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Belize
Travel Dates: January 7-17, 2008
Professors: Dr. Cynthia Pope, Associate Professor of Geography (860) 832-2799 or popec@ccsu.edu
Dr. Cindy White, Professor of Communication (860) 832-2695 or whitecl@ccsu.edu
Courses: Geography 459: Field Studies in Regional Geography, 3 or 6 credits Geography 559: Advanced Field Studies in Geography, 3 or 6 credits International Studies 490: Field Studies Abroad, 3 or 6 credits International Studies 590: Graduate Field Study Abroad, 3 credits Communication 495: Special Topics in Communication, 3 credits
Note: Students may register for 3 or 6 credits of either Geog 459/559 or IS 490/590, but not both.
Cost: The cost of this program, exclusive of tuition and registration fees, is approximately $2,295 per person, based on double occupancy and a minimum of 16 students. The cost includes round-trip international airfare from Hartford, 7 nights' lodging and 3 meals daily at Maya Mountain Lodge, 3 nights lodging in one of the area cayes, and ground/water transportation and entrance fees to all required sites.
This pricing information supersedes the cost published in the 2008 Course Abroad Catalog (hardcopy brochure).
Program Registration Deadline: October 1, 2007
The Ecological and Cultural Diversity of Belize The purpose of this field course is to gain an understanding of the rich ecological and cultural diversity of Belize, and to develop a sense of how this “tropical paradise” is being advertised. Do economically successful advertising campaigns have the potential to destroy the ecological paradise they attempt to sell? Thus, this course will have both geographic and communication dimensions to it.
During seven days at Maya Mountain Lodge in the rainforest interior we will visit the major Mayan archaeological sites of Belize and the most outstanding remains of this civilization at Caracol and Aktun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave. We will also examine the cultural and economic contributions of subsequent inhabitants – Spanish, Central American, British, African, and Mennonite. Belize’s reputation as a global model for economically successful ecotourism will be evaluated on visits to national parks and wildlife reserves in the rainforest and during a three day visit to South Water Caye where students may explore the coral reef ecosystem in this Marine Reserve and World Heritage Site.
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