University of Georgia
Summer 2018 Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Georgia recently began taking applications for the Summer 2018 Surfing & Sustainability: Political Ecology in Costa Rica Study Abroad program. This is a 6-credit program in which students take two courses (described below); out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. 

Surfing & Sustainability: Political Ecology in Costa Rica - 6 credits
2nd Summer Session (July 5-August 2, 2018)
Instructor: Pete Brosius (pbrosius@uga.edu)
Program Cost: $3,800 (estimated)

Covers all lodging, meals, transport, travel insurance, entry fees

To Apply: www.ugacostarica.com/

Students in this program take two courses:

• Communities, Conservation & Development on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast (ANTH/GEOG 4275/6275, 3 credits). This course focuses on the political ecology of conservation and coastal development in local communities.
• The Anthropology of Surfing (ANTH 4285/6285, 3 credits). This course introduces students to surfing as a globalizing cultural phenomenon from an ethnographic perspective and focuses on sustainable surf tourism.

For detailed info about this program or to apply, visit the program website at
https://costarica.uga.edu/programs/surfing-sustainability-political-ecology-in-costa-rica

Students interested in either program can contact me at pbrosius@uga.edu