Course #1005-250 Available for 0-4 credits

Satisfies lab science course for non-College of Science students

Course is open only to trip participants

Lecture Topics

Week 1		Introductory Video
Week 2		Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle
Week 3		Formation and Geology of the Galapagos Islands
Week 4		Galapagos Sea Birds: Part 1
Week 5		Galapagos Sea Birds: Part 2
Week 6		Darwin's Finches and other Land Birds
Week 7		Reptiles of the Galapagos
Week 8		Plants of the Galapagos
Week 9		Human History in the Galapagos
Week 10		Snorkeling Lesson

Galapagos: A Natural History 2nd ed Michaael H. Jackson University of Calgary Press

1 credit		attendance at weekly meetings + final "take-along" exam + participation in trip
2 credits		1 credit + preparation of daily journal and trip log
3 credits		2 credits + preparation of term paper based on readings and sightings as recorded in daily journal
4 credits		3 credits + read "Voyage of the Beagle and submit additional take-home exam

All Galapagos images and text copyright Dr. Robert H. Rothman

for more info, contact Dr. Robert Rothman: rhrsbi@rit.edu

This site was last updated on 1 September 2002