ENVIRONMENTALLY-RELATED

STUDY ABROAD

Popular Program Options for ENVS Majors


in accordance with UVM's Office of International Education's (OIE)
Approved Programs List

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Antioch Education Abroad (AEA)

Where: Brazil, Argentina and Cameroon
When: Fall or Spring semester
Language: Depends on program. See below.
Program Type: External Program
Specific Programs:
• The Brazilian Ecosystems: The Protection and Management of Biodiversity: offers students the opportunity to travel throughout Brazil to study ecology, field methodology, and natural resource management. Courses include a field internship, ecology and biodiversity of Brazil, Brazilian natural resource management, and beginner/intermediate/advanced Portuguese language. This program is taught in English
• Globalization and Community Responses in Argentina: students will explore social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts of globalization on the local communities in the Patagonian Andes region of Argentina. This program is an interdisciplinary seminar that investigates issues of cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability for a natural resource-rich region. This program is taught in Spanish.
• Community Development in Cameroon: experience life in Cameroon and engage with local and university communities, develop the fundamental cross-cultural skills needed for successful-engagement in community development projects, explore opportunities to study and practice your French language. Throughout the program, students engage in a service learning project, applying theory into practice, while pursuing their individual disciplinary interests. This program is taught in English.
Website: http://www.antioch.edu/aea/programs/

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Where: Kibbutz Ketura, Israel
When: Fall or Spring semester, or Full-Year program. See Summer course, below.
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Interdisciplinary environmental study in the Middle East with students from Israel and other Middle Eastern countries, US, Canada, and others; Courses in environmental ethics, policy and economics, ecology, and sustainability; Peace-building and leadership seminars; Live on a kibbutz in the Arava Desert.

Three-week summer course: "Israel and the Environment: Development Challenges in the Southern Arava"

Website: http://www.arava.org


Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

Where: Over 130 study abroad programs in over 40 countries
When: Fall, Spring, or Summer semester, or Full-Year
Language: Dependent on which program you choose
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: CIEE provides many opportunities to study abroad while focusing on societal and economical impacts on the environment.

• Monteverde, Costa Rica – sustainability and the environment / tropical ecology and conservation
• Perth, Australia – sustainability and the environment
• Bonaire, Bonaire – tropical marine ecology and conservation
• Khon Kaen, Thailand – development and globalization
• Stellenbosch, South Africa – Sustainability and community
• Dakar, Senegal – development studies
• Groningen, Netherlands – urban planning and society

Website: http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/


Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
When: Fall and Spring semesters, and Summer courses
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Faculty-led course-integrated program study tours: Students choose one "core course" and then several electives from over 150 courses offered.

• Sustainability in Europe – Studies in sustainable development and its environmental, political and social issues; includes trip in Denmark or Sweden and European tour

• Science and the Environment – Climate change from a historical perspective; climate change history and theory; includes study tour in Western Denmark and Greenland

Website: http://www.dis.dk


EcoQuest New Zealand

Location: Field station located north of Kaiaua, New Zealand, North Island
When: Fall and Spring semesters, and a shorter summer program
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program;
Special Features: In Partnership with the University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources, the Ecoquest program in New Zealand provides an ideal context for multi-faceted field studies in ecology, and a natural laboratory of unique geology, and ecosystem diversity and island biogeography. This program is a rigorous field based program with a focus on practical skills, conceptual thinking, and an opportunity to contribute to local conservation and resource management initiatives through service learning and Directed Research Projects.
Website: http://www.ecoquest.unh.edu/index.cfm


International Honors Program (IHP)

Locations: Dependent on specific program (See below and check web site): All programs travel to multiple countries for a comparative study: U.S., Turkey, Tanzania, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa, Vietnam, Senegal, Argentina, Switzerland and China
When: Fall or Spring semester, and one Full Year program
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Comparative study around the world focused on unique themes in which students study in up to 4 countries in one semester. Features extensive travel and homestays.
Specific Programs:

• Cities in the 21st Century – fall and spring

• Health and Community – fall and spring

• Beyond Globalization – full year

Website: http://www.ihp.edu/


Institute for the International Education of Students (IES)

Location: Over 90 programs in 32 countries
When: Fall or Spring semester
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Choose between the 90 different programs in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Live the life of a local student with access to outstanding academic and cultural experiences. Includes integrated housing and homestays, unique field trips, and volunteer and internship opportunities!
Three specifically-environmental programs:

