For more than 25 years, UGA students have had the opportunity
to take a wide range of courses in the arts and humanities
through the university’s study abroad program in Cortona,
Italy. Now, for the first time, students with interests in
science and medicine have something to choose from as well.
During Maymester 2006, the Cortona program will offer “Topics
in Biology/Biology of Medicine” (BIOL 3910) and “History
of Medicine” (HIST 3433). The classes are upper-division,
three-hour courses designed for undergraduate students with
career goals in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, biological
sciences and biomedical and health sciences research and teaching.
The deadline to apply for the Maymester science program is
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006.
The “Topics in Biology” course will cover an
array of current topics in biology, including biochemistry,
molecular biology, genetics and biotechnology that relate
to modern medicine. These topics include cloning, stem cell
biology, cancer biology, endocrinology and bioethics. The
course will be taught by Wyatt W. Anderson, Alumni Foundation
Distinguished Professor of Genetics, and J. David Puett,
Regents Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Prerequisites for the course are BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108
(or the equivalents).
Edward J. Larson, the Richard B. Russell Professor of American
History and Talmadge Professor of Law and a Pulitzer Prize-winner,
will teach “History of Medicine.” The course
will cover Western concepts of medicine from a historical
perspective with a focus on the contributions by Italian
physicians and scientists. There is no prerequisite.
The format for the courses will consist of two lectures – one
in the morning and one in the afternoon – and three
discussion periods each day. The courses will be augmented
by fieldtrips to Rome, Florence, Bologna, Padua and Venice.
For more than 35 years, UGA’s Cortona program has
been a leader in international arts education, providing
a challenging opportunity for the serious art student who
wishes to combine international travel with an intensive
studio and classroom experience. A medieval hill town, Cortona
offers a rich historical environment where students can easily
integrate with the lifestyle of a typical Italian community.
Since its inception, the program has served nearly 5,000
students from 400 U.S. institutions. Today, more than 200
students travel to Cortona each year to study art, landscape
architecture, Italian culture and language, as well as a
variety of courses in the humanities.
Building the New Learning Environment
The new learning environment is an academic and intellectual
community on the campus of the University of Georgia humming
with the vibrancy of the true college experience—bright
and talented students working with brilliant faculty formally
in the classroom and informally over a cup of coffee or lounging
in the greenspace which stretches from one end of campus to
the other. It is a place which recognizes that new information
technologies are transforming traditional academic disciplines
and embraces those opportunities. |
The
format for the biology and medicine courses in Cortona will consist
of two lectures and three discussion periods each day. The courses
will be augmented by fieldtrips to Rome, Florence, Bologna, Padua
and Venice.
