Courses
2024 Schedule of Courses
Download the LIST of COURSES for 2024 [pdf 72 KB] ) for more information about class capacity and estimated auxiliary fees.
The table below will have links to instructor emails and draft syllabi as they become available. In the meantime, you may find copies of previous year's syllabi on the Biology Department web page.
| Course subject & number | Course Name | Course dates | Days | Notes about field trips | Instructor |
| MARI/BIOL/ENVS 3664.03 | Intertidal Ecology distance (Online) | May 1 – June 7 |
Async. online | Field trips from your home location - 6 week course; less condensed | I. Aube |
| BIOL3634.03 | Agroforestry | April 25-May 10 | MTWRFSat | Day trips only | R. Rajaselvam |
| MARI 3604.03 | Field Aquaculture | April 25-May 10 | MTWRFSat | Day trips only; auxiliary fee includes boat operation and safety certifications | D. Ibarra |
| BIOL 3639.03 | Herpetology | April 25-May 10 | MTWRFSat | Day and evening trips only | A. Gigeroff |
| BIOL 3328.03 | Medical Entomology | May 13-28 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only | T. Rossolimo |
| BIOL3630.03 | Field Methods in Animal Behaviour | May 13-28 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only, for about the 1st week of course, students work on independent projects on their own thereafter | A. Horn |
| BIOL/MARI 3635.03 | Species at Risk | May 13-28 | MTWRFSatSun | Approx. 7-10 days camping in Southwestern NS. | C. Course and C. Feltham |
| BIOL 3622.03 | Ornithology | May 30-June 15 | MTWRFSatSun | 8-day field trip to explore diverse habitats in the Annapolis Valley. | S. Gutowsky |
| BIOL 3221.03 | Diversity of Algae | May 29-June 16 | MTWRFSatSun | Day trips only | B.Hymes |
| BIOL 3327.03 | Entomology | May 30-June 15 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only | T. Rossolimo |
| MARI 3627.03 | Offering 1 - Biology & Conservation of Sharks, Skates & Rays | June 17-July 3 | MTWRF Sat | One day-long boat trip to tag sharks; boat trips are weather-dependent and may happen on the weekend. | C. Mull |
| BIOL / ENVS / GEOG / MARI 3633.03 | Spatial Information & GIS in Ecology | June 17- July 3 | MTWRFSat | Overnight field trips to Harrison Lewis Centre, Port Joli, NS | P. Bush |
| BIOL 2601.03/ 3219.03 | Flora of Nova Scotia (note: 2601 is for NON-BIOL/MARI majors) | July 5 – 23 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only; 1 Saturday class needed | N. Hill and TBD |
| BIOL / ENVS / MARI 3623.03 | Coastal Ecology | July 5 – 23 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only; 1 Saturday class needed | J. Frail-Gauthier |
| MARI 3627.03 | Offering 2- Biology & Conservation of Sharks, Skates & Rays | July 25-Aug 13 | MTWRF | One day-long boat trip to tag sharks; boat trips are weather-dependent and may happen on the weekend. | M. Dureuil, C. Harvey-Clark |
| BIOL/MARI/ OCEA 3003.03 | Introduction to Field Oceanography | July 25-Aug 13 | MTWRF Sat | Frequent day trips by boat, leaving from the dock near Dalhousie. | L. DeGelleke |
| MARI/BIOL 3680.03 | Scientific Diving Methods in Ecology (additional application required) | Aug 14-30 | MTWRF SatSun |
Daily scuba diving trips pending sea conditions; must be certified scuba diver; contact Dal Diving officer (John.Lindley@dal.ca) for additional requirements & supplemental application | J.Lindley and R. Horricks |
| MARI 3650.03 | Ocean Technology for the Observation and Conservation of Marine Species | Aug 14- 30 | MTWRF | Day trips, some involving boat trips; one day-long boat trip to tag sharks. | Charles Bangley |
| BIOL / MARI 3626.03 | Field Studies of Marine Mammals | Aug 14- 31 | MTWRF SatSun | 5-day overnight trip with whale-watching | E. Zwamborn and TBD |