Semester Abroad
Íæż½ã½ã Approved Programs are programs that are either run by Íæż½ã½ã or are externally approved for course credit. Íæż½ã½ã students enrolling in these programs will get course credit for the work they do abroad. Â
Program: SIT Jordan - Refugees, Health and Humanitarian Action
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Jordan
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Links between health, poverty, social development, & chronic disease, Environment and health, Public health education
Program: School of International Training, Madagascar - Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Madagascar
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Biodiversity, Environmental challenges in conservation & development, Human pressures of mining, Economic development, Land use & ecotourism on ecosystems
Program: School of International Training, South Africa - Community Health and Social Policy
Type: Approved External Program
Location: South Africa
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Healthcare in rural areas, Health promotion, Social justice
Program: School of International Training, Tanzania - Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Tanzania
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Wildlife ecology, Conservation & environmental issues, Natural park management, Relationships between socioeconomic objectives, ecological parameters and cultural traditions
Program: School of International Training, Tanzania - Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Tanzania
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Ecosystems & tourism, Sustainable management of coastal forests and reefs, Ecosystems & communities
Program: School of International Training, Uganda - Development Studies
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Uganda
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Political security & the environment, Economic development & geography, Ecotourism & conservation
Program: IFSA - 21st Century City
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Shanghai, China
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Sustainable urbanization, Economic reform
Program: IFSA - The City, The River, The Sacred
Type: Approved External Program
Location: India
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Relationships between religion, urban areas & the environment at the Ganges River
Program: SIT, India: Public Health, Gender, and Community Action
Type: Approved External Program
Location: India
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Building public health awareness, Public health policy, Gender & health
Program: University of Hong Kong
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: China
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Conservation
Program: Íæż½ã½ã in London: University College London
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: UK
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Earth sciences, Population health
Program: Lancaster University
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: UK
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Ecology and conservation, Environmental sustainability in contemporary China, Consumption, Resource management, Politics & international relations
Program: Venice International University
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: Italy
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Globalization & global challenges
Program: Utrecht University
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: Netherlands
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Global sustainability science
Program: University of Bergen
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: Norway
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Climate change, Global challenges of migration, Health & inequality, Marine research
Program: College Year in Athens
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Greece
Offered: Fall, Spring, Full year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Environmental studies, Ethnography, Migration
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Stockholm, Sweden
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Sweden
Offered: Fall, Spring, Full year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Public Health
Program: BU Geneva Internship Program
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Switzerland
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Global development, Public health, Political science
Program: SIT Study Abroad Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Switzerland
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Links between health, environment & development, Migration, Health interventions
Program: SIT Study Abroad Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Sweden
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Links between international stability & economic and sustainable development, Geopolitics & natural resources
Program: SEA Semester - Colonization and Conservation in the Caribbean
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole & at Sea
Offered: Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Colonization, environmental change & sustainability, Culture & environment, Marine environmental history
Program: SIT Study Abroad Argentina - Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Offered: Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: GMOs, Social, environmental & economic impacts of mono-cropping, Sustainable agriculture
Program: CIEE- Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Monteverde, Costa Rica
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Sustainability & tropical conservation, Sustainable development, Protected cultural and biological diversity, Links between sustainability and energy, food systems, agriculture, natural preserves, and tourism
Program: CIEE- Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Monteverde, Costa Rica
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Ecotourism, Agriculture, & biological challenges, Grassroots conservation efforts, Independent research
Program: IES Abroad Galapagos Islands Direct Enrollment
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Evolution, ecology & conservation, Marine ecology, People, politics & the environment
Program: SIT Study Abroad Panama - Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Panama City, Panama
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Tropical conservation & ecology, Environmental fieldwork methods, Independent study, Climate change & resource use, Tropical socio-environmental issues, Controversies in conservation
Program: University of Otago, Dunedin
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Aquaculture & fisheries, Environment & society, Environmental management, Environmental science, Global studies, Marine science, Oceanography
Program: University of Queensland
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: Australia
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Agriculture, animals & food, Environment & planning, Marine science
Program: University of Western Australia
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: Australia
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Human geography & planning, Natural resource management, Population health, Science communication, Geographical sciences, Landscape architecture, Agricultural science, Conservation biology, Marine science, Botany, Environmental science
Program: University of Melbourne
Type: Íæż½ã½ã Program
Location: Australia
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Environmental studies
Program: Sea Semester- Sustainability in Polynesian Cultures and Ecosystems
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA / Ocean / New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Environmental & cultural sustainability, Resource management, Marine environments & ocean sustainability, Science & ecology communication, Environmental history
Program: Frontiers Abroad: Earth Systems
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Field & University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Field work & research, Natural hazards, Resource management, Environmental restoration, Marine & coastal ecology
Program: Sea Semester- The Global Ocean
Type: Approved External Program
Location: New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Marine environments & ocean sustainability, Ocean & global change, Maritime environmental history, Cultural significance of environmental resources, Research
Program: Sea Semester- Ocean Exploration
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA / Ocean - Caribbean
Offered: Fall
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Design original research projects to be completed at sea, Oceanographic field methods, Oceanography, Maritime studies: humans, the ocean, and contemporary challenges
Program: Sea Semester- Oceans and Climate
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA / Ocean - New Zeland to Tahiti
Offered: Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Conduct climate research, Ocean's role in climate and carbon cycles, Climate policy, Climate adaptation & sustainability, Oceanographic field methods, Science/data communication
Program: American University - Washington Semester Program
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Washington DC
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Human development & global issues, Sustainability & environment, Policy & political solutions, Environmental education, Internship experience
What is a "Non-Approved Program"?
Non-Approved programs are study abroad programs that are not currently approved for credit at Íæż½ã½ã, though they may be approved for credit at other academic institutions. The following programs are study abroad programs that have a strong Environmental Studies focus, but are not currently approved with the Íæż½ã½ã Office of International Programs.Â
Students interested in attending one of the following programs must first petition for approval with the Office of Global Education.
Program: The School for Field Studies - Multiple Programs
Type: Non-Approved Program
Location: Australia / Bhutan / Cambodia / Chile / Costa Rica / Kenya / Panama / Peru / Tanzania / Turks & Caicos Islands
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Field work, Climate change, Biodiversity conservation, Land use change, Community resource management, Tourism impacts, Environmental policy, Fisheries management, Environmental ethics & justice, Pollution & waste management, Natural resource & water management, Sustainable livelihoods
Program: The University of Chicago - Marine Biological Laboratory Semester in Environmental Science
Type: Non-Approved Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA
Offered: Fall
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Research, Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, Field work, Anthropological impacts on the planet
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