• Freiburg Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program – Courses in environmental studies and forest ecology; field study trips and internship options

• Environmental Studies Summer Program in Quito, Ecuador – Courses in environmental studies and Spanish language; field study trips

• Galαpagos Islands Direct Enrollment Program – Program tracks include "Evolution, Ecology & Conservation," "Marine Ecology," and "People, Politics & the Environment"

Website: https://www.iesabroad.org


Living Routes

Locations: Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Israel and Scotland
When: Fall or Spring semesters, and Summer and January programs
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Sustainability studies in ecovillages involving studies in sustainable development, environmental studies, consensus decision making, peace and social justice, worldviews and consciousness, permaculture and ecological design, organic agriculture, fair trade, green building, habitat restoration, women's empowerment and bioregional studies, depending on program.
Website: http://www.livingroutes.org



Round River Conservation Studies

Locations: Botswana, Namibia, British Columbia and Patagonia
When: Fall or Spring semesters, and Summer programs
Language: Taught in English
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Small-group field-based, field-based interdisciplinary programs; includes field research, community partnerships, engagement with local people and a focus on conservation science.
Website: http://www.roundriver.org/


School for International Training (SIT)

Locations: Specifically environmentally-themed programs in Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Iceland, Madagascar, Panama and Tanzania (in addition to a wide variety of other themed programs elsewhere. See below.)
When: Fall or Spring semesters, and Summer programs
Language: Programs in Spanish- and French-speaking countries are taught in Spanish and French. Other programs are taught in English. Students study the language of the country.
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Wide range of field-based academic programs exploring one of the following critical global issues:

• Arts, Media, and Social Change
• Development, Urban Studies, and Entrepreneurship
• Global Health
• Identity and Globalization
• Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, and Environmental Policy
• Post-Conflict Transformation
• Social Movements, Education, and Human Rights

All programs include significant travel, a 4-5 week individually-designed research component and significant homestays.
Website: http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad


The School for Field Studies (SFS)

Locations: Australia (Tropical Rainforest Studies), Bhutan (Himalayan Forest Studies), Costa Rica (Sustainable Development Studies), Kenya & Tanzania (Wildlife Management Studies and Public Health), Turks & Caicos (Marine Resources Studies), and Panama
When: Fall or Spring semesters, and Summer programs
Program Type: External Program
Special Features: Interdisciplinary field studies courses based at a field station and in-country trips; some programs include travel to adjacent countries; includes directed research component—group research project guided by a faculty member with individuals working on separate parts.
Website: http://www.fieldstudies.org


UVM Semester Programs

Locations: Belize, and Oaxaca, Mexico
When: Spring semester only
Program Type: UVM semester program
Note: Out of State students pay in-state tuition for these programs.
Special Features:

• Belize– Semester Abroad Program in Sustainable Development, hands-on experience, Spanish language study and practice; courses taught by UVM and Belizean faculty, includes field-based trips and focus on service learning. Spend time living in a Maya village, in the rainforest, and on islands on the barrier reef, and visit wildlife preserves and Maya archeological sites!

• Oaxaca, Mexico – Three separate tracks: science and art, food systems or Spanish language; includes field-based trips and homestay experience with a small group of students to learn the culture of Mexico and practice your Spanish. Courses will enable students to develop a better understanding of the economic, political, cultural, agricultural, historical and artistic forces influencing life today in Mexico. Course instruction is in English except for Spanish language courses.

Website: http://learn.uvm.edu/travel/belize/ OR http://learn.uvm.edu/travel/oaxaca_abroad/


Other Resources:

 UVM Office of International Education (OIE) Website:
http://www.uvm.edu/oie/?Page=study/studyabroad.php&SM=sa_menu.html
(OIE) Approved Programs List: http://www.uvm.edu/oie/?Page=study/sa_approved.php

UVM Office of International Education Peer Advisors:
International Resource Room L/L B161
Monday – Friday 8:30am-4:30 pm
peeradvs@uvm.edu

Elizabeth (Ibit) Getchell:
UVM Environmental Program Student Services Coordinator
egetchel@uvm.edu
Call Sue Bean, 656-4055, for appointments.

Note: There are a variety of both domestic U.S. and international credit-bearing programs that are not listed on the OIE Approved Programs List. For more information on these programs please refer to the OIES or Ibit Getchell.