AUIP Antarctica: The Fragile Continent (6 credits)

  Antarctica

Rural Areas

  Argentina

• All Other Regions of Argentina: 
Ushuaia

Term: Winter 
Dates: December - January

Description: This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on Earth. This program explores contemporary issues in Antarctica and the adjacent sub-Antarctic region, including Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Ocean. Students attend weekly lectures during the fall (available anywhere via webcast), prepare a research essay in their area of primary interest, and then participate in a 2-week field study in Antarctica and Tierra del Fuego during winter break. The webcast course can also be taken without the field course in Antarctica for 3 credits (4 quarter hours).

Objectives:

1. Develop, through lectures and assigned readings, an holistic, inter-disciplinary understanding of the physical and social history and current issues in the Antarctic region, including their inter-relationships.
2. Develop specialized understanding, through independent research, of the issues in one specific area of Antarctic enquiry related to their major (e.g., history of science/exploration, environmental ethics, geology and global climate change, marine bird or southern forest conservation, etc.).
3. Through field-based studies, students will develop a nuanced understanding of issues in exploration, exploitation, conservation, and sustainable use of the Antarctic region.

Highlights:
* Few people have had the chance to visit the remote and beautiful White Continent. For those of you seeking an adventure - this is your ultimate chance.
* Witness huge glaciers rolling into the sea, vast penguin colonies, whales, seals, orcas, icebergs, and more.
* Our expedition ship has a fleet of Zodiac landing crafts, which allow us to take daily excursions ashore onto the continent for spectacular scenery and close encounters with wildlife.
* Experience 24 hours of daylight - take stunning photos at midnight and spot wildlife at all hours of day and night!

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: $6,595

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of up to 20 students in the group

Application Process Involves:

• Transcript
• Written Application

AUIP - American Universities International Programs's Mission Statement: To provide enjoyable, yet academically rigorous, educational and travel study abroad programs that enable students to experience the culture, society, and natural environments of the host country. Select universities will work with students one-on-one to ensure that the program meets their academic needs and is personally and academically rewarding.

Year Founded: 1971