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Nature & Environmental Design: Landscape Architecture Summer Program
Nature & Environmental Design
July 7 - 28, 2008 |
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This program combines travel and design exploration in Costa Rica through the eyes of
a landscape architect. The focus of the course is on environmental design and landscape
architecture in tropical ecosystems. The natural and cultural diversity of Costa Rica will
serve as an appropriate environment and place in which to explore, study and reflect. The
course will provide students with the opportunity to plan and design outdoor spaces in
real-world tropical habitats. Students will work on design projects at the UGA Costa Rica
campus in the upland cloud forests near Monteverde and at a pacific coastal resort community.
Design projects will be selected in consultation with the local owners, managers,
architects and developers. Projects may address local building materials and construction
methods and will encourage environmental sensitivity and sustainable building practices.
In addition, students will be required to explore and document the unique tropical ecosystems
through which they will travel to gain an appreciation and understanding of the rich natural
and cultural diversity of Costa Rica.
UGA Costa Rica Campus
Students are based at UGA's beautiful campus at the head of the San Luis Valley adjacent to
the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. The campus is high enough in elevation to offer a
temperate climate year-round. On-site nature trails can be explored, horse-back rides take
students throughout San Luis, a natural pool formed by a 80m waterfall can be found after a
short hike through the forest, and classes are taught in open-air classrooms and
via "living classroom" excursions.
With wide verandas overlooking the Valley, a dining room with soaring ceilings, and
computer facilities, the student union is a popular place to congregate. Participants
enjoy three fresh meals each day (included in the total cost of the program) and are
housed in spacious bungalows nested into the landscape.
Faculty
Alfie Vick See Professor Vick's bio
here
Course
Costs
The program costs approximately $2500-3500 plus in-state UGA tuition and fees.
The cost of the program covers lodging, meals, study abroad insurance, entry fees, and
transportation on program excursions. Additional costs include personal items and airfare.
***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The
HOPE scholarship applies.
Non-UGA Student Costs & Transient Application
An additional application and $50 processing fee is required for non-UGA students to
enroll. Click here
for instructions and to download the Transient Student applicaiton. Contact the UGA
Costa Rica Office to confirm when you have started the application process.
Non-UGA students will be charged $250, in addition to their tuition, which is assessed
by the UGA Bursar's office.
Application Process
To apply, students must submit a complete application and a $300 deposit payable to
UGA Costa Rica either in-person or by mail to the UGA Costa Rica Office, 110 E. Clayton St.,
Bank of America Building, 3rd Floor, Suite 316, Athens, GA 30602.
Enrollment is limted to 10 qualified students.
Target Dates / Deadlines
Application & $300 deposit deadline: March 3, 2008
Program fee payment deadline: March 30, 2008
Contact Us
Quint Newcomer, Director of UGA Costa Rica at 706-425-3317 or
Page McCorkle, Assistant Director at 706-425-3318
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