New conservation and environmental field courses in Belize

The Institute for Sustainable International Studies, ISIS Belize, offers a variety of conservation and environmental field courses in Belize, Central America. The courses are held in the field, forests, sea and waterways of this incredible developing country. Students will experience and understand first-hand the wonders and challenges of different ecosystems. All courses are intensive, delivering 3 credit hours over two weeks. Students can pair another course for a full four weeks studying abroad.

The courses also offer students a chance to explore the rich cultural, social and environmental resources in the tropical setting of English-speaking Belize. The ISIS field courses below are linked to our website, for schedules and syllabi:

NEW! Tropical Forests: The Management and Conservation of Biodiversity
Tropical Marine Conservation Biology*
Indigenous Knowledge in the 21st Century
NEW! Tropical Ecosystems: New Approaches to Sustainability
NEW! Ornithology in the Tropics: Birds of Belize
Wildlife Medicine, Biology and Conservation

A two week course is $2,675 and the two course session is $4,225*, during June and July, 2014. These courses are also offered during a shorter winter session over the winter break, December 26, 2014– January 7, 2015. Students tell us these courses are “worth every penny!” Transcripts are issued from Sacred Heart College in San Ignacio, Belize or for those students needing transcripts from a US university, click here for details.

For more information email our Program Director, Cynthia Reece, at creece@isisbelize.com.