Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.03
Liaison Karen Oberer
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
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McGill University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kathleen Ng
Environmental Officer
Sustainability Office - Campus and Space Planning
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Does the institution offer a program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive experience(s) offered by the institution:

The 15-credit Barbados Field Study Semester (BFSS), offered at the Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados, provides one term of integrated field study for students with an interest in global issues related to natural resource-use as affected by socio-economic, management, urban and physical constraints. Enrolment of McGill students is limited to 25 students and is offered each fall semester.

The Panama Field Study program is a joint venture between McGill University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. It is a 15-credit program offered in the Winter term (January to April) that specifically addresses issues relevant to the understanding of the Latin America tropical environment. Enrolment of McGill students is limited to 26 students.


The website URL where information about the immersive experience is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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