Short-Term Study Abroad Program Information Please provide the following information: Study Abroad Program Name: Study Abroad (SABD) Course ID: Study Abroad (SABD) Course CRN: Semester Program will be Offered: UGA - Warnell - Discover Abroad: Winter Break in Australia SABD 1024 29761 Spring 2016 Michael Tarrant 706.542.9713 Program Leader/Contact Name: Program Leader/Contact Phone Number: Program Leader/Contact Email Address: Program Start Date (First meeting with enrolled students): Program End Date (Last meeting with enrolled students ): tarrant@uga.edu December 19, 2015 (Orientation is November 15, 2015) 9-Jan-16 Travel Start Date: 17-Dec-15 Travel End Date: 9-Jan-16 Anticipated Number of Total Students Participating in Program: 36 Anticipated Number of UGA Students: Anticipated Number of Transient Students: 31 5 Anticipated Number of Undergraduate Students in the Program: 36 Total Number of Credit Hours Taken by Each Undergraduate Student: 6 Anticipated Number of Graduate Students in the Program: 0 Total Number of Credit Hours Taken by Each Graduate Student: NA Please list each course offered through the program on a separate row below: Course Title Course Prefix Course Number Course Type Credit Hours Instructor(s) Department of Instructor(s) Course Start Date Course End Date Total Lecture Hours Total Field/ Lab Hours Total Contact Hours Field Studies in Natural Resources: Sustaining Michael Tarrant, Adam Landon, Human Societies and the Natural Environment FANR(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG)(INTL)(RLST) 4271 Lecture 6* and Logan Mintz Warnell and SPIA 12/19/2015 1/9/2016 60 35 77.5 Field Studies in Natural Resources: Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural Environment FANR(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG)(INTL)(RLST) 6271 Lecture 6* Michael Tarrant, Adam Landon, and Logan Mintz Warnell and SPIA 12/19/2015 1/9/2016 60 35 77.5 *students sign up for two sections of the cross-listed course for a total of 6 hours Total Contact Hours = Total Lecture Hours + (Total Field Hours / 2) Courses require 12.5 contact hours for each credit hour earned
Sample Academic Itinerary Study Abroad Program Name: Discover Abroad Winter Break Australia Study Abroad Course ID: SABD 1024 Program Start and End Dates: December 17, 2015 - January 9, 2016 Instructors and Courses Taught: Dr. Michael Tarrant, Dr. Adam Landon and Logan Mintz (Phd Candidate) co-instructors FANR(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG)(INTL)(RLST) 4271/6271 (3-6 credits) Sunday, November 15 Pre-departure Lecture Field 13:00-16:00 Program orientation 3.0 Pre-departure lectures On your own time Welcome to Discover Abroad 1.5 On your own time Introduction to Australia 1.0 Saturday, December 19 Day 1: Arrive Brisbane (L, D) Lecture Field 06:20 QF arrives from LAX Look for "UGA" sign in arrivals Original Tours, Steve Hosie 04.1872.9024 08:30 Coach leaves for Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 09:30-13:00 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 2.0 Includes BBQ lunch 708 Jesmond Rd., Fig Tree Pocket, QLD, 07.3378.1366 14:00 Check into accommodations 16:00-16:30 Survey A 0.5 Astor conference room 16:30-18:00 Orientation I: Introduction to program themes and risk management 1.5 Astor conference room 18:00 Pizza dinner Accommodations: Astor Metropole Hotel, 193 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, 07.3144.4000 Sunday, December 20 Day 2: Brisbane to Carnarvon Gorge overnight (D) Lecture Field 08:00-08:30 First full day quiz 0.5 Astor conference room 08:30-10:30 In-country orientation II: Academic expectations and module thematic essay Astor conference room 2.0
10:30-11:30 Digital introductions 1.0 Astor conference room 13:00 Meet at Queensland Museum South Bank, 07.3840.7555 13:00-14:30 Queensland Museum "scavenger hunt" 1.5 Discover Queensland and Dandiiri Maiwar exhibits 14:30-15:30 Museum debrief 1.0 Grassy area outside the museum 18:00-19:00 Supermarket stop for lunch food purchases (closes at 19:00) Purchase 4 lunches, $15 allocation per student 19:00-20:30 Group dinner Hub's Walk 22 Barry Parade, Fortitude Valley, 07.3831.3800 21:30 Coach departs for Carnarvon Gorge (600 km) Monday, December 21 Day 3: Carnarvon Gorge (B, L, D) Lecture Field 08:00-09:00 Group breakfast and clean up 09:00-12:00 Introduction to Carnarvon National Park 1.0 2.0 Indigenous technology in the Outback workshop Simon Ling, Australia Nature Guides 04.0874.1292 13:30-16:30 Natural history of Warumba Gorge: Guided walk 1.0 2.0 Simon Ling 18:00-19:00 Group dinner and clean up 19:00-20:30 Team Emu: Spotlighting and nocturnal wildlife 0.5 1.0 Accommodations: Takarakka Bush Resort, Carnarvon Gorge, 07.4984.4535 Tuesday, December 22 Day 4: Carnarvon Gorge (B, L, D) Lecture Field 05:00-06:00 Group breakfast and clean up 06:00-15:00 Team Emu: Guided walk in Carnarvon Gorge and discussion of rock art 1.5 4.0 Simon Ling 06:00-08:30 Team Kookaburra: Boolimba Bluff hike (Module Carnarvon discussion) Effects of geology on human cultural adaptation 18:00 18:45 Group dinner and clean up
