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Tropical Biology Field Trip
Bethel College offers a month-long travel course to Costa Rica. The objectives of the course are:
- to broaden an understanding of and experience with biological diversity through field study within several tropical ecosystems;
- to introduce the student to the ecological structure and dynamics of rainforests, dry forests and marine coastal ecosystems;
- to learn about some current research in tropical ecology;
- to learn about environmental problems in the tropics and efforts to solve them; and
- to gain an understanding and appreciation of the culture and societal aspirations of the people of Costa Rica.
This course is offered alternate years during January interterm and meets the Common Ground requirement in Cross-Cultural Learning. Prerequisite: one semester of organismal biology (BIO 110, 125, 130 or equivalent).
For more information about the next scheduled trip, contact Jon Piper.