Social & Environmental Justice Programs

The following highlights a variety of programs by region, all featuring coursework focused on Social & Environmental Justice. This is meant to highlight a variety of programs by region. Please note there are many other options available beyond what is listed. This is not a guaranteed list for credit transfer. Students must obtain department advisor approval for fulfilling degree requirements. Students must apply to both the provider through the links below, and to WWU Education Abroad. 

Check out this video highlighting Social & Environmental Justice programs.

Consider the following WWU Programs of Study:

Advising Info, Scholarships & Additional Program Options

Advisor

Education Abroad

EdAbroad@wwu.edu

360-650-6298

Office: Miller Hall 208

Research, Fellowships & Grants

CEA Affiliate Student Discount/Scholarship

All WWU students receive an automatic program discount off CEA program fees.

Award amount: Academic year $2000 + $500 flight voucher, Semester $1000 + $500 flight voucher, Summer $500 + $250 flight voucher

CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship

  • Award covers the full cost of travel to and from participation in a four-week, 3-credit study abroad program sponsored by CIEE.
  • Fellows are expected to present and share their study abroad experience with their campus community upon their return to campus.

Award amount: Full Ride Study Abroad Fellowship

Fulbright Fellowship/Student Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study, and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students.

Award amount: Subject to the availability of federally-appropriated funds

CIEE - Gilman Go Global & GAIN Grants

Just by applying for the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship, students participating on CIEE Study Abroad programs will automatically receive Go Global grants! GAIN Grants available for students using a Pell Grant, and helps cover airfare.

Award amount: Semester $2500, Summer $1000

U.S. Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship

Award amount: Summer $Full Tuition, Airfare, Accommodations

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

For Pell Grant eligible students

Award amount: Grants averaging up to $3,000 for Summer, $5,000 for Semester/Quarter, $8,000 for Critical Language Study

Advising Info

After you decide on a program and the courses you will take abroad, you must complete the Departmental Academic Advising Esign Form with your academic advisor. The form must be completed before your program commences.   

Review Your Degree Works  

Web4U > Student > Student Records > Degree Works. Follow steps to see what you have completed, and what you still need for your degree plan. At least 50% of the credit hours required for the major/minor must be earned at Western.   

An official transcript from your program must be sent to Education Abroad for processing upon completion of your program.  

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Africa

Ghana

  • CIEE - Summer Ghanaian Studies, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • SOC 3003: Atlantic Crossings: While this course is primarily an exploration of Atlantic studies, it clarifies the relationship between migration studies, refugee studies, diaspora studies and contingent disciplines because of its focus on crossing

Morocco

  • ISA - Meknes, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Gender Studies, Irreconcilable Differences? The Representation of Geopolitical Conflict in Western and Arab News Media, Islamic Civilization & Artistic Expression, Migration & Transnationalism in Morocco: Identity, Integration & Human Rights, Peace & Conflict Studies, The Geostratic Importance of Morocco in International Relations and Alliance Building, Three Religions, Three Peoples

    Summer courses in: 

    • Gender Studies, Islamic Civilization & Artistic Expression, Migration & Transnationalism in Morocco: Identity, Integration & Human Rights, Peace & Conflict Studies, The Geostratic Importance of Morocco in International Relations and Alliance Building

South Africa

  • USAC - Stellenbosch University, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • The Role of Gender, Culture and the State in South Africa, Transitional Justice in Africa, Politics & Culture in Change, Understanding HIV in South Africa: A Health and Social Justice Perspective, Equity, Leadership & Transformation, Global Service Learning & more

    Summer courses in: 

    • Equity & Leadership in the Global Classroom, Ethics, Science & Culture in Philosophical Perspective, Growth Unemployment, and Inequality in South Africa, Visual Controversies in South Africa, Past & Present, Biomedical Engineering-Designing Solutions for African Health, Global Migration: Origins, Crisis, Solutions, Present Imperfection: Negotiating Identities in Literature & Film, Transitional Justice, Understanding HIV in South Africa: A Health & Social Justice Perspective
  • ISA - University of Western Cape, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Health & Population, Social Stratification & Inequality, Sociology of Crime & Violence, Earth Processes, Environmental & Water Science, Child Development & Learning, Intro to Ethical Theory & Practice, Gender & African History, Slavery & Abolition in the Atlantic World, Studies in Modern Imperialism, Politics of the Environment, Psychology of Social Identity & Oppression, Gender in South African Politics & Culture, Intro to Sex, Gender & Sexuality, Social Work: Chile & Youth Well-Being, Critical Issues in Urban Studies, Environmental Impacts of Tourism, Human Mobilities in a Contemporary World & more

