Short study tours of Nicaragua or Panama are available. This comprehensive field school offers lectures, the ability to master field techniques and to do individual research projects. Classes are taught in English, but intensive language is required during the first phase of the program. A multi-disciplinary course introduces the history, politics, economics, geography and culture of the host country. Students then pursue an independent, well-defined field research project during the second phase of the program.
Internships are also available.
Hands-on field studies and research sites are available in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Kenya, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands during fall, spring and summer. Semesters can be combined thematically and in area studies for a full year abroad. Intensive language study, homestays, field study and independent research are integral parts of every program. Financial aid is available. Sea Education Association SEA is headquartered at Woods Hole, MA as part of a community of prestigious institutions that make up the oceanographic center of the eastern United States and offers academic programs in ocean studies.