#  (Bhutan, Paro Valley) School for Field Studies: Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition 

 



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Through the School for Field Studies (SFS) Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition program, students will take a combination of courses on the political and socioeconomic dimensions of environment, mountain ecology, conservation, Bhutanese language and culture, and a semester-long directed research project. This is a field-based program, where your classrooms and labs are among Bhutan's valleys, meadows, forests, monastic communities and more.



 

 

##  Application Information 

Complete both steps to apply to SFS Bhutan: Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition



 

 



 [ Apply for Admission to SFS Bhutan arrow\_circle\_right ](https://fieldstudies.org/center/bhutan/program/himalayan-environment-and-society-in-transition/) [ Request Course Approval arrow\_circle\_right ](http://studyabroad.fas.harvard.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10104) 

 

 

 

 

 

 See also:- [ Division of Science ](/academic-division/division-science)
- [ Division of Social Science ](/academic-division/division-social-science)
- [ Term Time ](/academic-term/term-time)
- [ Bhutan ](/country-term-time/bhutan)
- [ Beginning ](/foreign-language-level/beginning)
- [ English ](/language-instruction/english)