Want to spend a quarter away from campus but still want to earn credits towards the environmental studies major?  Located in the San Juan Islands, UW Friday Harbor Laboratories conducts environmentally related research as well as offer many unique academic courses.  For Autumn 2011 (aka the ‘Marine Biology Quarter’), students are invited to participate in these opportunities by conducting research and/or taking unique academic courses.  Students participating are able to select 3 courses from the following options:

–Marine Biology (BIOL/OCEAN/FISH 250) – 5 credits 
this will count as one of the biology course requirements required for the environmental studies major 

–Social Change and the Marine Environment (ENVIR 450) – 5 credits
this will count towards the policy & decision making and/or bioregional categories

–Ocean Circulation (OCEAN 210) – 3 credits
this will count towards the earth systems literacy (land, water, atmosphere) category (*prerequisites apply)

–Marine Environment Research (ENVIR 499) – 6 credits
this experience can be used as the capstone project; please see one of the advisers if you are interested in this option (you would need to take ENVIR 490 in Spring 2011, ENVIR 499 in Autumn 2011 and ENVIR 492 in Spring 2012)

–Ichthyology (FISH 311) – 5 credits
this will count towards the natural sciences category

–Farming, Fishing and Local Food (ENVIR 450) – 5 credits
this will count towards the human & social and/or bioregional categories

For full detailed course descriptions, please see: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentAutumn2011.html#MBQ

For information about costs of the program, please see: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentCosts2011.html

To apply to spend Autumn 2011 in the San Juan Islands, please see: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentApplicationInfo.html

DEADLINE is July 1, 2011 or until all spots filled.