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Marine Science Summer Field Courses


Special Problems
Directed research and study at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Dates:

Course Fee:

$0.00

Prerequisites:

by arrangement through faculty member and university education coordinator

Credit:

1-6

Instructor(s):

LUMCON faculty


Coastal Landscape Photography
An intensive week-long course that utilizes the magnificent and endangered backdrop of the Louisiana estuaries to introduce students to basic B/W photography. Includes training in camera operation, subject composition, darkroom chemistry, and gallery presentation.

Dates:

May 19 2008 - May 23 2008

Course Fee:

$185.00

Prerequisites:

Basic photography background; 35mm camera

Credit:

1

Instructor(s):

Dr. Gary LeFleur (Nicholls State University) Dr. Dennis Sipiorski (SELU)


Introduction To Marine Science
Introduction to chemical, geological, physical and biological processes in the oceans and coastal environments; interrelationships of humans and the marine environment.

Dates:

Jun 2 2008 - Jun 27 2008

Course Fee:

$185.00

Prerequisites:

Introductory science course or permission of instructor

Credit:

4

Instructor(s):

Dr. Rodney Powell (LUMCON), Dr. Lewis Deaton (ULL)


Coral Reef Ecology
An introductory, interdisciplinary course in the ecology of coral reef ecosystems, with an empasis on ecological and evolutionary processes. Aspects of physical oceanography, chemical ecology, and geology will be included. One and a half weeks at the LUMCON facility, and one and a half weeks in Florida.

Dates:

Jun 2 2008 - Jun 21 2008

Course Fee:

$1500.00

Prerequisites:

eight hours of biology or consent of instructor

Credit:

3

Instructor(s):

Dr. Paul Sammarco (LUMCON)


Coastal Field Geology
Sedimentary environments, coastal processes, and environmental geological problems of the Mississippi delta plain.

Dates:

Jul 7 2008 - Jul 25 2008

Course Fee:

$25.00

Prerequisites:

two semesters of introductory geology courses or consent of instructor

Credit:

3

Instructor(s):

Dr. Michael Kearney (University of Maryland)


Marine Field Ecology
Relationships of marine and estuarine organisms to environmental factors; interactions among organisms; ecological processes of energy and materials flow; communities and ecosystems of the Louisiana coastal zone

Dates:

Jul 7 2008 - Aug 1 2008

Course Fee:

$25.00

Prerequisites:

general biology, invertebrate or vertebrate zoology, and introductory chemistry, or by consent of instructor

Credit:

4

Instructor(s):

Dr. Brian Roberts (LUMCON), Dr. Quenton Fontenot (Nicholls State University)

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Chauvin, LA 70344

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