Estimated Cost:Ìý$4500-5000*
- Included:ÌýAirfare, accommodations, meals, local transportation, travel and health insurance, lectures and activities, park entrance fees.
- Excluded:ÌýCourse and tuition fees, required vaccinations and physician consults, personal purchases such as souvenirs.
Course description
Through partnership with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) a group of students will get to visit Tamil Nadu, India, for a two-week hands-on learning experience, examining the agri-food and environmental issues of tropical and dryland farming in southern India (Tamil Nadu).
Students must attend pre-departure travel sessions at the Agricultural Campus, submit a mini-research paper prior to departure, participate actively in the agri-food tours, and write a second paper after the trip. Travel costs, in addition to tuition, are associated with this study abroad course.
What you will learn
Activities can include:
- Visit to Tea Estate in Coonoor, Ooty
- Visit to Spice Research Station in Kallar
- Weekend tour with visits to Isha Yoga Center, Perur Temple, and shopping malls, livestock field visit/livestock auction in Kangeyam
- Field Visit to poultry farms in Coimbatore
- Tour of Sugarcane Research Institute and Central Cotton Research Institute
Funding assistance
Students are invited to submit an application to the Study/Work International Fund (SWIF). SWIF was established by AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ as part of the Student Assistance Program, SWIF provides financial assistance to AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and King's students who want to take part in an international field course or study abroad. There is a maximum award of $2,000 CAD per applicant. SWIF supports study, work, or practicum placements for which AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ will give a degree credit.
Deadlines for submitting your funding application vary depending on the term of your international experience. Deadlines are as follows:
- Fall: September 30
- Winter: January 31
- Summer: May 31