Semester Abroad
BC Approved Programs are programs that are either run by Boston College or are externally approved for course credit. BC students enrolling in these programs will get course credit for the work they do abroad.
Program: SIT Jordan - Refugees, Health and Humanitarian Action
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Jordan
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Links between health, poverty, social development, & chronic disease, Environment and health, Public health education
Program: School of International Training, Madagascar - Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Madagascar
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Biodiversity, Environmental challenges in conservation & development, Human pressures of mining, Economic development, Land use & ecotourism on ecosystems
Program: School of International Training, South Africa - Community Health and Social Policy
Type: Approved External Program
Location: South Africa
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Healthcare in rural areas, Health promotion, Social justice
Program: School of International Training, Tanzania - Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Tanzania
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Wildlife ecology, Conservation & environmental issues, Natural park management, Relationships between socioeconomic objectives, ecological parameters and cultural traditions
Program: School of International Training, Tanzania - Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Tanzania
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Ecosystems & tourism, Sustainable management of coastal forests and reefs, Ecosystems & communities
Program: School of International Training, Uganda - Development Studies
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Uganda
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Political security & the environment, Economic development & geography, Ecotourism & conservation
Program: IFSA - 21st Century City
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Shanghai, China
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Sustainable urbanization, Economic reform
Program: IFSA - The City, The River, The Sacred
Type: Approved External Program
Location: India
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Relationships between religion, urban areas & the environment at the Ganges River
Program: SIT, India: Public Health, Gender, and Community Action
Type: Approved External Program
Location: India
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Building public health awareness, Public health policy, Gender & health
Program: University of Hong Kong
Type: Boston College Program
Location: China
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Conservation
Program: BC in London: University College London
Type: Boston College Program
Location: UK
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Earth sciences, Population health
Program: Lancaster University
Type: Boston College Program
Location: UK
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Ecology and conservation, Environmental sustainability in contemporary China, Consumption, Resource management, Politics & international relations
Program: Venice International University
Type: Boston College Program
Location: Italy
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Globalization & global challenges
Program: Utrecht University
Type: Boston College Program
Location: Netherlands
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Global sustainability science
Program: University of Bergen
Type: Boston College Program
Location: Norway
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Climate change, Global challenges of migration, Health & inequality, Marine research
Program: College Year in Athens
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Greece
Offered: Fall, Spring, Full year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Environmental studies, Ethnography, Migration
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Stockholm, Sweden
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Sweden
Offered: Fall, Spring, Full year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Public Health
Program: BU Geneva Internship Program
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Switzerland
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Global development, Public health, Political science
Program: SIT Study Abroad Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Switzerland
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Links between health, environment & development, Migration, Health interventions
Program: SIT Study Abroad Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Sweden
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Links between international stability & economic and sustainable development, Geopolitics & natural resources
Program: SEA Semester - Colonization and Conservation in the Caribbean
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole & at Sea
Offered: Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Colonization, environmental change & sustainability, Culture & environment, Marine environmental history
Program: SIT Study Abroad Argentina - Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Offered: Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: GMOs, Social, environmental & economic impacts of mono-cropping, Sustainable agriculture
Program: CIEE- Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Monteverde, Costa Rica
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Sustainability & tropical conservation, Sustainable development, Protected cultural and biological diversity, Links between sustainability and energy, food systems, agriculture, natural preserves, and tourism
Program: CIEE- Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Monteverde, Costa Rica
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Ecotourism, Agriculture, & biological challenges, Grassroots conservation efforts, Independent research
Program: IES Abroad Galapagos Islands Direct Enrollment
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Evolution, ecology & conservation, Marine ecology, People, politics & the environment
Program: SIT Study Abroad Panama - Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Panama City, Panama
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Tropical conservation & ecology, Environmental fieldwork methods, Independent study, Climate change & resource use, Tropical socio-environmental issues, Controversies in conservation
Program: University of Otago, Dunedin
Type: Boston College Program
Location: New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Aquaculture & fisheries, Environment & society, Environmental management, Environmental science, Global studies, Marine science, Oceanography
Program: University of Queensland
Type: Boston College Program
Location: Australia
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Agriculture, animals & food, Environment & planning, Marine science
Program: University of Western Australia
Type: Boston College Program
Location: Australia
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Human geography & planning, Natural resource management, Population health, Science communication, Geographical sciences, Landscape architecture, Agricultural science, Conservation biology, Marine science, Botany, Environmental science
Program: University of Melbourne
Type: Boston College Program
Location: Australia
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Environmental studies
Program: Sea Semester- Sustainability in Polynesian Cultures and Ecosystems
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA / Ocean / New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Environmental & cultural sustainability, Resource management, Marine environments & ocean sustainability, Science & ecology communication, Environmental history
Program: Frontiers Abroad: Earth Systems
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Field & University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: Yes
Topics of Interest: Field work & research, Natural hazards, Resource management, Environmental restoration, Marine & coastal ecology
Program: Sea Semester- The Global Ocean
Type: Approved External Program
Location: New Zealand
Offered: Fall, Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Marine environments & ocean sustainability, Ocean & global change, Maritime environmental history, Cultural significance of environmental resources, Research
Program: Sea Semester- Ocean Exploration
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA / Ocean - Caribbean
Offered: Fall
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Design original research projects to be completed at sea, Oceanographic field methods, Oceanography, Maritime studies: humans, the ocean, and contemporary challenges
Program: Sea Semester- Oceans and Climate
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA / Ocean - New Zeland to Tahiti
Offered: Spring
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Conduct climate research, Ocean's role in climate and carbon cycles, Climate policy, Climate adaptation & sustainability, Oceanographic field methods, Science/data communication
Program: American University - Washington Semester Program
Type: Approved External Program
Location: Washington DC
Offered: Fall, Spring, Academic year
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Human development & global issues, Sustainability & environment, Policy & political solutions, Environmental education, Internship experience
What is a "Non-Approved Program"?
Non-Approved programs are study abroad programs that are not currently approved for credit at BC, though they may be approved for credit at other academic institutions. The following programs are study abroad programs that have a strong Environmental Studies focus, but are not currently approved with the BC Office of International Programs.
Students interested in attending one of the following programs must first petition for approval with the Office of Global Education.
Program: The School for Field Studies - Multiple Programs
Type: Non-Approved Program
Location: Australia / Bhutan / Cambodia / Chile / Costa Rica / Kenya / Panama / Peru / Tanzania / Turks & Caicos Islands
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Field work, Climate change, Biodiversity conservation, Land use change, Community resource management, Tourism impacts, Environmental policy, Fisheries management, Environmental ethics & justice, Pollution & waste management, Natural resource & water management, Sustainable livelihoods
Program: The University of Chicago - Marine Biological Laboratory Semester in Environmental Science
Type: Non-Approved Program
Location: Woods Hole, MA
Offered: Fall
Have ENVS Students Gone Here?: No
Topics of Interest: Research, Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, Field work, Anthropological impacts on the planet
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