     

  • CEA - Cape Town - Identity Politics & History of South Africa, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Anthropology of Rural Environments, Culture, Identity and Globalization in Africa, Representations of Africa, Subjects to Citizens? South Africa since 1900, Media, Power & Culture, Language, Power & Freedom in Africa: Practices & Ideologies, Race, Class, Gender, Contemporary Urban Challenges & more

     

Central America

Costa Rica

  • CEA - Veritas University, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Creative Conflict Resolution: A Multicultural Gender Perspective, Ecotourism, Environmental Impact & Social Development, Climate Change: Impacts & Adaptations, Sustainable Development & Environmental Awareness, Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, Documentary Appreciation, Holistic Health Approaches, Health & Nutrition: A Sustainable Approach, Sustainability & Resource Management in the Ancient World, Renewable Energy & Resource Management, Creative Leadership Skills, Service Sector Management, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Human Rights in Latin America, Costa Rican Tradition: Peace & Democracy, Migration, Globalization & Social Change, Costa Rican Environmental Policy, LGBTQ+ Diversity & Sexual Identity in Latin America, Gender & Sustainability

    Summer courses in: 

    • Creative Conflict Resolution: A Multicultural Gender Perspective, Environmental Impact & Social Development, Climate Change: Impacts & Adaptations, Sustainable Development & Environmental Awareness, Holistic Health Approaches, Sustainability & Resource Management in the Ancient World, Renewable Energy & Resource Management, Creative Leadership Skills, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Human Rights in Latin America, Costa Rican Tradition: Peace & Democracy, Migration, Globalization & Social Change, Costa Rican Environmental Policy, LGBTQ+ Diversity & Sexual Identity in Latin America
  • ISEP Direct - International Center for Development Studies, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: (International Center for Development Studies)

    • Community Engagement & Sustainable Human Development, Service Learning, Current Environmental Issues in Latin America, Democracy in Central America: An Ongoing Question, Development in Latin America from a Gender Perspective, Human Rights in Latin America: A Critical Approach, Latin America: A Mirror of Reality Through Film, Rural and Urban Sustainable Development: Global & Local Perspectives, Sustainable Tourism & Local Development, Health & Vulnerable Populations

    Summer courses in: 

    • Sustainable Practices and Food Security in Rural Costa Rica, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development

Europe

Austria

  • AIFS - Salzburg, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • European Socialist Ideas, Protection of Human Rights, International Conflicts & Conflict Resolution, A History of Fascism, Concepts of Heroism in Western Culture

England

  • CIEE - Summer in London, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • Politics of Religion, Media, Gender & Identity, Imagined Communities: Fracturing of the British Nation
  • ISEP Direct - Summer 2 - London Met University, Summer Quarter
    • Students can take 1 module (course during session 1) worth 3 sem/4 quarter credits. Program starts at $5050 for 4 weeks.

    English courses in: Economics, Architecture, Journalism, Black Studies: Decolonisation and Dismantling Institutional Racism, Secrets and Spies

  • AIFS - Summer London, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • Comparative Education Systems, London - Sustainable City, LGBTQ+ in Britain, Comparative Health Care Systems, Protection of Human Rights, The Science of Wellbeing, Diversity in London: Minority Ethnicities, Immigration and Integration
  • USAC - London Met University, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Diplomacy Old & New, Earth Democracy, Human Rights & Social Justice, Peace, Conflict & Diplomacy, Shifting Global Power, Current Issues in Disability, Decision Making & the Voluntary Sector, Education: Issues, Inequalities, and Futures, Homelessness and Housing Policy, Personal Wellbeing & Educational Outcomes, Race, Empire & Education, Science Education & Public Understanding, Youth, Crime & Violence,

    Summer courses in: 

    • Art & Social Change, History of Identity and Conflict, LGBTQ+ London, Sustainable City: London, British Politics, Brexit, and Political Transformation

