Description

The Fall Landscape Architecture Program in Costa Rica is designed to provide a hands-on, field studio experience where participants will engage design opportunities at the UGA Costa Rica Campus and other locations in the community of San Luis, and at the EARTH University campus in Guanacaste. Students will study a privately-owned sustainable farm and hotel operation on the shores of Lake Arenal, will study how Costa Rica's National Biodiversity Institute established an extensive environmental education and demonstration park, and explore many of the notable landscape architecture features in the capital city, San Jose. The program also includes time at the Pacific coast as well as opportunities to explore Costa Rica independently. Participants will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture and natural environment while in Costa Rica.

Highlights

Students are based at UGA's beautiful campus at the head of the San Luis Valley adjacent to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. The campus is high enough in elevation to offer a temperate climate year-round. On-site nature trails can be explored, horse-back rides take students throughout San Luis, a natural pool formed by a 80m waterfall can be found after a short hike through the forest, and classes are taught in open-air classrooms and via "living classroom" excursions.

With wide verandas overlooking the Valley, a dining room with soaring ceilings, and computer facilities, the student union is a popular place to congregate. Participants enjoy three fresh meals each day (included in the total cost of the program) and are housed in spacious bungalows nested into the landscape.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

7,180 USD

Program Fees Include:

Program fees are approximately USD 7,180. These fees include lodging and three meals per day at UGA's Costa Rica campus, study abroad insurance, and hotels, meals, entry fees, and transportation on program excursions. Additional costs include UGA in-state tuition and fees, personal items and international airfare. Airfare costs generally vary from USD 550 - USD 850.

***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The HOPE scholarship applies.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of up to 20

Scholarships are Available

please contact UGA Costa Rica for more information about scholarships and financial aid.

Application Process Involves

• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

30-60 days

University of Georgia - Costa Rica's Mission Statement

Our Mission is to provide excellence in academic programs and research opportunities while serving as the best equipped social, cultural, environmental and international facility of the University of Georgia. Our Vision is to work under the principles of environmental, cultural, social and economic stability, as well as to serve as an example of sustainability to the academic and non-academic communities of Costa Rica, Latin America and the World.

Year Founded

1785