#  (Panama, Bocas del Toro) School for Field Studies: Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies 

 



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Through the School for Field Studies: Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies program, students will take a combination of courses on tropical coastal ecology, tropical forest ecology, conservation, and a semester-long directed research project. This is a field-based program, where your classrooms and labs are among Panama's coral reefs, mangroves, tropical forests and more.



 

 

##  Application Information 

Complete both steps to apply to SFS Panama: Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies



 

 



 [ Apply for Admission to SFS Panama arrow\_circle\_right ](https://fieldstudies.org/center/panama/program/tropical-island-biodiversity-studies/) [ Request Course Approval arrow\_circle\_right ](http://studyabroad.fas.harvard.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10109) 

 

 

 

 

 

 See also:- [ Division of Science ](/academic-division/division-science)
- [ Division of Social Science ](/academic-division/division-social-science)
- [ Term Time ](/academic-term/term-time)
- [ Panama ](/country-term-time/panama)
- [ Advanced ](/foreign-language-level/advanced)
- [ Beginning ](/foreign-language-level/beginning)
- [ Intermediate ](/foreign-language-level/intermediate)
- [ English ](/language-instruction/english)