Arizona State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Arizona State University has offered a number of sustainability-focused immersive experiences. Below is a link to a URL where some of the current opportunities are advertised. In the past, the following experiences have been available to students: 1. Peace Corps Master's International Program in conjunction with the School of Sustainability's M.A. and M.S. in Sustainability 2. United Arab Emirates: Sustainability, Tourism, and Culture in Dubai (Summer Study Abroad): Dubai is known for its wealth, property speculations, and luxury attractions. This study abroad program will explore recent efforts to infuse Dubai’s monumental ambitions with sustainability. Students will explore landmark sustainability projects such as the 1 GW solar energy park, the Dubai Pearl, and the eco-city of Masdar. We will also examine the re-branding of the city to boost tourism and the role of the city’s apparent reorientation towards sustainability for tourism development. 3. Spain and Morocco: Energy, Sustainability, and Development across the Mediterranean (Summer Study Abroad): Spain and Morocco share the only current power line link between Europe and North Africa. The Desertec project is a plan to cover the North African desert with solar power generation and pipe that electricity under the Mediterranean to provide Europeans with enormous amounts of renewable energy. This study abroad program will explore this complex social, engineering, and environmental experiment by meeting the people that are planning the program and the people it will affect. 4. Washington D.C. and London, U.K.: Comparing Sustainability across Cultures and Governments (Summer Study Abroad): This course will explore the different ways that the U.S. and Europe have handled issues like the precautionary principle, genetically modified crops, and renewable energy incentives to gain an appreciation of both the diversity of strategies that could be employed to address sustainability issues as well as the importance of recognizing and adapting to local cultural, social, and political contexts. 5. Ecuador: Diversity and Sustainability in the Andes (Summer Study Abroad) The Andean region of Latin America offers a culturally, socially, politically, economically, and physically diverse environment in which to study issues of sustainable development. This study abroad program will include site visits to industry, government, natural areas, historical sites, and other locations where students can observe and interact with local people and leaders. We will visit the Andean and Amazonian regions of Ecuador, including the cities of Quito, Cuenca, Ambato, and Coca in the Amazon Basin. 6. Global Resolve Program (Courses in Fall and Spring and Immersive Experience in Summer): A social entrepreneurship program designed to enhance the educational experience for interested and qualified ASU students by involving them in semester-long projects that directly improve the lives of underprivileged people, and/or those in under-developed nations throughout the world. 7. School of Sustainability Internship Program (Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters): Students majoring in sustainability have access to a full-time Internship Coordinator and a list of internship opportunities in sustainability. The internship program allows students to take the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and apply them in a work setting. Internships offer students the opportunity to learn from professionals and explore potential career options. At the School of Sustainability, internships for credit are combined with academic coursework that encourages critical reflection on the internship experience. 8. Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools: a GK-12 program which immerses graduate students in a GK-12 setting to further sustainability curriculum and campus projects. 9. School of Sustainability Residential Community and the Sustainable House at Barrett Living and Learning Community.

Master's International Program and Sustainability Study Abroad Programs: http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/opportunities/study-abroad.php Internship Program: http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/opportunities/internships.php Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools: http://sustainableschools.asu.edu/ School of Sustainability Residential Community: http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/opportunities/residential-community.php Sustainability House at Barrett: http://barretthonors.asu.edu/student-life/sustainability-and-innovation/sustainability-house-at-barrett/