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Biology

Au Sable Institute  (Biology majors/minors only)

The Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies offers two summer sessions as well as a May session. Au Sable programs take place at their campuses around the world. The May program takes place in the Great Lakes area, while the summer sessions take place in India, the Pacific Rim, the Florida Everglades, as well as the Great Lakes area. Au Sable provides college and university level programs in environmental studies, field biology, stewardship ecology, and ecological sustainability for students worldwide. Studies seek to help students understand natural ecosystems, environmental degradation and its causes, the ethical nature and content of environmental problems, and responsible and appropriate practice. Homepage

Creation Care Studies Program, Belize  (Open to all majors)

This semester-long program explores biblical Stewardship, first hand, as students study environmental issues in Belize. Designed for non-science majors, the program includes opportunities for study, reflection, research, and travel. During the program you will experience community in motion as you travel with a group of students for four months throughout the country of Belize. Rigorous classes will give you direct field experiences and confront you with current world issues. CCSP readily awaits adventure seeking, biblically minded students, who want to take on the challenge of learning how to care for God’s earth and all its creatures—both human and non-human. Homepage

Creation Care Studies Program, South Pacific (Open to all majors)

This semester-long program explores biblical Stewardship, first hand, as students study environmental issues in Samoa / New Zealand. Designed for non-science majors, the program includes opportunities for study, reflection, research, and travel. During the program you will experience community in motion as you travel with a group of students for four months to the South Pacific nations of New Zealand and Samoa. Rigorous classes will give you direct field experiences and confront you with current world issues. CCSP readily awaits adventure seeking, biblically minded students, who want to take on the challenge of learning how to care for God’s earth and all its creatures—both human and non-human. Homepage

Houghton in Tanzania, Iringa, Tanzania (Houghton College)  (Open to all majors)

Houghton-in-Tanzania is a program of Houghton College set in East Africa offering junior and senior students an opportunity to experience life as most Africans themselves experience it and to be exposed to Africa on a broad front including history, anthropology, environment, languages, politics, and religion. Extended trips away from the campus site  include visits to nearby game reserves and Wahehe and Maasai tribal villages. Elective course options vary from year to year but the following three core courses are required: East African Culture (3), East African History (3), Wildlife Behavior (3/4). (A minimum 2.75 GPA is required.) Homepage