Tue, Jul 21, 2009
Space available: Undergraduate Summer Field Course at Churchill, Manitoba
This innovative ten day field course in Churchill, Manitoba provides students with hands-on field research experience in ecology, environmental science and social research and includes one week working in Wapusk National Park, a remote wilderness park along the Hudson Bay coast accessible only by helicopter in summer,as well as time spent at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre http://www.churchillscience.ca/.
Program Objectives:
1. Develop critical thinking, communication, and scientific research skills, as well as practical field research experience important for personal career development. Gain experience writing technical
scientific reports and making formal presentations.
2. Experience different cultures and learn how to incorporate Local and Traditional Knowledge with ecological research and develop ways to interact with communities in order to do research in a
respectful way.
3. Consider the role of protected areas in tourism and conservation and identify meaningful ways to use science as to tool to support management.
4. Obtain a holistic perspective of the ecology and cultures of the Hudson Bay coastal region.
Course Costs: Tuition (~$710), Travel Fee ($1300; covers most Meals, travel and accommodations in Churchill), Travel to Churchill (~$900)
1. Develop critical thinking, communication, and scientific research skills, as well as practical field research experience important for personal career development. Gain experience writing technical
scientific reports and making formal presentations.
2. Experience different cultures and learn how to incorporate Local and Traditional Knowledge with ecological research and develop ways to interact with communities in order to do research in a
respectful way.
3. Consider the role of protected areas in tourism and conservation and identify meaningful ways to use science as to tool to support management.
4. Obtain a holistic perspective of the ecology and cultures of the Hudson Bay coastal region.
Course Costs: Tuition (~$710), Travel Fee ($1300; covers most Meals, travel and accommodations in Churchill), Travel to Churchill (~$900)