Fairleigh
Dickinson University
285 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940 USA Phone: 1-973-443-8480 When: Academic Year, Semester Ecology and Conservation : Take advantage of this new and exciting
program! Design your own research project while enhancing your travel
experiences, Learn more about other cultures Receive faculty guidance as you
travel, Analyze your research and write while in transit This program allows
you to combine your studies, area of interest, and/or career goals with the
flexibility of traveling where and when YOU want!
School
for International Training
Kipling Road, PO Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0676 USA Phone: 1-888-272-7881 Where: Fort Daauphin and Tulear, Madagascar When: Fall/Spring Ecology and Conservation: Pressures on Madagascar's ecosystems have
led to rapid deforestation and habitat destruction, as well as difficult
choices for the Malagasy people. With its vibrant culture, unique flora and
fauna, and stunning natural environments, Madagascar provides an ideal
setting for your exploration of complex issues of environmental conservation
and sustainable development. Curriculum Highlights: Intensive Language Study: French; Ecology and
Conservation Seminar: Malagasy Life and Culture, Ecology and Conservation,
and Educational Excursions; Environmental Field Study Seminar; and
Independent Study Project. (16 credits in total) 4 weeks homestay in Fort
Dauphin and 1 week in a rural village. The program includes excursions of
varying length to the Ranomafana rain forest, the spiny desert, Andasibe,
Isalo, and the Great Barrier Reef of Tulear. Program Value: Fees include international airfare, health insurance,
tuition, full room and board, excursions, and other direct program expenses.
Participants pay for domestic travel to the point of departure from the USA.
Southern
Africa Field Program
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
and
Department of Geography
University of Vermont
Burlington VT 05405 USA Phone: 1-540-654-1492 Where: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Pilanesberg Game
Reserve When: Summer Southern Africa Field Program: The Southern Africa Field Program is
an annual three week summer study abroad program, focusing on the geography,
history, and politics of post-apartheid South Africa. The program is open to
students from all schools, majors, and years of study.
State
University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY)
E54340 Melville Library
SUNY at Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA Phone: 1-516-632-7030 Where: Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar When: Fall Stony Brook Conservation Program in Madagascar: Program begins with a
two-week intensive orientation on the Stony Brook campus and continues in
Madagascar on location in Ranomafana National Park. Students earn 12 credits
from the following courses: field methods in physical anthropology, primate
behavior, socio-cultural anthropology, independent research. Courses are
taught by Stony Brook and host country faculty; independent researchis
carried out in the tropical rainforest and is supervised by international
faculty conducting research on-site; students may, thereafter,
tailorresearch to their specific academic program (primatology, icthyology,
ornithology, biology, limnology, etc.) This program does not provide for
direct enrollment inhost university courses.
