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SEMESTER BY THE SEA • FAU SUMMER COURSES
FIT SUMMER COURSES • FAU FALL COURSES
FAU SUMMER COURSES (SUMMER BY THE SEA) - Accredited by Florida Atlantic University

Harbor Branch is internationally known for its ship and submersible operations and research in marine science, biomedical marine research, aquaculture, and ocean engineering. Harbor Branch borders Indian River Lagoon, the estuary with the highest diversity in the United States. The lagoon's proximity facilitates activities such as seining, sieving, snorkeling, and boat trips, that provide students exposure to a variety of local and coastal habitats, including seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, salt marshes, intertidal mudflats, sandy shores, beach communities, and nearshore reefs. Other habitats, including the Florida Everglades and the Florida Keys reef tract, are less than half a day's drive. Our teaching facility, the Johnson Education Center, is equipped with classrooms, teaching labs, a computer lab with full Internet access, and a 350-seat auditorium with sophisticated audio-visual capabilities.

Our courses are designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Florida Atlantic University accredits these courses. Students wishing undergraduate credit should register for courses at the 4000 level; graduate students should register for courses at the 6000 level.
COURSES - SUMMER 2007
Our courses are designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Florida Atlantic University accredits these courses. Students wishing undergraduate credit should register for courses at the 4000 level; graduate students should register for courses at the 6000 level.

Summer A (May 14 - June 25, 2007)

BSC 4930/6936 Biology of Marine Fishes (3 credit lecture and 1 credit lab)
An overview of the classification, functional morphology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and evolutionary systematics of marine fishes. Field trips to local habitats complement lecture and labs. Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:25 - 12:00; Lab: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 - 4:35. (Sutton, Moore)

Summer B (June 27 - August 10, 2007)

OCE 6019 Marine Global Change (3 credit lecture)
Overview of natural and anthropogenic global changes and their impacts on marine organisms and marine ecosystems. Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 - 4:35. (Smith & Hargraves)

BSC 4930 Biology of Marine Invertebrates (3 credit lecture and 1 credit lab; for undergraduate credit); ZOO 6256 Marine Invertebrate Biology (3 credit lecture and 2 credit lab; for graduate credit)
An overview of the classification, functional morphology, physiology, and relationships of marine invertebrates, with particular emphasis on the fauna of Florida. Field trips to local habitats complement lecture and labs. Lecture: Wednesday and Friday, 8:25 - 12:00; Lab: Wednesday and Friday, 1:00 - 4:35. (Devlin)

Download a Global Change Course schedule and overview (PDF format).

Registration Procedure
FAU degree-seeking students can register via FAU's registration website. website.

Non-degree seeking students should contact:
Maria Myers
Assistant University Registrar - Treasure Coast
Florida Atlantic University-Treasure Coast Campus
500 NW University Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
Office: (772) 873-3306; Fax: (772) 873-3304; email:mmyers17@fau.edu

If you are a non-FAU student and would like to pre-register for any of the 2004 summer courses, contact education@hboi.edu.
On-Campus Housing
While many students commute from off-campus housing, apartment-style housing, with full cooking facilities, is available on campus at about $300/month plus tax.

For students who prefer to live off campus, the nearby communities have a wide variety of rooms, cottages, apartments, and houses, spanning a range of prices. Our staff will help you in making the appropriate contacts for off-campus housing.

For more information on housing options, please contact the Marine Education Office, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce, FL 34946; Phone: (772) 465-2400, ext. 500; Fax: (772) 465-5743; email: education@hboi.edu.
Library
Students enrolled in our summer courses have 24-hours-a-day access to the Harbor Branch library, with full circulation privileges. The library is an open-stack research library whose collections and services are developed and maintained for the support of our researchers, students, and visiting investigators. The Harbor Branch library includes more than 17,000 volumes, 180 current periodical subscriptions, and 20,000 cataloged reprints and technical reports. The collection emphasizes the biological, environmental, medical, and oceanographic sciences.
For more information on our summer courses, or on any of our educational programs contact us at:
Division of Marine Education, Harbor Branch Institution
5600 U. S. 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946
Phone: (772) 4653-2400, x506 • Fax: (772) 465-5743 • education@hboi.edu