GRAD VET MED - GRADUATE VETERINARY MEDICINE
Texas A&M University
Spring 2012
May 13 – June 9, 2012
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
It was in Europe during the late 18th to the early 20th centuries that modern concepts and practices in both human and veterinary medicine developed, practices that were transplanted to the U.S. and Canada beginning in the early part of the 19th century. Our medical and veterinary medical schools and systems are derived from these European antecedents. The early practitioners of modern veterinary medicine in the U.S. were trained in Europe (initially mostly in France and Germany) and we are living with both the positive and negative consequences of these facts to this day.
Like almost everything else, veterinary medicine in the 21st century will by necessity become an international enterprise. Globalization, in all of its many facets, will impact American veterinarians in some ways that we can now predict and in others that are at this time completely obscure.
COURSE OFFERINGS
- VTTP 948: Veterinary Medicine in Europe: Past, Present, and Future (4 hr)
LOCATION
The Program will take place in Bonn at Akademie für Internationale Bildung (AIB), our host institution.
Bonn is virtually synonymous for modern Germany and German lifestyle. Set in the beautiful Rhine valley between the mountain ranges of the Siebengebirge and the Eifel, Bonn enjoys a rich heritage from its 2,000-year history. Baroque royal seat of the former princes elector, site of a major university and the birthplace of Beethoven - Bonn is naturally committed to the arts.
Visitors are often pleasantly surprised by the contrasts between magnificent historical buildings, small village charm, cosmopolitan urban life and high-quality cultural attractions.
CULTURAL EXCURSIONS & ACTIVITIES
The proposed program schedule will provide students with the opportunity to interact with veterinary students, professors, and researchers via field trips to the following locations:
- Cologne: Cologne Zoo
- Hannover: Tieraerztliche Hochschule
- Celle: Lower Saxony State Warmblood Horse Stud
- Basel and St. Aubin, Switzerland: Novartis Animal Health
- Berlin: Fachbereich Veterinaermedizin, Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, and the Berlin Zoo
- Utrecht, The Netherlands: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
HOUSING & MEALS
Please click here to find out about AIB's housing options
ELIGIBILITY
All Study Abroad programs require a minimum 2.0 GPR & good academic standing:
- Good standing with TAMU and approval of the professor
- Must attend orientation classes during the Spring 2009 semester
- Post V1 or post V2 (students completing their first and second year at the veterinary school) students only
PROGRAM FEE & FUNDING
Funding is available in many forms. For information on fees & funding opportunities, please contact your study abroad office or the AIB program coordinator.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
For all program-related questions please feel free to contact your AIB program coordinator:
Lena Schnabel Program Coordinator, M.A.
Main Line: +49 (0) 228 - 33 88 39 - 20
Direct Line: +49 (0) 228 - 33 88 39 - 22
Fax: +49 (0) 228 - 180 10 57
schnabel@aib-studyabroad.org
 DOWNLOADS & MULTIMEDIA |
 MEMBER'S AREA |
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 AIB's German Survival Guide |
For additional downloads like student handbooks, program overviews etc. please log in to the: AIB's Student Area |
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 Texas A&M University - Program Overview |
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 Studying abroad in Bonn - Video |
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| Housing & Host Families - Video |
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