courses:

GEO 365: Special Topics in Regional Geography: Society and Environment in Oaxaca (3 credit hours).
GEO 431: Political Ecology (3 credits).
GEO 406: Field Studies in Geography: Undergraduate Field Research  (3 credits).

Students who have already taken GEO 431 may take GEO 316: Environment and Development instead. If you have already taken GEO 406, it can be repeated.

For more education abroad and exchange opportunities, see the offerings through the UK College of Arts and Sciences' Arts and Sciences Abroad page and from across the University of Kentucky campus', visit the International Center's Education Abroad & Exchanges page.

Visit the International Center page for more information regarding scholarships. The Richard Ulack Study Abroad Scholarship is a funding opportunities for Geography majors.