Marine Invertebrate Zoology

29 April - 7 June (6 weeks)

Students investigate functional morphology, behaviour, ecology, and phylogenetic relationships of living marine invertebrates.

Evolution & Development
of Marine Organisms

20 May - 7 June (3 weeks)

Introduction into both comparative and experimental embryology with particular emphasis on early development of marine invertebrates.

Marine Behavioural Ecology

19 May - 7 June (3 weeks)

Introduction to the principles of behavioural ecology with a focus on marine invertebrates.

Life History Strategies of
Marine Organisms

10 - 28 June (3 weeks)

An exploration of the evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrates.

Ethnobotany

10 - 28 June (3 weeks)

An examination into the relationships between people and plants focusing on the traditional plant knowledge of Indigenous Peoples.

Biology of Marine Fish

10 June - 19 July (6 weeks)

A broad overview of marine ecosystems, such as the rocky intertidal, estuaries, coral reefs, deep-sea, and polarhabitats. Within each ecosystem we will explore the processes and mechanisms that regulate the abundance and distribution of marine organisms.

Coastal Community Ecology

1 - 19 July (3 weeks)

Key ideas and concepts about how ecological and evolutionary forces shape natural communities in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

Biodiversity of Seaweeds

1 - 19 July (3 weeks)

An introduction to the taxonomic, morphological, and functional diversity of seaweeds, with an emphasis on the flora of the local area.

Paleo-Ecology of Marine
Environments

22 July - 30 August (6 weeks)

Applied Paleoecology is a research-driven course that will examine the relationship between paleoecology and modern ecology.

Coastal Field Archaeology

22 July - 30 August (6 weeks)

This upper-undergraduate/graduate course will address how organisms function mechanically in their environment. A combined lecture, laboratory and field course focusing on the comparative biomechanics of vertebrates occupying the coast of Vancouver Island.

Coastal Biodiversity &
Conservation

22 July - 30 August (6 weeks)

This course offers students the opportunity to examine the patterns of biodiversity at local, regional and global scales and learn about the processes that generate them.

Science and the Sea
Understanding Coastal Environments
of the Pacific Northwest
(for non-majors)

22 July - 30 August (6 weeks)

Students will gain a broad understanding of what science is and how it works, explore the philosophy of science, and learn to think critically about science in their lives.

Directed Studies

All summer (3 or 6 weeks)

Undergraduate and Graduate Directed Studies may be undertaken at any time during the summer term. Study will involve a research project approved by a supervisor in the student's field of interest. Projects will be designed to take advantage of laboratory and/or field opportunities.