Programs for Specific Majors or Fields of Study

Students from diverse academic majors and disciplines have thrived on Living Routes programs. Through rigorous interdisciplinary coursework our programs provide opportunities to explore and learn about the breath and depth of sustainability issues in real world ecovillages . Students work with faculty to develop individualized learning plans, which help them pursue academic and personal goals that compliment and enrich their specific majors and fields of study. Below is a short list of specific Majors/Fields of Study and Living Routes programs that have related course content and field experience. Please contact us directly to explore what programs are best suited for your specific academic interests and pursuits.

Agricultural Sciences

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC
USA: Permaculture at Sirius
India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Anthropology:

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Biology:

USA: Permaculture at Sirius

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

The Arts:

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn

Business/Fair Trade:

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

Mexico: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Communications

All programs

Consensus Facilitation, Conflict Transformation

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn

Mexico: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl

(all programs teach and practice these skills)

Education:

Internships available in teaching, curriculum reform, etc. in:

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Green Building/Sustainable Design:

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

USA: Green Building/Sustainable Design at Sirius

USA: Permaculture at Sirius

English/Writing:

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn

Environmental Studies/Ecology:

All programs

Jewish Studies:

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

USA: Permaculture at Sirius

USA: Green Building/Sustainable Design at Sirius

Latin American Studies

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Mexico: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

Natural Resources Conservation:

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

India: Low Carbon Living at Sadhana Forest

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Near Eastern Studies:

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Peace Studies:

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Political Sciences/International Relations:

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn
India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Mexico: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Portuguese:

Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

Psychology/Group Dynamics:

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Mexico: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Religious Studies/Philosophy:

Scotland: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Peru: Ecology, Community, and Indigenous Spirituality in the High Amazon

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Service Learning:

All programs

Social Justice:

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

Israel: Peace, Justice and the Environment

Peru: Ecology, Community, and Indigenous Spirituality in the High Amazon

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Sociology:

All programs

Spanish:

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

Mexico: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Sustainability Studies:

All programs

Sustainable Development:

All programs, especially:

Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice in Monteverde

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville

Peru: Ecology, Indigenous Spirituality and Spanish in the High Amazon

Urban Planning/ Design:

India: Integral Sustainability at Auroville
Brazil: Permaculture at Ecocentro IPEC

USA: Green Building/Sustainable Design at Sirius

USA: Permaculture at Sirius

Women's Studies:

All programs