Summer Study Abroad in Costa Rica

Michigan State University will offer an eight week study abroad program, “Ethics and History of Development and Health Care in Costa Rica” next summer, May – July 2007. The 11- credit program includes one integrated course co-taught (in English) by Karen Meagher and Lisa Campo Engelstein, Dept. of Philosophy at MSU, and Patricia Fumero, from the Univer- sity of Costa Rica, and also 4 credits of Spanish language instruction. Students are housed with Spanish-speaking Costa Rican families within walking distance of classrooms. Field trips include visits to a variety of health care settings, including clinics in rural and poor areas and various regional and national hospitals; students also travel to national parks and eco-tourism sites to explore environmental issues. For further information, contact at Karen Meagher at meagher6@msu.edu or see http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/costaethics.html.