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Deadline April 1: Marine Life Summer Institute

Posted by Office of International Relations on March 10, 2016 in General Announcements

Deadline Soon!
Please share with prospective visiting students.

Marie Life Summer Institute
www.dal.ca/marinelife
Dates in July and August 2016 

Get outside the classroom for a hands-on learning experience this summer by taking a 2-3 week Marine Life of Nova Scotia credit course and pairing it with an optional 10-day ESL course specific to Marine Biology content, an orientation and accommodations.

Discount:
Students from partner institutions are eligible for a special discount to the English for Marine Biology option. Please contact the Director of the ESL program, David Packer, to learn more: David.Packer@Dal.ca

Description:
Marine Life of Nova Scotia (BIOL 2605) is a half-credit/3 credit hours course that provides an introduction to the marine life and habitats found in the province of Nova Scotia on the east coast of Canada.

The course includes:
• Regular field trips to a variety of marine shore environments.
• 3 day-trip to the Harrison Lewis Centre field station near scenic Port Joli, Nova Scotia
• A whale-watching trip
• Lectures, exercises and laboratory investigations to complement the field trips.
• Discussions on the impacts of human activities on marine life.

Pr-requisites:
It is open to all majors, assumes no prior knowledge, and requires only one year of university.

APPLY:
http://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/biology/seaside-program/mlsi/mlsi-application-instructions.html 

Questions? Contact:
Cindy Staicer, SEASIDE Program Director, Dalhousie University
1 (902) 494-3533
Cindy.Staicer@Dal.ca