I took the course a few years ago. Truly an amazing field course for anyone who is interested and available! It will not disappoint!
On Thursday, 5 May 2016, Robert Curry <robert.cu...@villanova.edu> wrote: > I invite qualified undergraduates to fill 2 remaining spaces in my summer > course, Field Biology and > Natural History, involving field study in Nova Scotia (BIO 3955). > > This is a 4-credit upper-division lecture/laboratory course for science > undergraduates, with a hybrid > format: it will focus on field study in southwestern Nova Scotia 6 July - > 21 July, supported by online > work 1 June - 2 July and 23 July - 31 July. Prerequisites: one or more > introductory courses in biology > or environmental science, or permission of instructor (Dr. Robert Curry, > http://www98.homepage.villanova.edu/robert.curry/). > > Travel to and from Nova Scotia will be by Villanova university van; > participants can join us on 6 July > anywhere between Villanova, PA, and Portland, ME. Field study during the > trip will focus on > exploration of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, and on field > identification and natural history of > animals and plants. The course will include introduction to reading and > writing about primary > literature, as well as collection and statistical analysis of field data. > The trip will involve some > camping, cottage accommodation, and several nights at Acadia University's > Bon Portage Island field > station. Activities will include hiking, swimming, bird-banding, > canoeing/kayaking, and a pelagic boat > excursion (whales, seabirds). > > Students will pay Villanova summer sessions tuition (see > http://www.villanova.edu/villanova/professionalstudies/summer.html) and > $900 for all-inclusive trip > expenses. Interested students should contact robert.cu...@villanova.edu > <javascript:;> immediately. >
