Ecuador and the Galápagos
Islands is first
and foremost an academic travel program. Students are required
to enroll for three hours of undergraduate or graduate credit. More information about specific course offerings will be available shortly.
Instead of lectures, the emphasis
is on dialogue and discussion that actively involves the students.
Because the instructor travels with the group, meaningful discussions
often develop during routine activities. Active participation
in those formal and informal discussions, together with sufficiently
displayed group solidarity, is absolutely necessary to make
this excursion interesting and rewarding. Therefore, they will
form the basis for a large portion of the final academic grade.
The nature of the assignments will vary slightly for students
seeking graduate credit. 1-2 extra EMU Biology credit hours
(designated as independent study/special problems) are available
in consultation with the faculty tour director for students
with interest in deepening their study of some aspect of the
excursion.
Intimate knowledge of the natural history of the islands and
university teaching experience in ecology and conservation assure
that this trip is far more rewarding (and challenging) than
your typical tourist travel. Instruction is further supported
locally by excellent bilingual guides.
For More Information Contact:
Professor
Ulrich Reinhardt
Department of Biology
316 Mark Jefferson, Eastern Michigan University,
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Telephone: 734.487.4242
FAX: 734.487.9235
E-mail: ureinhard@emich.edu
and
Dr. Rick Sambrook
Department of Geography-Geology
205 Strong Hall
734.487.8489
rsambroo@emich.edu
Or contact:
Academic Programs Abroad
103 Boone Hall
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Telephone: 734.487.2424 or 800.777.3541
FAX: 734.487.4377
E-mail: Programs Abroad