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Intersession course travels to Belize: Tropical Marine Biology

The Belizean reef is the most pristine in the Caribbean, with many species of colorful fish, echinoderms, molluscs, annelids, crustaceans, and cnidarians. These wonders, and more, await undergraduate and graduate students in the NLU Intersession course, Tropical Marine Biology. CEU's are also available.

Tropical Marine Biology will meet for 6 evenings (Mondays and Thursdays, Nov. 30 – Dec 17, 2009) at the North Shore campus, followed by a week in Belize, Jan. 2 – Jan 9, 2010. Participants stay at the Tropical Research and Education Center, located on an island near the Belizean barrier reef, and travel by catamaran to snorkel at points of interest in the shallow and quiet lagoon located between the island and the reef.

Other activities include a night snorkel to see octopus and moray eels, a beach walk, a visit to a mangrove swamp, swimming with giant docile fish at the Hol Chan National Marine Preserve, and a trip inland to visit Mayan ruins.

The course, LAN422/422L Tropical Marine Biology, can be taken in any of four ways: 5QH undergraduate credit, 3SH graduate credit, CEU’s, or no credit (no tuition). The cost of the trip is approximately $2,300, which includes plane fare, room and board, and all activities in Belize. Participants must commit by October 31, 2009.
For more information, contact Paul Gross, 224-233-2389.

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