STUDY ABROAD
OPPORTUNITY: BRITISH
ISLES FIELD SCHOOL
(GEOG 4030) JULY 2016.
SPEND 3 WEEKS
IN THE U.K. AND
IRELAND…. EARN 6
HOURS OF UNT CREDIT.
WHAT’S A FIELD SCHOOL?
CONDUCT GEOGRAPHY FIELD EXERCISES (NOT IN A
CLASS ROOM) IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, WALES AND
SCOTLAND.
PHYSICAL EXAMPLE:
CLIFF EROSION AT
BALLYCOTTON NEAR
CORK.
HUMAN EXAMPLE:
TOURIST SURVEY AT
LLANDUDNO
FACULTY: HARRY WILLIAMS (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY), MATT FRY (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY)
EXERCISE ON STREAM FLOW, DARTMOOR, NEAR PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND
EXERCISE ON HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CORK CITY, IRELAND
St. Finbarr’s
cathedral – there’s
been a church at
this site since the
6th century A.D.
Our
accommodation
(dorms)
EXERCISE ON GLACIAL FEATURES, NEAR GALWAY, IRELAND
EXERCISE ON BEACH SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, BANGOR, WALES
EXERCISE ON TOWN PLANNING, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
EXERCISE ON VOLCANIC FEATURES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Four nights in
Plymouth, Cork,
Galway, Bangor
and Edinburgh.
In each city
conduct
supervised human
and physical
geography
exercises.
There is also a
"free day" at each
location.
Cost: About $3,800.
This includes tuition
about $2000).
(worth
Does not include airfare (about
$1600).
A scholarship ~$600 is available.
Many students stay on in
Europe after the field school for
additional independent travel.
$3,800 - $1888 - $600 = $1300
Cost
tuition scholarship
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED EMAIL
HARRY WILLIAMS GEOGRAPHY
AND CHECK OUT THE CLASS WEB
SITE:
http://geography.unt.edu/~williams/british.htm
Unfortunately, the deadline is FEB. 1!