St. Petersburg College invites you to participate on 2018 Honduras Study Abroad program. Join professors Sara Brzezinski and Jim Wallis on this inaugural interdisciplinary study abroad program in Central America.
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Eligibility: In order to participate in an SPC study abroad program, students must be in good academic standing and eligible to enroll in one of the available study abroad courses offered.
Available Courses:
- Professor Sara Brzezinski: CLP 2140 Abnormal Psychology
- Professor Jim Wallis: BSC 2362 Tropical Ecology
Details about the courses:
The primary goal of Abnormal Psychology is to introduce participants to cross cultural comparisons of mental health systems, policies, diagnosis, and treatment through lectures, labs, and discovery-oriented investigative experiences of native cultures, community agencies, educational institutions, and the inner cities of Honduras. Several topics will be covered in depth. These include (but are not limited to) cultural psychology, the diagnosis/treatment/prognosis/prevention of mental illness, community mental health care, culture bound syndromes, geriatric psychology, health psychology, primitive medicinal treatment/psychopharmaceuticals, and mental health law and policy.
The primary goal of Tropical Ecology course is to introduce course participants to the rainforest associated systems of Central America and the ecology through lectures, labs, and discovery-oriented investigative experiences of rainforest, wetlands, estuaries and coastal environments of Honduras. Several topics will be covered in depth. These include (but are not limited to) the general ecology of Honduras, ecology of rainforests and rainforest associated habitats, identification of rainforest fauna & flora, marine ecology, coastal ecology, identification of vertebrates, invertebrates and tropical plants, and human interactions with natural systems and there impacts.
Apply now! Further yourself culturally, build your resume, and set yourself apart in the world by joining SPC on this study abroad program, Experience the Central American culture of Honduras as your earn college credits! Click here to apply now.
Have any questions on SPC’s Honduras Study Abroad program? Contact Anna Faiola by email at faiola.anna@spcollege.edu or by phone at 727-712-5883.