19:00-20:30 Team Kookaburra: Spotlighting and nocturnal wildlife Simon Ling Accommodations: Takarakka Bush Resort, Carnarvon Gorge, 07.4984.4535 Wednesday, December 23 Day 5: Carnarvon Gorge (B, L, D) Lecture Field 07:00-07:30 Group breakfast and clean up 07:45-16:30 Team Kookaburra: Guided walk in Carnarvon Gorge and discussion of rock art Simon Ling 07:45-10:00 Team Emu: Boolimba Bluff hike (Module Carnarvon discussion) 1.0 1.0 Effects of geology on human cultural adaptation 18:00-19:00 Group dinner 19:00-20:30 Southern Skies star gazing 0.5 1.0 Simon Ling 21:00-22:00 Module Carnarvon Gorge discussion 1.0 Accommodations: Takarakka Bush Resort, Carnarvon Gorge, 07.4984.4535 Thursday, December 24 Day 6: Carnarvon Gorge to Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field 06:00-06:30 Group breakfast and clean up 06:30-07:00 Carnarvon topics quiz 0.5 07:00 Coach departs for Noosa 16:00-17:00 Supermarket stop Noosaville Woolworths Corner Gibson Rd. and Mary St. Purchase for 3 B, 4 L, and 4 D in Noosaville, $50 per student Self-catered dinner and clean up Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: 07.5499.7777 Friday, December 25 Day 7: Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field 09:00-10:00 Module thematic essay discussion 1.0 10:00-12:00 Group Christmas brunch Faculty condo Free afternoon and Merry Christmas Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: 07 5499 7777
Saturday, December 26 Day 8: Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field Self-catered breakast and clean up 08:00 Module Carnarvon Gorge Due 08:00-09:00 Introduction to the Noosa research project: Data collection 1.0 Faculty condo 09:00 Coach departs for Eumundi markets 09:30-10:00 Introduction to the largest arts and crafts market in Australia 0.5 Daniel West, General Manager 04.1973.3468 Country Women's Association building 10:00-12:00 Noosa research project: Data collection 2.0 12:30 Coach departs for Hastings Street (drop-off and walk to Noosa NP) 13:30-15:30 Noosa National Park interpetive walk and discussion of survey findings 1.0 1.0 Noosa National Park amphitheater Return to accommodations on own via bus, taxi or on foot 17:00-18:30 SSI preparation I 1.5 Coral Beach Self-catered dinner and clean up Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: 07 5499 7777 Sunday, December 27 Day 9: Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field 09:00-09:30 Preparation for LEI 0.5 Coral Beach BBQ area 13:15 Bus to Noosa Bus depot, walk to Noosa Spit 14:15-17:15 Ecology, economics, and politics of the Noosa Spit 1.5 1.5 Phillip Moran and General Manager, Noosa Land Care 0412.507.363 Return to accommodations on own via bus, taxi or on foot Self-catered dinner and clean up Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: 07 5499 7777
Monday, December 28 Day 10: Noosa (B, L, D) Lecture Field Self-catered breakfast and clean up 8:15 Walk to CQU 90 Goodchap St., Noosaville 07.5440.7000 9:00-10:00 The Noosa story: Introduction to Noosa and Noosa Biosphere 1.0 Dr. Sue Davis, CQU/NBL Collaborative I, CQU 0418.763.428 Morning tea 10:15-11:45 Sustainability of place 1.5 Collaborative I, CQU Noon - 13:00 Socio-scientific simulation: The politics of marina development 1.0 Collaborative I, CQU 17:00-19:00 SSI simulation hearing and debrief 2.0 Faculty condo Accommodations: Coral Beach Resort, 12 Robert Street, Noosaville, Tel: 07 5499 7777 Tuesday, December 29 Day 11: Noosa to LEI (B, L, D) Lecture Field LEI field staff selected from two of the following: Dr. Tyrone Ridgway, Dr. Dave Logan, Dr. Lindsay Harrington, and Dr. Jayna DeVore 07:00 Coach departs for Hervey Bay airport TBA First LEI flight Module Carnarvon feedback 1.0 TBA Introduction to the Island: Basic safety and other rules 1.0 LEI Staff TBA Module LEI discussion and Introduction to group research project 1.5 TBA Introduction to snorkeling 0.5 Lagoon or pool 18:30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Poisonous and venomous creatures of the GBR 1.5 LEI field guides Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, 07.4156.4444
