Travel Dates:  June 3 - 27, 2013

On Campus Coursework:  Six hours during March 2013 
                                                (Exact dates TBA)

Students in this program will see first-hand the impact of Western globalization on the urban and indigenous cultures of Malaysia and India.  This trip will take us to primary schools and universities in Malaysia and India in order to experience the globalization effects upon education.  Students will gain insights into the indigenous technologies and life-styles of the people by visiting academic institutions, economic development programs, religious, cultural and historical sites, urban settings and remote rural villages in the two countries. 

River and overland travel in the jungle habitat and visits to native villages will help students understand the interconnected ecology of humans, animals, and biosystems of Borneo.  In addition, a four-day long trek through the flora and fauna and native villages of the Himalayan mountainside outside of Dharamshala, India will provide students with an ecosystemic  appreciation of human functioning in a very challenging ecological niche.  

Interactions with the native peoples of the Malaysian and Indian cities and countryside will enhance the students’ cross-cultural experience and provide the students with an appreciation of the diversity of life-styles and worldviews both within and between cultures.  

6 Credit Course Offering: 
PSYCH 390 - Ecopsychology, Globalization and Change