International Education
O'Dowd Hall, Room 328
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2889
ie@www.zhongqiwg.com
Office hours
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
In-person and virtual advising hours
Mon - Fri: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4 p.m.
Walk-in advising hours
Mon - Thurs: 1 - 3 p.m.
Alex Zimmerman, Director
(248) 370-2843
azimmerman@www.zhongqiwg.com
International Education
O'Dowd Hall, Room 328
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2889
ie@www.zhongqiwg.com
Office hours
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
In-person and virtual advising hours
Mon - Fri: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4 p.m.
Walk-in advising hours
Mon - Thurs: 1 - 3 p.m.
Alex Zimmerman, Director
(248) 370-2843
azimmerman@www.zhongqiwg.com
The Tropical Field Ecology in Ecuador study abroad program is a field-based introduction to tropical ecology with an emphasis on providing students with first-hand experiences with tropical ecosystems and tropical biodiversity. The course will be conducted in Ecuador where alpine glaciers, cloud forests, rainforests and the riverine ecosystems of the upper Amazon basin are readily accessible. The December Break 2022 program dates are December 14 - 25.
For more information contact:
Scott Tiegs
tiegs@www.zhongqiwg.com
248) 370-2695
Students will fly into Quito, Ecuador and take a cable car to Pichincha. By bus students will arrive at 18,000 feet glacial Antisana. The journey continues to Amazonia, Bellavista, Machalilla, and outbound from Guayaquil.
Students will enroll in BIO 4333: Tropical Field Ecology, a course which has been previously held in Costa Rica, and Eleuthera, Bahamas. Participants will be undergraduates from the Departments of Biology, and Chemistry (especially those from the Environmental Science Program). Priority will be given to students who have taken BIO 3330 (formerly 301 Ecology).
Learning outcomes include
Students will travel to different Ecuadorian ecosystems including alpine grasslands, glacial streams, rainforests, cloud forests, sandy intertidal, rivers and riparian forests. We will have a dedicated bus for the trip, as well as an interpretive Ecuadorian guide.
Tropical Field Ecology in Ecuador
December 14 - 25, 2022
Number of credits: 3 (tuition not included in program cost)
Program cost: $3,950
Application deposit: TBD
Meals: included in program cost
Excursions: included
Airfare: included
Books and supplies: included
Extra costs: passport and personal incidentals