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Undergraduate students who yearn to be outdoors and want to study science and writing in one of the nations largest wilderness areas may now apply for the University of Idahos new program, Semester in the Wild. Offered for the first time in Fall 2012, and open to all undergraduate students and interested individuals, Semester in the Wild is a three-month field-based learning experience composed of five block-plan courses. The program takes place at the University of Idaho's Taylor Wilderness Research Station, an inholding in the heart of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, and at the McCall Field Campus, along the shores of Payette Lake. Students will enroll in field-intensive classes that take advantage of Idahos wilderness setting and develop a foundation in the unique ecology, geology and natural history of the Rocky Mountain ecosystems. UI professors will teach Ecology, Geology, Humans and the Environment, Western Literature and Environmental Writing as well as Outdoor Leadership. In the event that classes would duplicate something that a student has already taken, credit for advanced courses can be considered. The Semester in the Wild program would allow students the opportunity to: *Study the unique ecosystems and history of the central Idaho Wilderness *Take inquiry-based courses in ecology and geology that entail hands-on research *Experience wildlife, forests, and landscapes that have inspired western literature *Immerse in an integrated and interdisciplinary program of science and humanities *Increase communication skills through scientific presentation and environmental writing Information about the program, along with application materials, is available at <http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/wild/> The consideration of applications will begin April 16, 2012, and continue until the program is full. Letters of interest from students at other institutions will be considered as placeholders through a minimum enrollment review on May 20, 2012. Courses begin August 20, 2012. For more information, contact Brian Kennedy at (208) 885-5171 or <kenn...@uidaho.edu>
