Winter Break Programs
Winter break courses are faculty-led and sponsored through individual departments within the College of Agriculture. Programs are offered during Purdue's winter break after the fall semester and before the spring semester. Students earn one or two credits.
INDIA: FOOD & AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH INDIA
APPLY ONLINE- India | December 27, 2024 - January 8, 2025
- Credits: ABE 49500 - 2 credits
- Cost from last year in 2023/24: $4500 includes meals, airfare, accommodations, activities, transportation within country
Peru: INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE
Using established partner relationships, students will work with international partners to address identified challenges to learn the principles of extension methodology and sustainable community development by integrating their discipline knowledge and technical skills from previous courses. Students will also learn the intercultural communication, market analysis, project design and planning, business planning and business ventures, and cultural factors affecting community food security while they work in bi-national teams. Some key objectives are to strengthen learning, literacy, and life skills of Peruvian and Purdue students through mutually beneficial engagement to improve lives and livelihoods. Students will also be required to register for a preparation 8 week seminar fall 2024 (2nd half of semester) and an 8 week post course spring 2025. Students will earn a total of three academic credits for this experience.
Three-course sequence (3 credit total)
Approved Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Capstone course
Three credits of International Understanding for the College of Agriculture
- BTNY or ASEC 43100 Planning for International Engagement Methods – cr. 1
- Wednesdays, 1:30-3:20, LILY 3-102
- 8 weeks, 2nd half of Fall 2024 semester
- SA Winter Session Peru BTNY of ASEC 43110 International Engagement Methods and Food Security) – cr. 1
- BTNY or ASEC 43120 Evaluating International Engagement Methods – cr. 1
- Wednesdays, 1:30-3:20, LILY 3-102, Spring 2025
