Marine and Coastal Ecological Research Methods

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PLEASE NOTE: You must show proof of Health Insurance during your stay on Nantucket

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Program Preference

Please indicate for which course you are applying to and housing preference.

Please see course description below:

Biology 306 Marine and Coastal Ecological Research

This course emphasizes supervised independent research into the adaptations and interactions of organisms of Nantucket's beaches, salt marshes, sand dunes, watershed, and embayments. Students will be exposed to tools, techniques and statistical analyses used in community ecology, oceanography and related fields. Individualized research projects have included in the past a wide variety of topics such as plant/animal interactions in the marsh, impact of nitrogen on marsh plants, and the impact of tidal cycles on plankton community dynamics.

Meets every weekday during two weeks of the summer at the University's field station on Nantucket. Pre Requisites: BIOL 210 or 252 or 290

Biology 506 Marine and Coastal Ecological Research

This course emphasized supervised independent research into the adaptations and interactions of organisms of Nantucket's beaches, salt marshes, sand dunes, watershed, and embayments. Students will be exposed to tools, techniques and statistical analyses used in community ecology, oceanography and related fields. Individualized research projects have included in the past a wide variety of topics such as plant/animal interactions in the marsh, impact of nitrogen on marsh plants, and the impact of tidal cycles on plankton community dynamics.

Meets every weekday during two weeks of the summer at the University's field station on Nantucket. Pre Requisites: Graduate degree seeking students in Biology, Education or permission.

Bunkhouse housing provides two bathrooms and two bedrooms of bunkbeds, shared full kitchen, dining room, and conference/lounge space.

Please indicate which course you are applying to and your housing preference. (we encourage you to take both lecture and lab for the best experience of the course)

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Application Certification

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

Program participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and from Nantucket Island. Information on ferries will be provided.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TOTAL FEES*:

$ includes housing, fees and tuition* for Biol 306
$ includes housing, fees and tuition* for Biol 506

<>*Please note: the fee does not cover meals, books, insurance, or travel to and from Nantucket Island.

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS June 1st, 2024.

The total program fee* covers classroom instruction and housing on Nantucket. It does not cover meals, or transportation to and from Nantucket Island.

The University of Massachusetts Boston cannot assume responsibility for any sickness or accident incurred by the student during his or her stay on Nantucket Island, nor does the University provide any casualty or health insurance. Participants are required to provide proof of health insurance coverage before registering for the program.