Participating students live, study and work in Costa Rica for four months. This interdisciplinary program draws on political studies, religion, sociology, ecology and history. This semester program sponsored by the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities allows students interested in film careers to study on location in the Hollywood, California, area. The program prepares students to serve with professional skill and Christian integrity in the film industry. A four-week summer session of marine biology is offered.
Special emphasis is placed upon field investigations and laboratory experiences.
Field study is located primarily in the aquatic environments around Cape Ann and Cape Cod. Emphasis is placed on cross-disciplinary studies and on the relation of learning to everyday life. This is a semester experience administered by the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities at locations in Moscow, Nizhni-Novgorod and Saint Petersburg. The academic focus is on Russian history, society, culture and language study. TEB features lectures, research proposal writing and editing, training and preparation for the field component, on-site field research and labs, data analysis and public presentation.