Duke/OTS Semester Programs in Costa Rica
Tropical Biology
This is an integrated, rigorous program of tropical biology studies located at OTS's three biological field stations in Costa Rica. Students learn about science by doing science. Students are introduced to the key questions in modern tropical biology and are provided with language skills and cultural orientation, as well as knowledge of the Costa Rican and Central American environmental dilemma. Students live dormitory-style.
COURSES
BIOLOGY 134 - Fundamentals of Tropical Biology (NS)
BIOLOGY 135L - Research Methods in Tropical Biology (NS, R, W)
ENVIRON 129 - Environmental Science and Policy of the Tropics (EI, NS, SS, STS)
SPANISH 62 - Culture and Language in Costa Rica (CZ)
For more information about the Duke/OTS Tropical Biology in Costa Rica, please visit the website (external link) at:
Duke/OTS Tropical Biology Semester Program
Global Health
The Duke/OTS Global Health Semester in Costa Rica provides students considering careers in public health, medicine, and other health-related areas an outstanding opportunity to gain knowledge and direct experience. The 15-week program emphasizes both the scientific and social issues of tropical medicine, public health, ethnobiology, and research topics in these subjects. Students will reside at two of the biological field stations owned by OTS, Las Cruces and La Selva, located in diverse parts of the country. In both urban and rural settings, students will also be exposed to clinical settings and primary care facilities within Costa Rica's social security system,
including indigenous reservations.
COURSES
GLHLTH 171 - Tropical Medicine and Public Health in Costa Rica (EI, STS, NS, SS)
GLHLTH 172 - Research Practicum in Tropical Medicine and Public Health in Costa Rica (R, SS)
BIOLOGY 136L - Introduction to Field Ethnobiology (NS, STS)
SPANISH 62 - Culture and Language in Costa Rica (CZ)
For more information on Duke/OTS Semester Global Health in Costa Rica, please visit the website (external link) at:
Duke/OTS Global Health Semester Program
ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES
Box 90633 Durham, NC 27708-0633
Phone: 
(919) 684-5774
Fax: (919) 684-5661
Email: otsadmissions@duke.edu
