Tulane University
New Study Abroad Program in Tropical & Environmental Studies at CIAPA
September 28th, 2012
Tulane is excited to announce the addition of a new semester study abroad program at its CIAPA campus in San José, Costa Rica. Led by the Office of Study Abroad at Tulane, undergraduate students interested in tropical biology, environmental studies and development studies are being recruited to spend the spring semester studying with Tulane faculty at the CIAPA campus.
Designed primarily for juniors, the program offers courses in Tropical Global Environmental Change (EBIO), Tropical Biological Diversity (EBIO), Sustainable Development & Central American Law and Policy (IDEV), Environmental Politics and Policy (POLA), in addition to Spanish courses at the Universidad de Costa Rica. These 16 credit hours will be taught in modules, each class is administered in 2 week blocks (except for Spanish which will be over the first half of the semester).
For more information, please visit the Tulane at CIAPA website. To apply, visit the Office of Study Abroad" website.
The next information session will take place on October 31, 2012. Please check back for the location.
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Ecuador: Tropical Field Biology and Conservation
Chocó Rainforest, Ecuador | Tentative dates: August 9 – August 23, 2013
| Application deadline: January 28, 2013 Deadline extended! |
All majors are welcome to apply to spend two weeks in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Ecuador: Tropical Field Biology and Conservation gives students the opportunity to apply the theory and knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to the real world. Students will travel with Dr. Karubian and Dr. Duraes to Ecuador for a two-week intensive field course. While on the course, students will experience first-hand the challenges and rewards of conducting field research and implementing conservation activities in tropical environments. These activities will take place within a context of community engagement based on active collaboration and interaction with Ecuadorian local residents in a variety of contexts.
For more information, click here to visit the Center for Public Service’s page on this program.
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