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International Environmental Issues & Globalization
Join this 12-day Field Course, which includes online pre-departure coursework the week before. It is open to students from all campuses. The course tackles an interdisciplinary synthesis of environmental issues within the broader context of globalization, emphasizing local sustainability efforts in Costa Rica, Central America, and associated global-local connections. Specific topics include susta...
Join this 12-day Field Course, which includes online pre-departure coursework the week before. It is open to students from all campuses. The course tackles an interdisciplinary synthesis of environmental issues within the broader context of globalization, emphasizing local sustainability efforts in Costa Rica, Central America, and associated global-local connections. Specific topics include sustainable community development, free trade, agriculture and land use, renewable energy, and environmental conservation/restoration of tropical ecosystems. The course involves lectures, discussions, group activities, volunteer service-learning work, and field trips to sustainable businesses, organic farms, watershed conservation sites, renewable energy projects, private reserves, national parks, or c...
Program Highlights
Join a study abroad program in San Ramón, which includes visits to the nearby Tilaran mountain range, the northern plains surrounding the Arenal Volcano, and the Central Pacific coast.
Participate in academic coursework, including lectures from local experts, group discussions, and extensive field study.
Go on course-related trips to local university facilities and laboratories, a woman's health care cottage industry, organic farms, and a hydroelectric power plant.
Visit secondary sites such as a water conservation project, community ecotourism project, biological marine station, medicinal plant farm, artisanry workshop, and hot springs.
Participate in field activities (some scheduled at night), including interpretative tropical forest hikes, work on an organic farm, and volunteering in a reforestation/restoration project.
Quick Details
- Online
- Costa Rica
- Summer
- Biology
- Latin American Studies
- Science
- Service Learning
- Social Sciences
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Program Details
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Locations
- Online
- Costa Rica
Types and Subjects
- Subjects & Courses
- Biology
- Latin American Studies
- Science
Availability
Years Offered: 2025, 2026, 2027
- Summer
Age Requirement
Age Requirement Varies
Guidelines
- All Nationalities
- This Program is also open to Solo, Couples
Cost per week
Program Cost Includes
- Tuition & Fees
- All Program Activity Costs
- Wifi Costs
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
Accommodation Options
- Group living
- Guest House
- Other
Qualifications & Experience
- University Freshman (1st Year)
- University Sophomore (2nd Year)
- University Junior (3rd Year)
- University Senior (4th Year)
Application Procedures
- Transcript
- Online Application
- Essay
- Disciplinary Clearance Form
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