Denali Institute's Northern Studies Field Course, Summer 2003 in Alaska
June 18 - July 5, 2003
For more information see:
http://www.denaliinstitute.org.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2003
Alaska's Northern Studies Field Course
Attention: Undergraduate Students and Professors in Natural and Social
Sciences
A Unique Opportunity to Study and Explore Alaska!
Denali Institute's Northern Studies Field Course
June 18 - July 5, 2003
For further information or an application, please call the Denali
Institute at (907) 868-8639 or visit our website at:
http://www.denaliinstitute.org.
The Northern Studies Field Course is offered by the Denali Institute in
cooperation with the University of California Santa Cruz and the
University of Alaska. Students can apply for up to three credits
through either university.
During the 18 day field course, students study Alaska's biological
diversity, ecology, physical geology, ethnology, and natural resource
policy, examining how the natural environment shapes the political,
economic, and human complexities of the subarctic. Throughout the
course, students interact with scientists, resource managers, and
professionals representing Alaska Native organizations, government
agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Participants also
take part in ongoing research examining global climate change and plant
succession following glaciation.
The program has three basic objectives:
1) To study the biological diversity in a variety of Alaskan
environments;
2) To provide first hand field experiences in the biological and
physical sciences through working directly with local researchers and
resource managers;
3) To introduce the rich ethnology of Alaska.
The course begins with orientation at the University of Alaska in
Anchorage, and then moves to the Kenai Peninsula (e.g., Alaska Sea Life
Center and Exit Glacier), Chugach State Park and Prince William Sound
(e.g., glacial processes and oil spill response and recovery), and
Denali National Park and Preserve (e.g., study sites in the Wonder Lake
and Savage River areas).
Cost of the Course: $2,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2003.