Travel and Study Around the World
Environmental problems are global problems. Students can examine specific cultural, political, geographic, and ecological contexts for environmental problems and solutions.
Many study abroad programs include experiential learning opportunities such as meeting with community leaders, conducting research, and giving back to communities through reciprocal service. Some include adventures like backpacking to explore natural resource management issues.
Students can also gain work experience through internships sponsored by GlobalWorks and similar programs.
Study Abroad with UO
The University of Oregon offers almost 30 study abroad programs that can satisfy your ENVS or ESCI major or minor requirements. Alternatively, you can intern abroad through the GlobalWorks International Internship program.
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.
Get started: Fill out this interest form to get matched with a GEO advisor.
Featured Study Abroad Opportunities in Environmental Studies
This program, administered by Global Education Oregon (GEO), offers internship opportunities in a wide variety of industry career fields and locations around the world.
Internship opportunities are highly customizable, and we guarantee placement in your preferred career fields and location. Students earn up to eight UO credits as well as life-changing work experience in a different culture.
Please email globalworks@uoregon.edu to discuss your options.
Spend four weeks in Sāmoa exploring the impacts of shifting environments and climate change on the people, environment, and culture of Sāmoa and other Pacific nations. This program explores issues such as biodiversity loss, rising seas levels, increasing climate disaster and various environmental justice efforts at community and national levels in response. Indigenous environmental justice efforts in Sāmoa provide a holistic understanding of how community resilience, science, creativity and Indigenous sovereignty works together. Through immersive coursework, collaboration with local communities, and guided excursions, students will engage directly with Samoan scholars, Indigenous leaders, policy-makers, activists and artists, contributing to projects that support Samoan communities in their environmental justice efforts.