MSCI 332 - Coastal Environments in North Wales: Geology, Ecology, and Human Dimensions

Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MSCI 330 or BIOL 330 or GEOL 330 or ENSP 230
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 geological history and paleoecology of the region, the ecology of rocky shores, and the biological and physical processes affecting species distribution and ecology in high energy macrotidal coastal environments. 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.
Costs: Tuition + fees (lodging & transportation in Wales) + airfare