{"id":11562,"date":"2016-03-02T20:46:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=11562"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:34:18","slug":"study-abroad-in-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/study-abroad-in-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad in Ecuador and earn college credits this summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This interdisciplinary program to Ecuador offers two unique views of its diverse culture, ecology, and people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0842.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11563\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11563 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0842-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP0842\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0842-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0842-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0842-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0842.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Professor Wallis\u2019 course in Tropical Ecology will introduce course participants to the rainforest-associated systems of South America and their ecology through lectures, labs, and discovery-oriented investigative experiences of rainforest, wetlands, estuaries and coastal environments of Ecuador. Several topics will be covered in depth. These include (but are not limited to) the general ecology of Ecuador, ecology of rainforests and rainforest-associated habitats, identification of rainforest fauna and flora, marine ecology, coastal ecology, identification of vertebrates, invertebrates and tropical plants, and human interactions with natural systems and their impacts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0571.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11565\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11565 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0571-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP0571\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0571-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0571-768x1360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0571-578x1024.jpg 578w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/03\/IMGP0571.jpg 1464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Professor Brzesinski\u2019s abnormal psychology class will 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 Ecuador. 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.<\/p>\n<p>Together, this program will offer faculty and student participants the ability to view Ecuador from various unique angles and together share their findings and experiences to create a broader tapestry of this richly diverse country.<\/p>\n<p>Apply now &#8211; space is limited! Application, all forms, payments, visa (if necessary), etc. must be processed and completed by the deadline of April 12, 2016!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>QUESTIONS?<\/strong> Visit<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/ecuador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our website<\/a> or call\u00a0(727) 712-5883.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This interdisciplinary program to Ecuador offers two unique views of its diverse culture, ecology, and people. Professor Wallis\u2019 course in Tropical Ecology will introduce course participants to the rainforest-associated systems of South America and their ecology through lectures, labs, and discovery-oriented investigative experiences of rainforest, wetlands, estuaries and coastal environments of Ecuador. 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