Study Abroad Programs in Belize

Earn CEUs abroad while advancing your cultural competence in speech-language pathology! Therapy Abroad’s international CEU workshops are immersive, accredited programs for SLPs seeking to deepen their understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity. Held in global locations like Belize, Ireland, Costa Rica, and Thailand, these 7–10 day experiences combine hands-on learning, reflective practice, and expert-led workshops. Topics include bilingual assessment, cultural humility, and equitable service delivery. Participants gain practical tools for working with multilingual clients, connect with like-minded professionals, and engage directly with local communities. Designed for practicing SLPs, grad students, and faculty, these workshops meet ASHA standards and are ideal for those working in diverse or underserved settings. Join us to grow your practice, earn CEUs, and reimagine what inclusive care can look like—abroad and at home.

Dive into adventure and career growth with award-winning internships in Belize! With Intern Abroad HQ, you can start anytime and choose a flexible duration from 2 to 24 weeks - perfect for fitting around your studies or travel plans. Gain hands-on experience in exciting fields like Animal Science, Business, Environmental Science, Health Science, and more. Every internship is customized to your goals and includes everything you need: guaranteed placement, accommodation, airport pick-up, orientation, 24/7 support, and a reference letter to boost your resume. Whether you're a student, recent grad, or career explorer, you'll join a community of change makers and work alongside passionate, English-speaking professionals - or even practice your Spanish! Intern Abroad HQ offers affordable, accredited programs that can help you earn academic credit while saving thousands on tuition. Make a real impact, gain global experience, and explore Belize’s incredible natural beauty - all in one unforgettable internship adventure.

Our faculty-led custom group trips are planned months in advance with great attention to detail and meaningful activities based on the group's focus. We specialize in conservation, environment, biology, indigenous studies, and service learning projects. Group activities include lectures from local leaders and educators, government officials, farmers, and healers. The program also includes area tourism activities. These trips are great for faculty looking to get students out into the field for hands-on, real-life experiences. We have staff and resources throughout the country for a broad delivery of itineraries. Prices depend on inclusions, duration, number of participants in a group, and the accommodation type requested. We are happy to work with interested faculty to customize the program based on budget and educational goals. Plus, each group will have a personal advisor from CELA to offer guidance at every step of the process.

Toucan Education Programs (TOUCAN) is a social enterprise that collaborates with mission-driven colleges and universities to create custom, faculty-directed education abroad programs. We offer ethical, experiential, and intercultural learning opportunities that align with institutional goals of service, global awareness, and community engagement. As an active member of The Forum on Education Abroad, TOUCAN ensures that each program meets the Standards of Good Practice, prioritizing safe, ethical, and sustainable outcomes for all involved. Our dedicated team works closely with faculty directors and administrators, allowing educators to focus on academic content and student mentorship while we manage all logistical aspects for smooth program operation. Belize serves as an ideal "living laboratory," offering rich cultural diversity for impactful experiential and intercultural learning. Faculty can utilize Toucan’s Intercultural Learning Co-Curriculum (ILC) to enhance students' intercultural development. TOUCAN is committed to faculty success through community-engaged learning and rigorous adherence to best practices in health, safety, and security.

This program offers two weeks in Belize, learning about jaguar and primate research. It also includes opportunities to learn at different animal projects throughout the country. Plus, get a chance to explore beautiful natural areas—from beaches to rainforests. Highlights - Learn about jaguars and conservation from our experts. - Critical jaguar research: Learn and practice research methods, from HotSpotter training to camera traps to coprology. - Zoo classroom: Tour the Belize Zoo with an animal keeper and learn about jaguar behavior. - Work on the howler monkey release project, which includes monitoring and data collection. - Earn approximately 80 research hours and 10 exotic veterinary hours. - Explore the area and get to know Belize! - Trek to see spider monkeys in the wild. - Spend overnight deep in the jungle, at the Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve. - Swim in the natural blue springs of the jungle. - Snorkel in the Caribbean Sea. - Explore Mayan ruins and ancient jaguar cave paintings. - Go on a cave tubing trip. College credit is available for this program.

Earth Expeditions (EE) are Miami University study abroad courses designed for people looking for inspiring professional development opportunities while earning graduate credit. All courses engage with grassroots conservation and sustainability programs making a difference in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Our planned 2026 EE sites are the Amazon, Australia, Baja, Belize, Borneo, Brazil, Costa Rica, Galápagos, India, Kenya, Mongolia, Namibia, Paraguay, and Thailand. Awarding seven graduate credit hours (5 credits for the Summer Term + 2 credits for the Fall Semester), EE courses are hybrid and combine direct global study experiences with engagement in a web-based online learning community. Summer field courses typically run from mid-May through mid-August, with pre-course work beginning in April. The international field “in-country” portion of each class generally lasts 9-10 days. The 2-credit-hour follow-on fall semester course, “Inquiry & Action,” is entirely online and typically runs from late August to mid-December. This component is optional for students taking an EE course for stand-alone graduate credit outside the master’s program.

Snorkel the second largest barrier reef on the planet, off the coast of the diverse Central American nation of Belize, on this two-week field expedition. You’ll study the ecology and conservation of fish, the water-cleaning role of sponges, the sensitivity of corals to global climate change, and how reefs differ from ecosystems on land. Then, you’ll put your knowledge into practice on a remote Caribbean island – at the Glover’s Reef Research Station – in the middle of a world-class marine reserve. On the Coral Reef Ecology course you’ll submerge yourself in oceanography, marine biology, and marine conservation in a blended format. Begin with three weeks of online instruction, then embark on a life-changing marine science expedition to Belize, where you will conduct a research project of your own design, accompanied by experienced marine biologists.

Belize is an English-speaking country in the heart of Central America, home to one of the greatest concentrations of biodiversity on the planet, and dotted with magnificent archaeological remnants of the Mayan people and populated by their descendants. But diversity in Belize doesn't end with its biological wonders, as you will discover for yourself by living among the people of Orange Walk on the CCSA Belize Anthropology Program. Spend a month immersed in Belize doing field research with Dr. Doug Hume, an experienced Northern Kentucky University faculty member. Gain valuable skills such as ethnographic interviewing to develop an appreciation for Belizean cultural diversity.

This program provides an exciting opportunity to assist the Ya’axché Conservation Trust and work with Belize’s indigenous communities to preserve the Maya Golden Landscape. Operating out of field research camps, students will work alongside Ya’axché rangers and scientists conducting long-term ecological monitoring and habitat restoration efforts. Round River operates in the Maya Golden Landscape of southern Belize, an ancient socio-ecological system that harbors many of the region’s iconic species such as jaguar and Harpy Eagle. Ya’axché co-manages three protected areas, including Bladen Nature Reserve, one of the wildest forest tracts in Mesoamerica, Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve, and Golden Stream Corridor Preserve. Students will support Ya’axché with diverse conservation initiatives, from scientific research and monitoring to agroforestry production to environmental education in local Mayan communities. Join us in Belize to significantly contribute to conservation efforts in improving jaguar/human conflict, sustainable agroforestry as a buffer zone near core protected areas, and taste authentic Mayan chocolate.