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SIT/Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Antananarivo, Madagascar
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: SIT/World Learning 
  • Restrictions: WFU applicants only
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/15/2024 10/15/2024 TBA TBA
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term GPA Requirement: 2.50 Click here for a definition of this term Class Status: 2 semesters completed
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English, French Click here for a definition of this term Language Courses Offered: French, Malagasy
Click here for a definition of this term Prior Language Study Required: 3 semesters Click here for a definition of this term Housing: Homestay, Hotels
Click here for a definition of this term Open to non-WFU Students: No Click here for a definition of this term Academic Areas Offered: African Studies, Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, French, Humanities
Program Term: Fall, Spring Program Sponsor: SIT
Program Description:

Explore environmental challenges, conservation, and development strategies in Madagascar, an island nation isolated from neighboring landmasses for more than one hundred million years.

lemursThis program offers classroom and field-based instruction in natural and social scientific methods to encourage students to analyze environmental issues in an array of ecosystems — including rainforest, dry spiny thicket, alpine and transitional forest, savannah, gallery and littoral forest, mangrove, and coral reef — and within multiple economic, socio-political, and cultural contexts.

Major topics of study include:

  • Ethnobotany
  • Marine studies
  • Lemur ecology
  • Biodiversity in Madagascar
  • Environmental challenges and conservation and development strategies in Madagascar
  • Human pressures — including mining and economic development, deforestation and land use, and ecotourism — placed on the country’s ecosystems.