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2024 Study Abroad Summer at UCF in Belize! Apps Due Feb 15, 2024

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Belize Participatory GIS and Drones Study Abroad Summer A 2024 Applications Now Open!

Join the experience of a lifetime through UCF Study Abroad in the Department of Sociology! Open to all students, both grad and undergrad, all majors, no GIS experience needed.

About the Summer A 2024 Courses: In either SYA 4959 (undergraduate students) or SYA 5941 (graduate students), students work with communities in Belize (an English-speaking country) on real-world research projects. Students will learn an in-demand research method in a high-growth technology career field. We will explore the Belize Barrier Reef and several different landscapes across Belize. We will learn how to use GIS mapping, apps, and drones. Students spend 5 days on land and 4 on islands along the world’s second largest reef system. No previous experience with GIS is needed.

Audience: Open to all graduate and undergraduate students at UCF (and beyond). All majors are welcome. This 3 credit course counts as an elective course in both UCF GIS certificate programs. It is also a research-intensive course.

Apps due February 15, 2024. But apply soon, this course will fill before the application date.

Program Fee: $2750 (all expenses including airfare, lodging, tours, transportation, and some meals). One of the most economical study abroad experiences at UCF. Students are also responsible for normal tuition and university fees for a 3-credit course.

Watch highlights from a previous GIS Study Abroad course below:

Apply through UCF Abroad at: https://tinyurl.com/mrxey5re

Any questions, please contact the program director, Dr. Timothy Hawthorne at timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu

 

 

Belize Summer A 2019 Study Abroad Course Now Accepting Applications

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About the Course: Work with communities in Belize (an English speaking country) on real-world research projects. Learn an in-demand research method in a high-growth technology career field. Explore the Belize Barrier Reef and several different landscapes across Belize. Learn how to use GIS mapping, apps, and drones. Spend 5 days on land and 4 on islands along the world’s second largest reef system. No previous experience with GIS is needed. Learn more at http://www.citizensciencegis.org/belize/.

Audience: This exciting study abroad course in Belize is open to all graduate and undergraduate students at UCF (and beyond). This 4 credit course counts as an elective course in both of the UCF GIS certificate programs. It is a research-based course. No previous GIS and mapping experience is required.

Apply through UCF Abroad at: https://studyabroad.ucf.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10108

Apps due February 15, 2019.

Program Fee: $2400-2500 (all expenses including airfare, lodging, tours, transportation, and meals). One of the most economical abroad experiences at UCF.