Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.34
Liaison Brandon Trelstad
Submission Date Jan. 4, 2024

STARS v2.2

Oregon State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Leticia Cavazos
Sustainability Program Specialist
Sustainability Office
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Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
Several OSU study abroad programs focus on sustainability as a core program element, and several more examine an issue using sustainability as a lens. The following is a complete listing of current offerings that include elements of sustainability (descriptions and explicit focus of each program can be found in the link provided at the end):

Antarctica
SIT Study Abroad Argentina: People, Environment, and Climate Change in Patagonia and Antarctica

Argentina
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Buenos Aires

Australia
IE3 Global Internship: Biological and Environmental Science Internships in Australia
IE3 Global Internship: Renewable Energy & Engineering in Australia
SIT Study Abroad Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Australia - Marsupials of Australia (Summer I)

Austria
College of Forestry: Fachhochschule Salzburg Exchange, Austria (Exchange)

Bhutan
API Business, Environmental Studies, and Sciences in The Himalayas (Bhutan)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan - Forests in the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Summer I)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan - Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition (Semester)

Botswana
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Gaborone, Botswana
CIEE Community Public Health Program in Gaborone, Botswana
CIEE Summer Community Public Health Program in Gaborone, Botswana

Brazil
IE3 Global Internship: Otter Conservation (Brazil)

Cambodia
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Cambodia - Elephants of Southeast Asia(Summer I)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Cambodia - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND MEKONG ECOLOGIES

Chile
SIT Study Abroad Argentina: People, Environment, and Climate Change in Patagonia and Antarctica

China
IE3 Global Internship: Eco-Lodge, Hospitality, and Tourism Management in China
IE3 Global Internship: Giant Panda Research in China

Costa Rica
IE3 Global Internship: Humans and the Rainforest (Costa Rica)
IE3 Global Internship: Tropical Forestry and Botanical Studies (Costa Rica)
API Multidisciplinary and Environmental Studies in Costa Rica
API Summer Multidisciplinary and Environmental Studies in Costa Rica
API Summer Spanish Language and Culture in Costa Rica
CIEE Summer Sustainability and the Environment Program in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Summer Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Costa Rica - Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Systems (Summer I)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Costa Rica - Ecological Resilience Studies (Semester)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Costa Rica - Environmental Justice: From the Ground Up (Summer II)

Ecuador
SIT Study Abroad Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation

Fiji
Sea Education Association: Oceans & Climate
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania

Finland
SIT Study Abroad Iceland: Climate Change and the Arctic

France
IE3 Global: Lyon - Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems

French Polynesia
Sea Education Association: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation

Ghana
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Legon, Ghana

Iceland
SIT Study Abroad Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics (Summer I & Summer II)

India
IE3 Global Internship: Horticulture, Environmental Science, and Business in India
IE3 Global Internship: Teach in India: Art, Science, or Technology

Ireland
IE3 Global Internship: Sustainability & Horticulture in Ireland

Japan
IE3 Global Internship: Sustainability and Humanitarian Issues in Japan

Kenya
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Carnivores of the African Plains (Summer II)

Madagascar
SIT Study Abroad Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

Montserrat
Sea Education Association: Coral Reef Conservation: Caribbean

Nepal
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Geoscience in the Himalaya (Summer)
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples

Netherlands
College of Agricultural Sciences: Wageningen University Exchange, The Netherlands (Exchange)

New Zealand
OSU Faculty-led: Farming Systems and Pastoral Landscapes in New Zealand
Sea Education Association: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
Sea Education Association: Oceans & Climate

Panama
SIT Study Abroad Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Panama - Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies (Semester)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Panama - Tropical Island Ecosystems: The Human Impact (Summer I)

Paraguay
IE3 Global Internship: Wildlife Research (Paraguay)

Peru
SIT Study Abroad Peru: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Peru - Biodiversity and Development in the Amazon (Semester)

Samoa
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania

Singapore
IE3 Global Internship: Environmental Sustainability and Outdoor Education in Singapore

South Africa
IE3 Global Internship: Cape Town Marine, Wildlife and Environmental Conservation (South Africa)

Tanzania
SIT Study Abroad Tanzania: Zanzibar Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Carnivores of the African Plains (Summer II)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Fundamentals of Wildlife Management (Summer I)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Wildlife Management Studies (Semester)

Thailand
IE3 Global Internship: Education and Sustainability in Thailand

Turks and Caicos Islands
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Turks and Caicos Islands - Fundamentals of Marine Conservation (Summer I)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Turks and Caicos Islands - Marine Fauna: Ecology and Conservation (Summer II)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Turks and Caicos Islands - Marine Resource Studies (Semester)

U.S. Virgin Islands
Sea Education Association: Coral Reef Conservation: Caribbean

Uganda
IE3 Global Internship: Traditional Medicine and Community Development (Uganda)

United States
Sea Education Association: Coral Reef Conservation: Caribbean
Sea Education Association: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
Sea Education Association: Oceans & Climate
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania
Virtual IE3 Global Internship: Wildlife Research

Vietnam
IE3 Global Internship: Technical Research, Graphic Design, and Sustainability in Vietnam

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Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The programs included in the above list are programs that have sustainability as an area of study, as noted from the advance search option on the OSU Office of Global Opportunities website.

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