Study Abroad

Travel and Study Around the World

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Each country and culture approaches multidisciplinary science differently. The best way to gain a well-rounded and diverse view of this field is to live and study in another country.


Study Abroad with UO

Want to study the natural sciences while immersed in another culture?

Global Education Oregon offers many study abroad programs that can satisfy your multidisciplinary major requirements. Programs are currently offered in Britain, Costa Rica, Mexico, Australia, or Norway. Alternatively, you can intern abroad through the GlobalWorks International Internship program in a variety of regions around the world.

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International Exchange

Students can enroll as an exchange student at a top international research institution for fall or winter semester, spring semester or quarter, a full academic year, or summer term. Exchange students experience an immersive study abroad experience, living and learning with local students in their chosen city.

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Featured Study Abroad Opportunities in Multidisciplinary Science

Anthropology in Barbados

Anthropology in Barbados

Spend six weeks in Barbados exploring the major subfields of anthropology. You will have the chance to study vervet monkey troops, work on an archaeological site, and learn about Barbados' cultural heritage from an applied anthropology perspective. 

The program is divided into Primate Behavior, Caribbean Cultural Heritage, and Archaeology in Barbados, informed by group excursions around the island.

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Arctic Scientific Studies in Svalbard

University Center in Svalbard (UNIS), is the world's foremost institution of the Arctic sciences, offering courses and laboratory experience in Arctic biology, Arctic geology, Arctic geophysics, and applied Arctic technologies. 

If you are a student of biology, geology, physics, chemistry, and environmental sciences and are interested in the unique situation of the Arctic, the program provides you with a unique, immersive, hands-on learning opportunity.

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Tropical Ecology in Ecuador

With an immense amount of knowledge still to be gained from studying tropical ecosystems, there is a desperate need for more experts in the field of tropical biology. This program consists of two 4-credit courses that offer students firsthand experience studying key tropical ecosystems. The first course involves students in developing and conducting a research project in Ecuador, and the second provides hands-on experience in these diverse tropical ecosystems.

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