Tanzania: Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology

  Tanzania

Arusha

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: September to December/February to May

Description: Few natural environments compare to the vast wilderness expanses of Tanzania. Serengeti National Park is the site of the largest wildlife migration on earth. Mount Kilimanjaro is home to tropical, temperate, and alpine forests. Ngorongoro Crater, a 12-mile-wide extinct volcano and one of the seven wonders of the natural world, is nature's perfect zoological garden. Within these disparate ecosystems, issues of population growth, land usage, and tourism development are in tense juxtaposition with wildlife conservation efforts.

From your base in the heart of Tanzania's most renowned wilderness parks, you explore the country's diverse human and natural environments through ecology seminars and field visits to nature reserves and conservation areas. Swahili language study and a rural stay with the Maasai provide further insight into the delicate balance between socioeconomic goals and ecological concerns.

Prerequisites: Previous college-level coursework and/or other significant preparation in environmental studies, ecology, biology, or related fields, as assessed by SIT.

Highlights: Three week rural homestay in Arusha, and one week in a Maasai village. Educational excursions to the Serengeti National Park, the Tarangire National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: contact sponsor

Experience Required: yes

Prerequisites: Previous college-level coursework and/or other significant preparation in environmental studies, ecology, biology, or related fields, as assessed by SIT.

This Program is open to American and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Tanzania Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

SIT Study Abroad's Mission Statement: SIT Study Abroad is the accredited higher education institution of World Learning, a private, nonprofit international organization promoting international and intercultural understanding, social justice, and economic development through education, training, and field projects around the globe. SIT prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens through SIT Study Abroad, undergraduate, field-based academic programs operating in more than 50 countries worldwide, and thorough short-term professional training and graduate degrees in language teaching, conflict transformation, international education, social justice in intercultural relations, management, and sustainable development.

Year Founded: 1932