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Study Abroad - Programs
Winter 2004
Costa Rica PHIL
January 2, 2004 - January 31, 2004


Program Overview

Study environmental ethics and sustainable management in Costa Rica, along with Costa Rican environmental foundations. Learn firsthand what's being done to protect some of the world's richest natural resources. Accommodations will include housing at the Tropical Youth Center of the Fundación Neotropica on the Osa Peninsula, as well as in parks and in other areas of the country.

There will be a few lectures, but most of the learning takes place in field trips into the rainforest. Students always describe the program as "the experience of a lifetime."

Courses
Students must enroll in all courses for credit and a grade; pass/fail and audit registration is not permitted.

Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for prior approval (before departure).

All students must enroll in 3 or 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. All participants are encouraged to take both courses.

PHIL340 - Cross-Cultural Environmental Ethics (3 cr.)
Critical and global study of the ethics of human-environment relations as suggested by the science of ecology, Western philosophy, physical science and various non-Western traditions.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Multicultural

PHIL366 - Independent Study: Politics of the Environment (3 cr.)
Optional independent study.
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We encourage freshmen to apply! For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including a deposit, one transcript (non-University of Delaware students only), and one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by telephone.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. See here for an overview of the acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we recommend moving your application and deposit to another program (by emailing your request to studyabroad@udel.edu).

Costa Rica PHIL Program Costs
Participants in the Costa Rica PHIL program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Winter Session and the program fee. The program fee usually covers round-trip airfare, housing, and all excursions but does not include transportation to/from the group's initial departure airport. Your specific program fee may or may not include these and other items, check with the faculty director for details.

A $200 deposit towards the program fee must be paid by no later than October 3, 2003 , although we recommend that you pay your deposit within three working days of submitting your application. The deposit is non-refundable if you are admitted into the program. The program acceptance list will be available approximately two weeks later. See below for additional program fee and tuition payment deadlines.

UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.

  DE Resident Non-DE Resident
Final Tuition based on current year 1107 2894
Estimate Program Fee
 2670 2670
UD Registration & Activities Fee 20 20
Estimate Total 3797 5584

Please note that final program fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final program fees may be increased due to airline taxes, fuel surcharges, exchange rates, or changes in the group size.

Scholarships
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. For more details and to apply for a scholarship, go to our scholarships page (and be sure to submit scholarship materials by the deadlines).
Deadlines
All payments and application materials are due by 5:00pm on the dates listed below:
  • Application and $200 deposit deadline: October 3, 2003
  • $800 deposit deadline: October 21, 2003
  • Final program fee balance due: November 7, 2003
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: December 12, 2003
Contact Information
Paul Durbin
Faculty Director
Department of Philosophy
107 15 Kent Way
Phone:(302) 831-8202
Email: pdurbin@udel.edu