Each class travels to Piracicaba, Brazil during Winter quarter for their study abroad seminar, Linking Individual Leadership to Organizational and Societal Change at the Universidade de São Paulo / Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). For this six-week study abroad, students enroll in three five-hour courses at The Ohio State University: Agricultural Economics 697: Brazil’s Agricultural and Natural Resources Economy; International Studies 697: Brazilian History, Culture, Government and Language; and Rural Sociology 697: Brazilian Rural Development and Natural Resource Management.
The students study Brazil’s historical and social development; explore fundamental changes in Brazil’s government, religious, educational, and cultural institutions; observe and experience fundamental changes in Brazil’s industry, agriculture, social service organizations, and families through field trips; and experience living with a Brazilian family during a weekend excursion.
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