Scholarships are available.
The course is open to twenty students. Students will participate in lectures on marine mammal biology, laboratory activities which include examination and reconstruction of the skeletons of a dolphin and a sea lion, studies of comparative marine mammal internal anatomy, and will carry out an internet personal research assignment. The class will also visit the Hyperbaric Chamber at the lab and learn about diving physiology, mixed gasses, and hyperbaric research. Students will have the opportunity to go snorkling in the beautiful clear water off the marine lab and borrow kayaks for a paddle out into the large cove nearby. There will also be opportunities for hiking and viewing other animals that live on Santa Catalina Island.