Germany

  • ISEP Direct - Philipps Universitat Marburg, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter, Academic Year

    *This program works for Fall quarter dates in Germany! (August - December)

    English courses:

    • American Studies, History, Dynamics of Security, Datafication and Health Apps, Peace and Conflict Studies, Gender in Terrorism and Violent Extremism, Cross Cultural Developmental Psychology, Religious Studies, Migration Studies
  • AIFS - Berlin, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Green Business: German & European Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Energizing Europe: 21st Century Renewable and Fossil Transformations, Integration, Conflict & Security in Europe, Themes & Issues in Transatlantic Relations, Environmental Politics and Policy in Europe, Migration: Dynamics and Controversies in Europe and Berlin, The Human Condition and the Totalitarian Experience, Women and Gender Studies in Transatlantic Context

    Summer courses in: 

    • Land in the City - Green in the City, National Constitutional Identities within EU Law, Global Governance: Power, Structure, and Agency, Urban Neighborhoods in Transition, German Social Market Economy, The EU - Between Supranational Integration & National Sovereignty, Regionalisms: Varieties of Hegemony around the World, The Contested City: Intercultural Tensions in Germany, Refugee Protection & Forced Migration, Rational Decision Making & Negotiation & more

Greece

  • ISA - Athens, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Contemporary Environmental Issues, Diversity & Social Interaction, Social Problems, Health & Society, Migration in the Global Age, Digital Citizenship, Greening the Campus, Rebels without a Cause: Cultural Expressions of 20th century Youth Subcultures, Performing Masculinities, Diplomacy, Ethics, Private Stories, Public Stories; Personal Narratives in Social/Historical Perspectives

    Summer courses in: 

    • Contemporary Environmental Issues, Social Problems, Poverty as a Spectacle, Diversity and Social Interaction, Corporate Social Responsibility

Hungary

  • AIFS - Budapest, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Legal Studies, International Debate: Model United Nations, Personality Types & Team Dynamics, Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship, Globalization, Transition & Post Transition Challenges in Hungary, Environmental Management, Tourism Management, Global Business Strategy, Decision Techniques, Decision Making Skills, International Business Law, Global Social Change & Global Inequalities, Global Anti Corruption Business and Governance Strategies, Tourism and World Economy, Change Management, Consumer Behavior: Millennials and Gen Z, Family Business, Social and Demographic Problems, Sustainable Procurement and Logistics, Innovation, Security Studies & more

Ireland

  • AIFS - Summer Maynooth, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • Climate Change, Women, Gender & Society, Global Development Issues and Responses, Understanding Conflict: The Irish Experience

Italy

  • SAI - Sorrento, Spring Semester, Spring Quarter, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Women & Gender Studies, Human Rights, Honors Research in Gender Studies/Gender Based Violence in Italy, Honors Research in Human Rights: Field Research on Migrants and Refugees, Honors Research in Sustainability: Field Research Project at the Marine Protected Area of Punta Campanella, Service Learning, Scientific Research, Marine Conservation, Internship, Competing in the Global Environment, Global Business: Tourism

    Summer courses in: 

    • Sustainability, Internship, Marine Conservation, Marine Biology, Women's & Gender Studies, Human Rights, Service Learning
  • SAI - Sicily - Syracuse Academy, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • Marine Biology & Biodiversity, Migration Across the Mediterranean: Social Justice & Policy in Sicily
  • SAI - Florence University of the Arts, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter, Winter Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Ethics Justice in Food Systems, Service Learning, #MeToo & Sexual Harassment, Project for Sustainable Interior Design, Cultural Perspectives: Awareness, Exposure, & Engagement, Human Rights & International Criminal Justice, Love, Sex, & Marriage in Renaissance Italy, Comparative International Education & Student Diversity, Research Methods for International Educators, Strategies for Effective Teaching in International Education Experiential Learning, Ethics in a World Context, Ethics of Globalization, Drug Abuse & Behavioral Addiction, Internship: Pre-Clinical Research: Dependence & Abuse, Religion & Women, World Religions, The Science of Happiness: Skills & Wellbeing, Experiential Learning from Theory to Action: Field Learning; Service Learning, Community Service, Internship: Education & Childcare, Fundraising

    Summer courses in: 

