Learning beyond the classroom: Science Maymester

Maymester programs began last week, meaning that UGA students are spread out across the globe, learning in environments beyond the classroom. One of these is the Science Maymester in Cortona:

two courses are designed for undergraduate students with career goals in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, veterinary medicine, biological and biomedical sciences, excercise science, nutrition, research, and teaching.

Faculty:

The two courses are taught by three senior faculty members:

Stephen L. Hajduk, PhD, –  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department Head/Professor

Representative Topics: RNA & regulation of gene expression; Infectious disease from prions to worms; Metabolic Disorders from arteriosclerosis to diabetes.

Stephen Dalton, PhD, –  GRA Chair in Molecular Cell Biology/Professor

Representative Topics: Molecular and cellular basis of cancer; stem cell biology & medical applications.

Shelley E. Zuraw, PhD. – Associate Professor of Art History, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Representative Topics: Roman and Florentine sculpture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; ancient and Renaissance portraiture; politics and patronage in the communes of the late medieval and early modern Italy

the two courses offered are:

BCMB 3433. Biology for Medicine. 4 credit hours.

ARHI2120. Introduction to Italian Art. 3 credits hours.

I'll try to profile a few of these programs this week. The Maymester session has proven to be an effective and interesting innovation in the short-course study abroad experience (Maymester courses are also offered on campus).