The Environmental Studies Institute offers a variety of study abroad opportunities that expose students to the social and scientific dimensions of environmental dilemmas around the world.
Study Abroad in Costa Rica Summer 2008
 
Field Course in Plant Ecology (ENVS 134) & Primate Behavior (ANTH 197)
Second Summer Session (July 28-August 29, 2008)
The Costa Rica summer program offers a small cohort of students the opportunity to experience the biodiversity of a Costa Rica tropical rainforest. All students in the Costa Rica study abroad program will enroll in two 5 unit courses: 1) ANTH 197: Field Course: Primate Behavioral Ecology; and 2) ENVS 134: Plant Ecology in the Tropics. Students have two weeks of field instruction at SCU, followed by two weeks at a La Suerte Biological Field Station in Costa Rica, gaining hands-on experience in community ecology and animal behavior. Typical days will involve fieldwork (e.g. hiking, data collection) and afternoon lectures/discussions. The final week of the course will take place at SCU and emphasizes data interpretation and presentation.
Undergraduates can spend a Summer in Trinidad and Tobago taking courses such as Politics in Less-Developed Countries: Environmental Policy in Trinidad and Tobago, Environmental Biology in the Tropics, and Non-Fiction Writing: Writing about Nature and the Environment. We also have two courses that involve course work performed on the SCU campus combined with a week long immersion trip. In the Spring, we offer The Natural History of Baja and in the Fall we offer Sustainable Development in Costa Rica. In addition, many of our students spend a semester in Kenya, Costa Rica, or Australia through the School for Field Studies. Other study abroad opportunities can be explored at: SCU Study Abroad Programs. |
