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Summer Term IIIntegrated Marine Conservation Program
(July 7 - August 8, 2008)

This unique program teaches the principles of conservation and preservation of the coastal and oceanic environment. The focus is on interdisciplinary problem solving - using natural and social science theory to resolve real-world environmental problems. A distinguished faculty from around the country has assembled for this concentrated five-week program (click for a list of scholars). Students normally enroll in Conservation Biology and Policy plus one of five complementary elective courses. Enrollment in any one course is also possible.

Conservation Biology and Policy (BIOLOGY 109/ENVIRON 209; 1 c, 3 sh)* is an interdisciplinary introduction to the conservation of marine and terrestrial biodiversity, led by Drs. Larry Crowder and Michael Orbach (Duke University). The first section of the course will explore the origins of biodiversity and the ecological mechanisms of biodiversity loss at the genetic, species, and ecosystems level. We will then investigate the theory and the practice of biodiversity conservation, using socioeconomic, institutional, and ecological frameworks to examine the merits of various conservation strategies. During the final week of the course, we will apply this interdisciplinary framework to several student-selected case studies. Lectures and discussion sections will emphasize interdisciplinary scientific analysis and problem solving, and will use marine examples where possible. Distinguished conservation scholars will supplement regular course material with weekly lectures, and will be available to meet with program participants.

*[Our preference is for BIO 109 students to have had at least introductory coursework in the natural or social sciences. We suggest ENV 209 students have a familiarity with conservation issues and have completed advanced coursework in the natural or social sciences.]

Term II Elective Courses

Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles (lecture & lab course). K. Eckert, S. Eckert
     BIOLOGY 125L NS, STS (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
     ENVIRON 135L  (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
     ENVIRON 227L (graduate registration); 4 units (4 semester hours)

Marine Mammals (lecture & lab course) Johnston
      BIOLOGY 126L NS, R, STS (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
      ENVIRON 226L (graduate registration); 4 units (4 semester hours)

Marine Ecology (lecture & lab course) McClellan
     BIOLOGY 129L NS, R, W (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
     ENVIRON 139L (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
     BIOLOGY 203L (graduate registration); 4 units (4 semester hours)
     ENVIRON 219L (graduate registration); 4 units (4 semester hours)

Marine Invertebrate Zoology (lecture & lab course) De Vries and Kingston
     BIOLOGY 176AL NS, R (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
     ENVIRON 176AL (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
     BIOLOGY 274L (graduate registration); 4 units (4 semester hours)
     ENVIRON 295L (graduate registration); 4 units (4 semester hours)

General Physics II (lecture & lab course) Brown
     PHY 54L.002 NS (undergraduate registration); 1.0 course (4 semester hours)
      Students taking Phy 54L are not permitted to take a second course

Independent Study - Faculty
     BIOLOGY 191, 297, 298, ENVIRON 191, 192 (undergraduate registration); variable credit
     CBI 210 (undergraduate or graduate registration); variable credit

Graduate Research; Graduate Tutorial - Faculty
     various departments (graduate registration only) ; (variable credit)

Schedule

• The core course, Conservation Biology and Policy, meets Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., plus seminars.
• The elective courses meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, all day (ca. 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., although classes may end earlier).

Last revised: February 15, 2008