coral reef courses announcement

Richard Zingmark zingmark at biol.sc.edu
Fri Dec 13 12:14:35 EST 2002


ANNOUNCEMENT!

CORAL REEF FIELD COURSES
OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

SUMMER SESSION 1 (JUNE 3 - JULY 3, 2003)

MARINE SCIENCE (BIOLOGY) 577 - Ecology of Coral Reefs (4 hours)
                      Dick  Zingmark, Professor
(Prerequisite: consent of instructor). Structure, productivity,
biological diversity, and geographic distribution of coral reef,
seagrass, and mangrove communities, with emphasis on their sensitivity,
stability, and sustainability. Five lecture hours per week plus daily
field-laboratory exercises.

MARINE SCIENCE 585  - Coastal Tropical Oceanography (4 hours)
                    Bjorn  Kjerfve, Professor
(Prerequisite: consent of instructor).  Descriptive oceanography of
mangrove and coral reef coasts with emphasis on physical processes.

WANT A DIFFERENT KIND OF SUMMER SCHOOL EXPERIENCE?  HOW ABOUT A 8 HOURS
OF MAJOR CREDIT COURSES THAT COMBINE CLASSROOM LECTURES WITH FIELD
LABORATORY AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT A PREMIER CARIBBEAN REEF
LOCATION?  SUCH EXPERIENCES ARE POSSIBLE, IF YOU REGISTER FOR BIOL OR
MSCI 577 AND MSCI 585 DURING SUMMER 1.  LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN ON CAMPUS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA FOR 2 WEEKS, FOLLOWED BY A
2 WEEK FIELD TRIP TO AKUMAL, MEXICO (YUCATAN PENNINSULA).

COSTS:  The cost for enrollment in this program is expected to be $1,500
plus University of South Carolina tuition and laboratory/technology
fees. The course fee covers round trip air travel from Columbia, local
transportation, room, board, diving and other course expenses at our
destination. All USC students, regardless of which campus they normally
attend, must register for these summer courses through the Columbia
campus. Currently, summer tuition for undergraduates at USC-Columbia is
$178 per credit hour for residents of South Carolina, $457 per credit
hour for non-residents and $244 per credit hour for non-resident
scholarship recipient. Current tuition for resident and non-resident
graduate students is $209 and $443 per credit hour respectively, and a
total per semester cost of $389 for graduate assistants. An additional
$41 will be assessed each student for each course to cover mandatory USC
laboratory and technology fees.

SCUBA AND SNORKELING OPPORTUNITIES:  SCUBA diving and snorkeling
opportunities will be part of the field experience.  SCUBA certification
is required for diving but is not a prerequisite for nor a requirement
of the courses.  Students interested in diving are urged to complete an
approved SCUBA certification course prior to 1 June.  Each snorkeling
participant is expected to bring a mask, snorkel, fins, and snorkeling
vest.  SCUBA participants must bring the above items plus regulator,
buoyancy compensator (BCD) weight belt, depth gauge, and underwater
watch.  Tanks, backpacks, and weights are furnished.

APPLICATION:  Participation in these courses is limited to 18 students;
thus, early application is urged. A check deposit of $500 must accompany
applications due on Friday, February 14, 2003. Space in the courses
cannot be guaranteed to late applicants, although late applications will
be considered until spaces are filled. Checks should be made payable to
the University of South Carolina and mailed/given to Ms Shannon Gilbert,
Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
29208. Deposits will be refunded if the course is canceled for some
unlikely, unforeseen reason. Deposits are otherwise not refundable if a
student at a later date decides not to enroll in the courses. The $1,000
balance of the enrollment fee is due on or before 3 May. In the unlikely
event that air fares or other field fees increase significantly before
our departure, a surcharge may be added. Tuition and lab fees will be
billed separately by the Office of Records and Registration at the
University of South Carolina.  Surplus funds remaining after course
expenditures are satisfied will be used to subsidize future coral reef
courses.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Dr. Richard Zingmark at (803) 777-4873, his
office (EWS 601), or zingmark at sc.edu , or Dr. Bjorn Kjerfve at (803)
777-2572, his office (EWS 508), or bjorn at msci.sc.edu

WEB SITE:  http://www.msci.sc.edu/Classes/SumI2003.asp
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