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AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Short Program:
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Antarctica Short Program: The Fragile Continent

AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Credits & Costs

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Syllabus and Sample Itinerary

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AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Click here to download an introductory letter from the AUIP team about this program.

Read the program syllabus and sample itinerary for the Antarctica program.

Please contact the AUIP office if you have any further questions about this program.


AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Credits & Courses

AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Students will receive 9 quarter hours (approx 6 semester credits) to be transferred to their home institution upon completion of this course. We encourage students from all universities and all majors to apply, as we take an interdisciplinary perspective to examine contemporary issues in Antarctica.

Students may also enroll in the fall webcast lectures without taking the field course for 4 quarter hours (approx 3 semester hours). There is no program fee for the webcast course, so students only pay tuition costs.

Below is a list of the institutions from which you may choose to receive credit for this program, along with the tuition costs and course prefixes.

August 20, 2008 - December 3, 2008 (webcast) and December 16 - 30, 2008 (field course)
Oregon State University: ~$1,350 for 9 quarter hours (~6 semester credits) of INTL499 or $2268 for 9 quarter hours (~6 semester credits) of INTL599 (Antarctica: Human Impacts on a Fragile Ecosystem)
(Note: All students enrolling as non-degree students at OSU for the purposes of this program will need to pay a $25 admission fee to OSU prior to participation.)


AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Program Fees

AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

The program fee for the 2008/09 AUIP Antarctica short program is $6,595. Please note: this fee is subject to change depending on exchange rates, fuel surcharges and specific program activities. The total fee includes:

  • Transcript
  • Accommodation in Tierra del Fuego and cruise to Antarctica
  • All meals in South America and Antarctica
  • Orientation
  • Group activities
  • In-country transportation

Additional costs that students are responsible for include:

  • Tuition (9 quarter hours; see above for tuition costs and university fees)
  • Passport
  • Roundtrip airfare to Ushuaia, Argentina
  • Books/ course pack
  • Personal expenses and some meals
  • Optional trip cancellation insurance


AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Who is eligible?

AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Students should have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be in good standing with their home university or college.

We encourage students from all majors to apply, as we take an interdisciplinary perspective to examine contemporary issues in Antarctica.

AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa

Antarctica Phototour

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Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
Antarctica Photo - Ashton Palmer, ExpeditionTrips.com
AUIP, American Universities International Programs, Study Abroad In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa
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