MSCI 332 - Coastal Habitats in North Wales

Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MSCI 330
College Curriculum: COLL 300
This is an intensive, 16-day, field-based course conducted in north Wales, U.K. in association with the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University The course emphasizes field-based instruction and student-led data collection in coastal marine environments in northern Wales and the Isle of Anglesey. Topics include the ecology of rocky shores, biological and physical processes affecting species distribution and ecology in high energy macrotidal coastal environments, paleoceanography, and the geologic history of the region. The course will also explore the interplay between regional geology and geography and the area’s social and economic development, particularly around the mining of extensive copper and slate deposits starting in the late Paleolithic through the Roman Period, English conquest, and into modern times. Also, we will consider various socio-economic as aspects of coastal fisheries.
Costs: Tuition + fees (lodging & transportation in Wales) + airfare