*Duke University Marine Lab (Summer) Integrated Marine Conservation Program
*Dates: Summer Term II: 10 July - 11 August 2006
No course limit (undergraduates, graduate students, professionals)
/Application deadline/ (if applying for Global Fellowship): 15 February 2006
/Application deadline/ (if applying for Tuition Scholarship): 1 April 2006
/Application deadline /(no funding support): 11 June 2006
Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; (252) 504-7502
The Duke University Marine Laboratory is offering an unparalleled
educational opportunity from July 10 to August 11, 2006. Duke's
Integrated Marine Conservation Program teaches the principles necessary
for the conservation and preservation of the coastal and oceanic
environment. The focus is on interdisciplinary problem solving--using
natural and social science theory to resolve real world environmental
problems. This program is a tremendous opportunity for students at any
level to think about conservation biology and policy in an environment
full of students and faculty grappling with the same issues. The core
class (BIO 109/ENV 209 Conservation Biology and Policy) involves field
trips, discussion groups, role play (in 2005 it was a fishery management
scenario), lecture, and a final project for graduate students that
focuses on the integration of science and policy. Undergraduate students
will have a case-study based final exam. Students will leave the class
with an appreciation of the policy process, as well as with a grounding
in the fundamentals of marine conservation. There may be no other
course, anywhere, that can offer as much in an intensive 5-week summer
session.
In addition to the classwork, the session hosts a Distinguished
Conservation Scholar each week to give a lecture, to lead discussions,
and to be available to meet with students on an individual basis.
Speakers in the past have included such scientists as Jane Lubchenco,
Jeremy Jackson, Ram Myers, Carl Safina, Jim Estes, and Kai Lee, Jack
Musick, Karen Bjorndal and non-scientists such as Pulitzer-Prize winning
environmental reporter John McQuaid.
A final and critical dimension to the class comes from the presence of
international students, who often have first-hand knowledge of
conservation battles and have worked to influence environmental policy.
Past international participants have included 69 students from 40
different countries. In any particular year, we expect 5-15
international fellows. Interaction with these individuals does much to
foster awareness of the difficulty of implementing conservation at the
ground level.
Participants in the Integrated Marine Conservation Program usually
enroll in the program's 'core' course (Conservation Biology and Policy)
and one of five specialized elective courses offered (Biology and
Conservation of Sea Turtles; Marine Mammals; Marine Ecology; Marine
Invertebrate Zoology; and Independent Research). Enrollment in any one
course is also possible. Applications for the Integrated Marine
Conservation Program will be accepted until the program is full.
Approximately ten Global Fellowships in Marine Conservation will be
awarded on a competitive basis to international students, especially
those from developing countries, and will fully cover travel expenses,
room and board, and tuition for both BIO 109/ENV 209 Conservation
Biology and Policy plus one specialized elective course subject to
availability. Electives include: Biology and Conservation of Sea
Turtles; Marine Mammals; Marine Ecology; Marine Invertebrate Zoology;
and Independent Research. The Global Fellows in Marine Conservation
application credentials are due February 15. See
http://www.env.duke.edu/marinelab/programs/scholarship.html_
_Additionally, a grant from Panaphil Foundation allows the Duke Marine
Laboratory to offer two tuition scholarships to U.S. citizens
(applications due April 1) and four Global Fellowships in Marine
Conservation to international students choosing Biology and Conservation
of Sea Turtles as their second course (applications due February 15).
Duke University Marine Lab summer tuition scholarships are awarded to
either U.S. or non-U.S. citizens on a competitive basis and cover full
tuition for any one course in Term II. These summer tuition scholarship
applications are due April 1st.
For further information, visit
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/programs/summer2.html
or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; (252) 504-7502.
Ms. Helen Nearing, Coordinator of Academic Programs
Duke Marine Lab; 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd; Beaufort NC 28516
phone (252) 504-7502; fax (252) 504-7648
www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab <http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab>
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