    • Biomedical Ethics, Drug Abuse & Behavioral Addiction & more
  • SAI - Milan, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Green Management & Sustainability, Business Ethics, Globalization, Internship, Green is the New Black: Asset and Appeal of the ValueEnvironment in Business, Purposeful Brands: Transforming & Communicating for a Sustainable Change, Cultural Differences in Social Psychology, Social Psychology in Action, Social Psych in Theatre, Leadership Coaching, Citizenship & Religion in Multicultural Society: Clash of Identities, Roman Law & Common Law, Luxury for Sustainability

    Summer courses in: 

    • Resilience & Change in Italian Politics and the International System, Global Economy, Geopolitics and Technological Changes: The Future Today

Netherlands

  • USAC - Netherlands, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Women & Society, Global Development Issues, International Human Rights, Humanitarian, & International Criminal Law, IGO's & NGO's World Citizenry at Work, Research Projects identifying solutions to real-world problems posed by a local organization, The Hague Summit +20: guest lectures, group work, self study, and individual research to expose the concept of sustainable development and international cross stakeholder decision making. Human Rights, Legal Studies, Public Policy

    Summer courses in: 

    • Medical Ethics: Moral health care dilemmas and choices from a European Perspective, The EU: Peace, Conflict, & Human Rights, Psychology of our World, Comparative Analysis of Global News Coverage, European Welfare State: Current Challenges and Perspective, Leadership & Management in a Global World, Positive Psychology
  • SIT - Summer Netherlands: Human Trafficking, Sex Trade & Modern Slavery in Europe, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • Global Perspectives on Sex Work, Modern Human Trafficking
  • CIEE - Summer Contemporary Netherlands Studies, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in: 

    • Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Popular Culture, Race in the Netherlands, Public Health in the Netherlands, Leadership in Amsterdam

Spain

  • ISA - Pablo de Olivide Seville, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Health, Healing & Medical Anthropology, International HR Management, Women in Literature, Spain Facing the 21st Century: Politics, History & Society, The Road to Democracy in Portugal, Greece & Spain, Basic Bilingual Negotiation Skills, Business Ethics, Innovation Management, Social Anthropology, Social Work & Social Services for Children & Adolescents, Spanish Society through Volunteering
  • CEA - Madrid History Politics & International Relations, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility, Employment Law, Analysis of Performative Discourse, Communication & Mediation Theory, Construction, Transmission & Reception of Culture, Ethics & Culture, Cultural Industry, Policies of Diversity, Science & Culture, Regulation of Energy Markets & Cost-Benefit Analysis, International Aid & Development Cooperation, New Movements & Transnational Actors, Public International Law, Transitional Justice & Democratization, Information Law, Social Journalism, Cooperation, Collective Action & Formal Models of Strategy, Corruption & Accountability, Human Rights, Structure & Social Change, War, Peace & Political Violence, Gender Equality Policies

     

  • ISA - Universidad Pompeu Fabra Language, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter, Winter Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Communication and Society in Spain & Europe, Social Movements, Globalization & the Process of Democracy, From Cultural Stereotypes to Cross Cultural Dialogue, The Protection of International Human Rights, History & Heritage of Jewish Spain, The Barcelona Leadership Journey Towards Sustainability: Economic, Business & Social Transformation, Understanding Globalization, Barcelona: The Rise of a Design City, Neurosciences for Humanities, Screening the Global World: Cultural Diversity & Public Television Space, Globalization, Development & Social Cohesion: Which Role For International Development Cooperation, Crossroad in the Arab Countries: Authority, Spring & Islamic State, Corporate Brand Equity in the Context of European Cultural Identity, Political Ideas From the Early Modern Age to the Digital Revolution, Intro to Comparative Private Law, Law, Justice & Legitimacy.
  • CEA - Granada, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Internships (Education, NGO's), Social & Demographic Changes in Spain, Spanish Sign Language, The Diversity of Spanish Language in the World, Environmental Politics, Feminism through Cinema in the Mediterranean Basin, Health Sciences & Public Health in Spain, Sustainability in the Mediterranean: Approaching Local Self-Sustainable Development

    Summer courses in: 

    • The Diversity of Spanish Language in the World, The Legal System in Spain & the EU, Service Learning
  • USAC - Alicante, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Gender, Language & Power, Service Learning, Spanish Gender Studies, Gender & Gaze: Women Behind the Camera,

