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Agricultural Sciences
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Beyond the Classroom: Internships & Research Abroad
While abroad, you can extend your education beyond the classroom through
an internship or research project focused on your specific interests.
Below are some examples. Check the main Beyond
the Classroom page for country-specific information and EAP's policies
governing academic credit for internships and research projects.
Sample Internships
Note: Internship opportunities vary term to term and placements CANNOT
be guaranteed or arranged prior to arrival at your program site. The
following are past examples only and do not indicate future availability.
Past EAP agriculture students have interned (for academic credit) with:
- An organic farm in Italy devoted to agritourism. Duties included
helping with the crops, animals, and farm maintenance. The academic
focus was on methods of organic farming, the organic certification process,
Italian and EU legislation compared with the U.S., and the impact of
organic farming on the environment. (Italy)
- A French organic farm. Duties included learning farming techniques
to maintain various vegetables without pesticides or chemical treatments,
as well as helping with planting, weeding, picking, watering, and preparing
crops for the market. (France)
Sample Research or Independent Study Projects
Past EAP agriculture students have done special research papers and projects
on:
- The effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic liberalization
on the Mexican economy. Research topics included the degree to which
the current FDI regime is helping to integrate domestic Mexican companies,
particularly suppliers, into the export processes of transnational firms,
focusing on the auto parts industry of Querétaro. (Mexico)
- Agricultural developments in Europe and France. Research focused
on the tension between developing rural space for agricultural use versus
conserving and preserving that space. Topics included shifts in agriculture
since the Green Revolution and a critical analysis of the community
agricultural policy of the European Union. (France)
- Agroforesty experimentation in Ghana. This project involved comparing
monoculture paw-paw, monoculture pineapple, and an agroforestry combination
of the two crops. Research focused on the differences in rooting zone
temperatures and the impact of this on nutrient cycling. (Ghana)
- Evolution of cowpea farming in Ghana’s Northern Region, focusing
on the acceptance and effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
training in the farmer-field schools. This project involved: researching
traditional cowpea farming and pest management methods; obtaining records
of methods, relative yields, willingness of farmers to plant cowpeas,
and adoption of IPM methods from the Savannah Agricultural Research
Institute (SARI); and interviewing farmers in the Tolon-Kumbungu district.
(Ghana)
- The use of fire in traditional Mayan agroecosystems. Research focused
changes in the use of fire and its impact on sustainability. (Mexico)
- The state of Chile’s wild fish population. Research focused
on the health and stability of Chilean fisheries in relation to the
increasing use of “salmoneras” (salmon farms) and related
aquaculture methods. (Chile)
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