Kalamazoo College Thailand

Culture, Ecology, and Community

Welcome to the Kalamazoo College Thailand program!

The Kalamazoo College Thailand program is a deep dive into Thai culture and language, as well as an opportunity to take unique classes about contemporary issues in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Students on the program focus on understanding language, culture and society, and environmental studies and social justice.

Semester

Students will participate in ISDSI’s Culture, Ecology, and Community semester.  This is program is highly experiential, with courses in Thailand language, sustainable food systems, forest ecology, and coast and island cultures and ecosystems.  Students will spend extended time in villages, as well as hiking, backpacking, sea kayaking, and exploring Thailand.

Internship

Following the semester, students will participate in a six week internship.  This internship will bring together their classroom based studies with intercultural understanding to further focus on a specific area of interest to the student.

Who should come?

This program is a great fit for students interested in:

  • Environmental Studies
  • Social Justice and Human Rights
  • Southeast Asia / Thailand
  • Economic development and globalization
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology

Semester

The semester is 16 weeks long, with four courses. Excursions into the 700 year old city of Chiang Mai as well as temples, historical sites and rural villages, mountains and the islands are a highlight of the program.

Internship

Following the classroom section, students will participate in a six week internship.  This will be an opportunity to pursue research or further study in a topic that you are interested in, and allow you to dive deeper into Thai culture and society.

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