Students and Faculty Study Human and Urban Geography in Spain
From August 12, 2019:
Throughout the year, Kennesaw State University students participate in education abroad programs to enhance their studies and gather perspective from many countries around the world. Faculty from the Department of Geography and Anthropology routinely offer study abroad opportunities to a variety of destinations.
In Summer 2019, Dr. Paul McDaniel, Assistant Professor of Geography, and over a dozen Kennesaw State University students from a variety of majors, along with several faculty and many students from other colleges and universities around Georgia, participated in the University System of Georgia’s European Council Madrid Summer Study Abroad program in Spain from June 27 to August 2. The program was based at the Colegio Mayor Padre Poveda in the Ciudad Universitaria area of Madrid. Dr. McDaniel offered Introduction to Human Geography (GEOG 1101) and Urban Geography (GEOG 3300). Studying geography while being immersed in a different landscape, culture, and society presented an exciting experiential learning opportunity for students participating in this program.
After arriving in late June, Dr. McDaniel and students visited many places in and around Madrid. These included field trips to the Prado Museum, Casa de Campo, the National Archaeological Museum, the National Anthropology Museum, the Madrid History Museum, and urban geography neighborhood walking tours. Beyond Madrid, they also visited places in central Spain including Toledo, El Escorial, Segovia, and Alcalá de Henares. Students also had weekends free to travel and explore more broadly beyond Madrid. Some faculty and students participated in optional weekend trips the program planned to Barcelona and to the north of Spain to La Rioja, Pamplona, San Sebastian, and Bilbao.
Continue reading the full story with program photos here.
Originally published at https://chss.kennesaw.edu on August 12, 2019.
