{"id":14096,"date":"2023-09-15T15:41:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=14096"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:43","slug":"erth-4006-erth-5306-bahamas-field-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2023\/erth-4006-erth-5306-bahamas-field-course\/","title":{"rendered":"ERTH 4006 \/ ERTH 5306 Bahamas Field Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        ERTH 4006 \/ ERTH 5306 Bahamas Field Course\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course will focus on carbonate geology, ecology, paleoecology and paleoclimatology. It is limited to 50 participants including students and instructors. The course will be a team taught with Professor Ed Reinhardt from McMaster University and there will be a strong contingent of students from that school in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prerequisites for undergraduates<\/span>: second year standing in Earth Sciences and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>year standing in Environmental Science, Biology and Physical Geography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Duration of course<\/span>: Friday Feb 16 \u2013 Monday Feb 26 \u2013 all course requirements will be completed during the time in the field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Location<\/span> \u2013 Gerace Research Center, University of the Bahamas, San Salvador Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cost<\/span> \u2013 The estimated total cost for each student will be ~$2300CAD.\u00a0 Earth Science students or combined majors in this course are eligible for Collins Travel Fund support, currently set at $2000CAD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment in the course is managed through Kristy Allen, departmental administrator &lt;<a href=\"mailto:KristinJAllen@CUNET.CARLETON.CA\">KristinJAllen@CUNET.CARLETON.CA<\/a>>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most activities for the course take place on land, although there are opportunities every day for snorkeling.&nbsp; For those not comfortable in the water life jackets will be available and there will be a buddy provided.&nbsp; For those who do not want to get in the water at all that to can be accommodated.&nbsp; There are opportunities to do optional SCUBA diving through the dive masters at Seasafari at the local Club Med. However, the number of students doing this activity are typically a very tiny proportion of those enrolled in the course.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The course will focus on carbonate geology, ecology, paleoecology and paleoclimatology. It is limited to 50 participants including students and instructors. The course will be a team taught with Professor Ed Reinhardt from McMaster University and there will be a strong contingent of students from that school in attendance. 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