BIO 369A 2EG - Spec. Tpc: Biology Travel Course

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Biology travel courses offer students an opportunity to learn about exciting places far beyond Edgewood College. With both an on-campus classroom component and approximately two weeks of faculty-led travel abroad, students will get an in depth, firsthand experience with the biology and culture of another part of the world. Current programs are offered in the Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. These courses will challenge students to explore and reflect upon their personal values, beliefs, spiritualties, and worldviews.Students will critically examine the global issue of human impacts on biological communities and explore the culture and history of the places they will visit.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of COR 1 or COR 199 or COR 199 in progress; two full-time semesters of college credit, excluding retro credits, AP credits, and college credit earned while in high school; students must be able to swim a minimum of two laps at the EW High School pool; consent of instructor.