Summer-1999, Tropical Studies, Golfito, Costa Rica. Summer-99 The Summer Program is an intensive field study of different biological and anthropological areas of the Tropics.
Summer sessions offer courses both in English and in Spanish .
Students will be housed with local families here in Golfito, Costa Rica. You choose two classes for a total of 8 credit hours. This class is an introduction to the principles of marine biology, and ecology. It covers the different physico-chemical characteristics of the ocean, which represents the main variable for distribution and composition of marine flora and fauna. Weekly field work in the ocean to learn about research methods.