INTERNATIONAL COURSEWORK

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UF in North Queensland – Sustaining Humans and their Environment (6 credits)

• Study abroad program lasting four weeks including travel all across the north region of the Australian state of Queensland

• Activities included the Eye on the Reef Program at the Great Barrier Reef, camping in the

  outback and swimming in the Townsville Aquarium exotic fish tank

• Learned about how tourism impacts the local environment and about the benefits of ecotourism

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UF in Kenya – Field Ecology in Africa (3 credits), Undergraduate Research in Ecology (3 credits)

• Study abroad program lasting three weeks at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia, Kenya

• Learned about ecological processes through hands-on fieldwork and data collection

• Conducted a small-group research project on Acacia drepanolobium trees

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OTHER KEY COURSES

 

Wildlife Issues (3 credits)

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Geology of the American National Parks (3 credits)

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Plant Diversity (4 credits)

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Desert Biodiversity (4 credits)

• Research course involving 2 weeks of field work in southwest USA

• Mapped invertebrate species observations across California, Arizona, and Nevada as a part of

  an independent research project utilizing iNaturalist

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Treetop Biodiversity (4 credits)

• Research course including several fieldwork excursions around Florida to climb trees and

  collect epiphyte samples

• Conducted a small-group research project on the frequency of vascular and nonvascular plants at various heights

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Evolution (4 credits)

Local Flora of North Florida (3 credits)

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants & Lab (3+1 credits)

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Forests, Conservation and People (3 credits)

Entering Research in Biology (1 credit)

Undergraduate Research in Biology (1 credit)

Environmental Science & Lab (3+1 credits)

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Florida Geology Lab (1 credit)

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