Sewanee Environmental Institute (SEI) Field Study in Belize 2012
Biology 251 (ENST 251) • May 30–June 9
An interdisciplinary field immersion into two of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth: coral reefs and tropical rainforests.
In this two week course, students spend equal time at two remote field stations in Belize: one on a island in the Belizean Barrier Reef and one in a rainforest location in the interior of the country. In transit from one location to the other, students spend an afternoon touring Mayan ruins and examining the Mayan legacy from an environmental perspective. Every day at each site is packed from early morning to well into the night with activities that allow students to intensely explore these unique environments. They hike, climb, snorkel, explore caves and sometimes just sit still observe, and absorb the magic of the tropics. They meet the indigenous people who live at these remote places and learn how they use the natural environment as part of their daily lives and they witness first-hand the legacy of human impacts on these complex systems.
This class has a prerequisite of Biology 151 (ENST 151) — Rainforests and Coral Reefs offered in the Spring 2012 semester.
See
http://sei.sewanee.edu/programs/ for more information and additional offerings.
Sewanee Environmental Institute (SEI) Field School in Archaeology 2012
Anthropology 357
Conducted on the University Domain or other pre-eminent sites in Tennessee, the Sewanee Field School in Archaeology provides, in an intensive six-week experience. Students will conduct field and laboratory research on significant prehistoric and historic archaeological resources. The course does not fulfill a laboratory science requirement. No prerequisite.
See
http://sei.sewanee.edu/programs/ for more information and additional offerings.
