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| ANSC 49400 - Animals And Food Security: International Services Learning |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. This course prepares students for a service learning international experience and includes the planning of the trip, the actual trip and a reflective learning post-trip class. The course is a partnership between Purdue Animal Sciences, a host university and their students, a local community organization, and an international community development, NGO. The core of the experience is the faculty-led international service learning course where students live and work in villages in a developing country. Students will learn extension methodologies and how to contribute to sustainable projects. Students will be expected to work in bi-national teams across agricultural and community disciplines to not only contribute to the communities served but to apply their classroom knowledge and experience to make a difference in the community. AGEC 43000 (Introduction To World Agricultural Development) is a highly recommended prerequisite. Prerequisites: Multicultural Awareness course (COA list). Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Animal Sciences Course Attributes: Upper Division, Variable Title May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times Learning Outcomes: 1. Professional Preparation: Demonstrate proficiency in the application of the knowledge, skills, technology, extension methodology, and professional conduct of animal sciences. 2. Critical Thinking: Demonstrate critical thinking by using data and reasoning to develop sound responses to complex problems in a rural international village setting. 3. Communication: Demonstrate the ability to write and speak with effectiveness while considering audience and purpose. 4. Teamwork: Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a bi-national problem-solving team. 5. Cultural Understanding: Demonstrate actual intercultural skills and knowledge of a range of cultures and an understanding of human values and points of view other than their own. 6. Social Science Principles: Demonstrate ability to apply social, economic, political, and environmental principles to serving an international rural village. 7. Civic Responsibility: Demonstrate awareness of civic responsibility to community and society at large. Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: Junior: 75 - 89 hours Senior 105+ hours Junior: 60 - 74 hours Senior 90 - 104 hours |
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