The University of Florida is offering courses in Ecology & Conservation in the Tropics during 2013. The UF in Belize program offers students an opportunity to earn credit while studying throughout Belize. Students spend their days learning with UF and local faculty, professionals, and students. The majority of each day is spent in the field examining wildlife and natural resource ecology, conservation, and field methods in a diversity of ecosystems. The courses are open to UF and non-UF, undergraduate and graduate students. Specific courses (both graduate and undergraduate credit through UF) include
Field Methods in Ecology & Conservation in the Tropics (5 cr.; 6-20 May 2013) Marine Ecology & Conservation in the Tropics (3 cr.; 20-27 May 2013) Internships in Ecology and Conservation in the Tropics (Variable cr.; any time) Information & applications: http://www.wec.ufl.edu/belize/. Enrollment is open and classes are limited to 10 students. Program Director: Bill Giuliano - [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> - 352-846-0575 Bill William M. Giuliano Undergraduate Program Coordinator Professor & Extension Specialist Certified Wildlife Biologist Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences University of Florida 308 Newins-Ziegler Hall PO Box 110430 Gainesville, FL 32611-0430 Phone: 352-846-0575 Fax: 352-392-6984 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Website: http://www.wec.ufl.edu/faculty/giulianob The object is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees and enjoy what he understands--Aldo Leopold
