Basic Information
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Dates
Travel to Indonesia will take place July 6 – August 2, 2026.
Costs
The program fee of $2,850 includes:
- Administrative and Operating Expenses
- All necessary transportation while in Indonesia (airport pick-up/drop-off, transportation to/from Cagar Alam Pangandaran
- Housing (hotel-modest accomodations) in Bogor before and after our stay at the field site
- Field-housing and all meals while at Cagar Alam Pangandaran (field conditions, primitive accomodations)
The program fee does not include:
- Airfare
- Travel documents (passport, Indonesia entry visa)
- Immunizations
- Health/travel insurance
- Meals while not at Cagar Alam Pangandaran
- Special food items
- Optional side trips and non-program activities (e.g., sightseeing/shopping, rental car costs, other related fees)
- Course material (books, supplies)
- Pocket money
- Tips (tipping is not needed in most restaurants, hotels, or taxis)
- COCC course tuition fees for PSY 261/262/263, the Indonesian Field Study Courses
- Cultural excursion to Central Java (Prambanan, Borobudur, Yogyjakarta)
Courses & Academic Credit
Prerequisite and post-requisite courses will take place in Spring and Fall.
Spring Term-PSY 261 Indonesian Field Study I
Preparation to Study Abroad (3 credits)
Prepares students for international field research training about conservation, sustainability
and biodiversity. Topics include Indonesian culture, history and language. Students
will develop and design a conservation related field research project that will be
conducted in Indonesia.
Summer Term-PSY 262 Indonesian Field Study II
Global Health: Field Training and Research (6 credits)
This course is conducted in Indonesia. It provides hands-on field research training and outreach experiences related to international conservation,
sustainability and biodiversity. Student projects developed in PSY 261 are conducted.
Fall Term Term-PSY 263 Indonesian Field Study III
Communicating Indonesian Field Experience (3 credits)
Summarize, reflect and discuss experiences with international field study and field research techniques completed in PSY 262 in Indonesia. Includes formal and informal presentation styles; discusses oral, written and visual formats for scientific communication.