Globalizing Education: A Model for Study Abroad Programs for Landscape Design Students

摘要

A study abroad program in Italy for landscape design majors at South Dakota State University (SDSU) was successfully conducted in the summer of 2002, A three-week two-credit course was developed as a part of a larger university-wide program to promoteglobalization of the curricula. With the support of the university's President, a faculty member traveled to Italy on a planning trip in 2001 The purpose of the trip was multi-faceted information gathering for the establishment of the program. Nine students from the Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape, and Parks Department (HFLP) participated in the study abroad program. Results and comments from a post-course survey were positive, indicating that students were very satisfied with the program. This paperpresents the experience of a successful international landscape design course providing prospective programs with a model for the establishment and implementation of similar courses.