BIOSM 4130 - [Research in Marine Biology]

Summer. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: one semester of college-level biology or equivalent. Recommended: experience in ecology or physiology. Next offered 2014-2015. Offered in Maine at Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island.

D. Fudge.

A hands-on course in which students explore the marine environment around Appledore Island via field and laboratory experiments of their own design. This course is unique in that students learn practical skills that are required of all biologists, such as generating hypotheses, experimental design, data collection, statistical analysis, group decision-making, writing scientific papers, and communicating results to others. This course is highly recommended for undergraduates interested in independent research or considering graduate education in biology, as well as science educators seeking experience in inquiry-based learning.