SIT Tanzania - Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology (Arusha)

SIT Tanzania - Arusha website

Venissa Ledesma Tanzania SIT Jeep

Advisor/Important notes: 

  • SIT programs offer students the opportunity to dive deep into a specific academic topic! These small (15-25 student) programs run on a fixed course model where all students are enrolled in the same courses. SIT highly values experiential learning and makes an effort to get you out of the classroom and into your host community as much as possible. A key component of these SIT programs are the Internship or Independent Study Project (ISP) that students complete during the last month of their global study semester.   

  • Prerequisites: Students should have previous college-level coursework or background in environmental studies, ecology, biology, sociology, anthropology or related fields, as assessed by SIT.
  • Centered in Arusha and focuses on conservation, ecology, deforestation, development, and more on terrestrial life (big animals - lions, elephants, etc.).
  • There are only Independent Study Projects (ISP) with this SIT program, no internship opportunities. Keep in mind that ISPs cannot be conducted in Tanzania’s national parks and cannot relate to illegal activities such as poaching. 
  • This program involves some camping. 
  • Works well with Biology, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, Public Policy, etc.

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Program Highlights: 

  • Students will spend time at Randilen Wildlife Management Area, Tarangire, Mkomazi, and Serengeti Parks, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Mazumbai Forest Reserve.
  • Speak with local communities to understand issues of human-wildlife conflict, deforestation, agriculture, gender, culture, and population growth.
  • Explore conservation through multiple lenses.
  • Network for your academic and professional careers.