Wednesday, December 30 Day 12:LEI (B, D) Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Group breakfast Module Noosa due TBA Coral Reef biology 1.5 TBA Reef community interactions: Guided boat snorkel 1.0 TBA Reef diversity and interactions group I: Guided reef walk 0.5 1.0 TBA Reef diversity and interactions group II: Guided reef walk 18:30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Threats to the GBR 1.0 Education center Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, 07.4156.4444 Thursday, December 31 Day 13: LEI (B, D) Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Group breakfast TBA Module Great Barrier Reef discussion 1.0 TBA Reef community interactions: Guided boat snorkel 1.0 TBA Group project research 2.0 18:30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Climate change through time 1.5 Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, 07.4156.4444 Friday, January 1 Day 14: LEI (B, D) Lecture Field 07:00-08:00 Group breakfast
TBA Management of the GBR 1.5 Education center TBA Behind the scenes tour 0.5 LEI staff TBA Group project research and analysis 1.0 1.0 TBA Preparation for Carnavon Gorge 0.5 18:30-19:30 Group dinner 19:30-21:00 Group project presentations 1.5 and field guides Accommodations: Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, PO Box 348, Runaway Bay QLD 4216, 07.4156.4444 Saturday, January 02 Day 15: LEI to Hervey Bay (B) Lecture Field 07:00-07:45 Group breakfast 08:00-09:30 LEI species ID quiz and closing discussion 1.5 and 09:30-10:30 Module Noosa feedback 1.0 approx. 12:00 Flights to Hervey Bay Coach transfer to Hervey Bay Original Tours, Steve Hosie, 0418.729.024 19:30-20:30 Module thematic essay reflection 1.0 Accommodations: Fraser Lodge Holiday Park, 20 Fraser St., Torquay, QLD, 07.4124.999 Sunday, January 03 Day 16: Hervey Bay to Beaudesert (L, D) Lecture Field 08:00 Coach departs for Beaudesert 12:00 Estimated arrival at Beaudesert to meet up with families TBD Activities with homestay families 2.0 Accommodations: Homestays through Downunder Farmstays, Kyneton, VIC, 03.9787.5232 Monday, January 04 Day 17: Beaudesert (B, L, D) Lecture Field TBD Activities with homestay families 3.0
TBD Homestay reflection 1.0 Accommodations: Homestays through Downunder Farmstays, Kyneton, VIC, 03.9787.5232 Tuesday, January 05 Day 18: Beaudesert to Brisbane airport to Sydney (B, L) Lecture Field 10:00 Coach departs for Brisbane airport Original Tours, Steve Hosie, 0418.729.024 Module LEI due at airport Coach departs for accommodations Coach Charter Specialist, Tel. 02.9585.1422 Supermarket trip - $15 allocation for lunches in Sydney Wynyard Woolworths 17:00-19:00 Digital story workshop 2.0 YHA education center Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, 02.8272.0900 Wednesday, January 06 Day 19: Sydney (B, L) Lecture Field 08:00-08:30 Group breakfast YHA group dining room 09:00-10:00 Module Sydney discussion 1.0 Meet at Circular Quay outside the Museum of Contemporary Art on the lawn 10:00-12:00 Giba Nura: History of the Rocks from an Aboriginal Perspective 1.0 1.0 Sydney Learning Adventures, Contact: Joana Ravatu, 04.0802.4452 Meet at Circular Quay outside the Museum of Contemporary Art on the lawn Free afternoon Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, 02.8272.0900 Thursday, January 07 Day 20: Sydney (B, L) Lecture Field 08:00-08:30 Group breakfast YHA group dining room 09:00 Walk to Australian Museum 09:30-11:00 Aboriginal heritage: Australian museum scavenger hunt 1.5 6 College St., Sydney, NSW, 02.9320.6000 11:00-11:30 Museum debrief and Module Sydney discussion 0.5 In Hyde park outside the Australian Museum
13:00-15:00 Module Sydney debate 0.5 YHA dining room 16:00-17:00 Module LEI feedback 1.0 YHA roof Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, 02.8272.0900 Friday, January 08 Day 21: Sydney (B, L, D) Lecture Field 08:00-08:30 Group breakfast YHA group dining room 08:30 Module thematic essay due Module Sydney due 08:30-09:00 Survey B 0.5 YHA education center 09:00-10:00 Evaluations 1.0 YHA education center 10:30-13:30 Concept quiz 3.0 17:00-18:00 Pizza dinner The Australian 100 Cumberland St., 02.9247.2229 Accommodations: Sydney Harbour YHA, 110 Cumberland St., The Rocks, NSW 2000, 02.8272.0900 Saturday, January 09 Day 22: Sydney to USA Lecture Field 07:00-07:30 Group breakfast YHA group dining room 07:30 Coach departs for airport Coach Charter Specialist, Tel. 02.9585.1422 Contact Hours Lecture Hours 60.0 35.0 Field Hours (2 field hours = 1 lecture hour) 17.5 Total Contact Hours 77.5