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	Au Sable offers two unique international courses that are unavailable elsewhere. Our <a href="/courses/course_information/january_term/">&lsquo;Ecology of the Indian Tropics&rsquo;</a> course takes students to South India during January term where they will learn about the diverse ecosystems and cultures of South India. Students visit the Bay of Bengal, the Western Ghats Mountain Range, and numerous national parks along the way. This course has been offered in partnership with Bishop Heber College for the past 15 years and is team-taught with ASI professor Dr. Orin Gelderloos and a faculty member from Bishop Heber, Dr. A. Relton. Students from Bishop Heber also take the course, making it a unique, intercultural experience.</p>
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	Au Sable also offers a <a href="/courses/course_information/may_term/#Tropical%20Agriculture">&lsquo;Tropical Agriculture and Missions&rsquo;</a> course in rural Costa Rica at the cloud rainforest campus of the Association for Development through Education. This course teaches students the hands-on skills and techniques necessary for working with resource-poor farmers in tropical environments. Students learn from local farmers, development workers and missionaries about low-cost agricultural techniques and plant propagation and requirements to reduce poverty and improve the health of the world&rsquo;s poor.<br />
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	Please visit our <a href="/courses/course_information/">Course Information</a> for more information or contact our admissions office (<a href="mailto:admissions@ausable.org">admissions@ausable.org</a>).</p>