    Summer courses in: 

    • Language, Ideology and Gender in Cross Cultural Perspectives, Spanish Gender Studies
  • ISA - Universidad de Seville, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Women on the History of America, Global Change, Psychology of Persuasion in Mass Media: Advertising to Propaganda, Languages of International Development: Healthcare & Voluntary Work, Women in Art: Visions from the Perspectives of Difference and Equality, The History of Slavery in Latin America, Jewish History and Culture within Spain
  • CEA - Seville - Community Engagement & Language Acquisition, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Culture, Identity & Citizenship, International Service Learning: Society, Inequality & Social Exclusion, Cross Cultural Perspectives on Disease, Wellness & Healthcare, Cultural Values & Stereotypes: Spain & US, & more

     

Sweden

  • USAC - Linnaeus University, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Negotiating Peace, Sustainable Homes, Environmental Risk Communication, Industrial Ecology, Violence in Film & Literature, Forest & Wood Technology, Health Care in an Intercultural Perspective, The Elderly in Modern Society, Welfare Policy in Sweden - Caring Science with Focus on Nursing, Women and Power, Health and Social Work with Older Persons, Migration & Health, Public Health, European Human Rights Law, International Law, The Law of Sustainable Development, Gender & Women in the Global South, Culture, Identity & Social Conflict

     

Oceania

Australia

  • CIEE - Open Campus Sydney, Spring Semester, Spring Quarter, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter, Winter Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Leadership, Contemporary Challenges in Global Health, Environmental Ethics, Global Change & The Environment, Research, Service Learning, Media, Gender & Identity, Community& Public Health, Contemporary Controversies in International Relations, Migration & Mobility in a Global World, Internship, Business Ethics & Leadership, Music, Media & Public Spheres, Global Health & Emerging Diseases, Development, Poverty & Human Rights, Representation of Society and Culture in Art, GIS and Mapping our Changing World, Gamification of Work & Play, First Nations and Post-Colonial Governance, Feminist Political Thought

    Summer courses in: (Fall Block 1 works for summer dates)

    • Leadership, Contemporary Challenges in Global Health, Environmental Ethics, Global Change & The Environment, Research, Service Learning

South America

Argentina

  • ISEP Direct - Universidad del Salvador Buenos Aires, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Latin American Social History, The Reversal of Development in the Southern Cone, Service Learning: Urban Inequalities in Latin America, International Contemporary Agenda, Argentine Society, Culture, Politics, Political and Social Process in the Latin American Region, Coaching

Chile

  • USAC - Santiago, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Peace, Conflict & Democracy in Latin America, Race, Gender & Media, Women & Society: Latin American Perspectives, Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America, International Human Rights, Internships & more.

    Summer courses in:

    • Peace, Conflict & Democracy in Latin America
  • ISA - Chile Vina del Mar - Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Sustainable Business, Economic Development in Latin America: Milestones and Crises, Chile and Human Rights, Latin America Culture & Identity, Capitalism, Communism & Socialism in Latin America, Latin America Art & Identity, Service Learning

     

  • ISEP - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso - Pay In-State Tuition & Fees!, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in: 

    • Environmental Issues in Chile, Resistance, Appropriation & Sustainability: Cross Cultural Encounters with the Native Mapuche People, Human Rights in Chile & Latin America, Latino Studies, Political & Social Change in Chile & Latin America, Colonization & Decolonization: Global & Latin American Perspectives

    Summer courses in: 

    • Identity Issues in Contemporary Latin American History: An Intercultural Approach, Human Rights in Latin America, Latino Studies,

Uruguay

  • USAC - Montevideo, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    Semester courses in:

    • Gender & Environment, Latin American Social Revolutions, Latin American Women's Voices: Argentina & Uruguay, Modern Latin American Society, Rio de la Plata: People & Culture, Sustainability: Alternatives to Development, The Global Food Challenge, Contemporary Women's Activism, Health & Environment in Latin America, Latin American Social Revolutions  & more.

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West Indies

Cuba

  • USAC - Havana, Summer Quarter

    Summer courses in:

    • Contemporary Women's Activism, Latin American Social Revolutions, Latin American Women's Voices & more