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BYU Home Route Y Admissions Services College & Student Profiles Eric Peterson

College & Student Profiles

Meet Eric Peterson

David M. Kennedy Center For International Studies

Eric Peterson

HOMETOWN: Ephraim, Utah
MAJOR: Latin American Studies
FAVORITE GROUP: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
SPORTS: Intramural soccer and basketball

Some people travel primarily for pleasure. Eric's been all over the map. Like the time he and his brother drove an old Volkswagen camper a thousand miles up the Alaskan Highway. Or the two months he and his surfboard spent working their way down the West Coast toward Acapulco. He's also toughed it out at a base camp in Anapurna, Nepal, and a wilderness survival camp on the island of Lankawi in Malaysia.

Though he enjoys the sheer adventure inherent in world travel, Eric was determined to bring more to the experience. He found BYU the perfect place to further his desires.

Shortly after arriving at the university, he traveled with a class to the mountains of Mexico, in part to build water cisterns with the native people. Before long, as a major in Latin American Studies, Eric was working at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. This soon led him, with his guitar packed in, on a research trip to Cuba studying folk medicine. He also researched the Cuban healthcare system and began a short documentary on the subject. His major, with its broad base of coursework, allowed him to draw on a rich breadth of learning, including history, sociology, anthropology, and political science.

In addition to work at the Kennedy Center, Eric's been excited about his opportunities for undergraduate research. "I've worked in the Botany Department with Professor Rex Cates, who is working with enthnobotany. He has a collection of plants that he got from Hawaiian healers, and I'm working with a graduate student doing extractions. Right now we've just been concentrating on bacteria and yeasts, but we're just starting a cancer assay."

What's on Eric's travel itinerary? A return trip to Brazil, where he served his mission. Once there he plans to teach English for several months and pursue his interests in folk medicine and conservation biology.

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

• ASIAN STUDIES


• LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES


• MIDDLE EAST STUDIES/ARABIC


• NEAR EASTERN STUDIES

The programs address the needs of students interested in liberal education as well as those pursuing international careers. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of international and area studies, students may tailor their academic preparation for a career in business, government, law, media, education, or more specific areas such as intelligence, foreign service, cultural brokering, development, intergovernmental organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. The International Career Center (ICC) guides students of any major with their preparation for an international career. The ICC hosts international career-oriented lectures and offers advisement, employment and graduate school information, and networking assistance.

INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMS

All students majoring in Kennedy Center programs are encouraged to seek a meaningful experience with a foreign culture as part of their academic program. International Study Programs are open to students from all university majors. BYU has been recognized for having more students studying abroad than any other university in the United States.

Study Abroad: BYU's London Center and other traditional off-campus study programs, where students are able to further their general education; pursue specialized courses in languages, the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and other fields; gain valuable insights into their own country; and further international understanding.

International Volunteers: A program similar to Study Abroad but with a more significant component of service learning at an international location and under the tutelage of faculty.

International Internships: Short-term, on-the-job apprentice training abroad under the direction of a firm, government agency, nongovernmental organization, or other such institution.

Field Studies: A research experience abroad for small numbers of students directed by faculty, who generally do not accompany the students.

Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies: An educational and cultural center created for study in the Near East, emphasizing religion, the humanities, and the social sciences. Courses are offered in the Old and New Testament; the ancient and modern Near East; archaeology, geography, history, and culture of the Near East; and Hebrew and Arabic language study.

Each of the David M. Kennedy Center programs is designed to create greater sensitivity and understanding of the world in which we live.