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Biology faculty offer exciting
opportunities for study abroad through the
University’s International Program:
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- Caribbean Marine Biology: BSC 404/404L and 504/504L (4 credit hours)
Prof. Patricia Biesiot -
patricia.biesiot@usm.edu or (601) 266-4883
Caribbean Marine Biology: December 29, 2008 - January 13, 2009. Students learn about the marine biology of Jamaica through a series of lectures and intensive, hands-on field activities that focus on organisms from local sandy beaches, rocky shores, mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs. The USM Caribbean Studies Program is based in Ocho Rios, with site visits to nearby cities as well as an overnight stay in Kingston.
All students interested in participating in the 2009 Caribbean Studies Program are invited to an informational meeting at 12:15 p.m. October 9, 2008 in the Fourth Floor Conference Room of the International Building on the Hattiesburg campus. Bring a friend and enjoy a free lunch, meet the instructors, and learn more about this exciting program, including how to finance the trip. Registration information is available on the International Programs website: : http://www.usm.edu/internationaledu/ip_1/jamaica.htm .
Questions? Please contact Dr. Patricia Biesiot - 601.266.4883 - patricia.biesiot@usm.edu
- Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica: BSC 404/404L and 504/504L
Prof.
Mac H. Alford -
mac.alford@usm.edu or 601.266.6531
Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica: Students study tropical biology in a traditional lecture format in Hattiesburg for the first two weeks of the First Five Week session of Summer and then embark on a two week trip to Costa Rica where you will be introduced to plants and animals of the tropics, their interactions, and the climatic and geographic features that influence their distributions and adaptations. While in Costa Rica, students will live with locals in the cloud forest near Monteverde, will see first-hand the plants, animals, and interactions discussed in lecture, and will work on an environmental service project in a local community trying to balance conservation and economic development.
Contact Dr. Mac Alford for more information (JST 308, 266-6531,
mac.alford@usm.edu
Sign up now for Field Biology BSC 404/404L
Registration codes: BSC 404: 6646 (1 hour), BSC 404L: 6647 (3 hours)
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- Tropical Ecology in Belize: BSC 404/404L
Prof.
Aimee T. Lee
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aimee.lee@usm.edu
or 601-266-6374
Tropical Ecology in Belize: Lecture will meet once a week (Wednesday 5:00 – 7:45p.m.) during the spring semester 2008 and will orient you to the tropical experiences you will encounter upon arrival in Belize. The laboratory phase of the course takes place over two weeks (May 12 – 26, 2008) in the field in Belize, a tropical country, where you will study tropical flora and fauna in several different ecological zones: coral reefs, pine savannahs, rain forests, mangrove swamps. Contact Aimee Lee for more information:
Aimee.Lee@usm.edu
Sign up now for Field Biology BSC 404/404L
Registration codes: BSC 404: 6646 (1 hour), BSC 404L: 6647 (3 hours)
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