SPRING AND FALL SEMESTER

Students are required to take all of the courses offered: Coral Reef Ecology, Cultural and Environmental History of Bonaire, Tropical Marine Conservation Biology, Independent Research Project in Marine Biology and Ecology, Advanced Scuba and Marine Ecology Field Research Methods.

Total recommended credit is 17 semester/25.5 quarter hours.

CORAL REEF ECOLOGY - Contact hours: 60. Recommended Credit: 4 semester/6 quarter hours. Instructor: Caren Eckrich, MS & Rita Peachey, PhD

CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF BONAIRE - Contact hours: 30. Recommended Credit: 2 semester/3 quarter hours. Instructor: Rita Peachey, PhD

TROPICAL MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY - Contact hours: 45. Recommended Credit: 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Amanda Hollebone, PhD

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT IN MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY - Contact hours: 60. Recommended Credit: 4 semester/6 quarter hours. Instructors: Rita Peachey, PhD & Amanda Hollebone, PhD

Click here to read volumes of the journal, Physis, written by students during the semester program.

ADVANCED SCUBA - Contact hours: 15. Recommended Credit: 1 semester/1.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Caren Eckrich, MS & Rita Peachey, PhD

MARINE ECOLOGY FIELD RESEARCH METHODS - Contact hours: 45. Recommended Credit: 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Caren Eckrich, MS & Rita Peachey, PhD

 

This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to changes as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. Syllabi for the CIEE courses listed above can be downloaded here.

 

Summer Courses:

Advanced Scuba & Marine Ecology Field Research Methods(Session I) - In this course, students learn to use scuba as a research tool instrumental to understanding the underwater environment. The course focuses on diving physics and physiology, diving safety, mastering research scuba techniques, developing mapping skills, and learning to record and collect data underwater. Contact hours: 15+45. Recommended Credit: 1+3 semester/1.5+4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Amanda Hollebone, PhD & Caren Eckrich, MS

Marine Biology and Ecology of the Southern Caribbean (Session II) - Total recommended credit for the Session is 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Total contact hours for the program are 45 hours. The final syllabus for the course is given to students upon arrival in Bonaire. Instructors: Amanda Hollebone, PhD & Caren Eckrich, MS

 

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