Study Abroad
***All stated prices are approximates and should not be taken as the true cost of the trip. These are estimates to better allow students to prepare. Prospective study abroad students should contact the professor in charge of the trip to get more accurate pricing.
**If you are interested in the most up to date information, check out the Center for Global Engagement Study Abroad page.
Study Abroad Programs
Biology study abroad courses are for both majors (area F guided electives or area H ecology/evolution elective) and non-biology majors (counts in area D as a lab science course). Students learn the local flora and fauna as well as unique environments and cultural aspects of each site visited. Students design mini ecology classes, set up and collect data on site, then analyze and present their finding upon return to CSU.
Cost: ~$2,100
Time: Spring Break
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
- Various clinics around the island
- Forfar Field Station
- Various subtropical environments
Summary: Students visit local clinics and discuss common health issues facing individuals on Andros. CSU students host a two day spay and neuter clinic for companion animals on Andros. Students collect medical and veterinary donations to share with the Androsians as part of this service learning course.
Cost: ~$2,100
Time: Spring Break
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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Fish Project - Barrier Reef, fringing, and patch reefs
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Plant Project - Coppice, pinelands, beach strand, swash
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Invertebrate Study, Money Point, coconut grove
Summary: Experience snorkeling on one the world's largest reefs. Visit unique environments that have been minimally impacted.
Cost: ~$3,000
Length: Spring Break
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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LaSelva Biological Research Station
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Tortuguero Monitoring Station
Summary: Experience pristine tropical rainforests at LaSelva. Search for nesting turtles at Tortuguero.
Learn More About Tropical Ecology of Costa Rica (PowerPoint)
Cost: ~$5,000
Time: Maymester
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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The Great Barrier Reef
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World Heritage Rainforest
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Table Lands and Outback
Summary: Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. Experience World Heritage Rainforest sites.
Cost: ~$5,000
Time: Maymester
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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Arusha
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Western and Central Sarengeti
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Ngorongoro Crater
Summary: Watch the Great Migration. Explore the Serengeti and travel to Ngorogoro Crater.
Cost: ~$5,000
Time: Maymester
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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Galapagos Islands
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Amazonian Rainforests
Summary: Explore the Galapagos. Experience lowland Amazonian rainforests.
Cost: ~$5,000
Time: Maymester
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
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Tobacco Caye Marine Station
Summary: Visit sites at Monkey Bay Reserve. Snorkel at Tobacco Caye Marine Station.
Cost: ~$3,650
Time: Summer
Locations/Activities/Study Sites:
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Cambridge Universit
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Down House (Darwin's home)
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British Museum of Natural History in London
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Stay at CSU's Specer House in Oxford, England
Summary: Students follow the life of Charles Darwin from his college years to his collections while on the Beagle to his personal struggles with his theory of evolution. Students walk his garden path at Down House and visit various sites of the great debates on evolution.