Pacific Islands Studies

  Fiji

Suva

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: February-June; July-November

Description: The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Fiji Program, located at the University of the South Pacific (USP), is designed to provide students with a unique living and learning experience.

Students are able to take a wide variety of courses including: Conservation Biology, Environmental and Marine Microbiology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Ocean Resources Management in the South Pacific, Law of the Sea, Pacific Geoscience, Politics in the Pacific Rim, and Tourism in the South Pacific .

Based at the main USP campus in Suva, the program will also provide students with an immersion into Fijian life and culture. In addition to courses offered at USP, students will take the Introduction to Pacific Studies and Cross-Cultural Understanding courses. All coursework is conducted in English and taken alongside local students. Academic Field Trips are also included in the cost of the program.

Highlights: All coursework is conducted in English and taken alongside local students. Educational excursions are included in the cost of the program. Extracurricular activities and a sports program are also available.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: $7700-$8700

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to Fiji Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Mission Statement: The Institute for Study Abroad Program's (ISAP) mission is to ensure access for students to quality study abroad programs that strengthen academic learning and promote intercultural understanding. In fulfilling the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's mission to "enable each student to become broader in perspective, ethically more sensitive, and to participate wisely in society as a competent professional and knowledgeable citizen," ISAP encourages and assists students who wish to participate in study abroad opportunities. Guiding Principles of ISAP: * Promote study abroad opportunities that are in keeping with the educational aims of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. * Provide study abroad opportunities with quality academic content and instruction, and appropriate evaluation of students. * Ensure that study abroad opportunities accommodate a wide range of disciplines. * Provide opportunities in diverse regions of the world. * Ensure that programs are well integrated into the local community, encourage immersion of the student into the local culture and encourage study of the local language, while affirming that the formal academic component of study abroad is retained. * Integrate study abroad into the student's academic program to the fullest extent possible, including developing the means by which returning students can actively contribute to international awareness and programming on campus. The Institute for Study Abroad Programs adheres to the NAFSA: AIE Code of Ethics and Statements of Principles in International Educational Exchange and also supports the "Responsible Study Abroad: Health and Safety Guidelines" developed by the Interorganizational Task Force on Safety and Responsibility in Study Abroad.

Year Founded: 1978