Faculty Name

Bonnie Ploger

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

BIOL

Course Subject

INTD

Course Number

1980

Course Section

01

Course Title

Topics Abroad: Rural Jamaica

Academic Term and Year

Winter 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

F, N

Course Description

Students will be required to attend a J-Term orientation session on EITHER Oct. 8 OR Oct. 14, 2014 from 6pm - 9pm. This is a mandatory session for course participation. Parents are also welcome to attend. On-Campus Course Meetings: November 13, 20, December 4, 11 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm; Students will depart from United States extremely early in the morning on January 1st. This course will explore remote parts of Jamaica, far from tourist crowds. The Caribbean islands are global hotspots of biodiversity. We will investigate this diversity artistically and biologically as we visit habitats from tropical forests to ocean shores. This course is appropriate for all majors seeking art or natural science experience. Because students will be drawing outdoors for extended periods and hiking in rough terrain a reasonable level of physical fitness is advisable.

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