Field Marine Biology Quarter
Winter 2022 FMBQ Moorea
WINTER 2022 FIELD/MARINE BIOLOGY QUARTER (FMBQ)
Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station, Mo’orea, French Polynesia
Instructors: Professors Peggy Fong and Daniel T. Blumstein
Winter 2022 Field and Marine Biology Quarter (FMBQ)
The FIELD/MARINE BIOLOGY QUARTER (FMBQ) is a field program planned to give advanced undergraduates an opportunity to gain intimate and firsthand knowledge of Mo’orea’s ecosystems by conducting meaningful research in them. Students design their own group projects to study fundamental questions about ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation. This FMBQ satisfies the field quarter requirement for the Marine Biology major and the Ecology, Biology, and Evolution (EBE) major. Qualified students in other majors and departments are welcome to apply.
Four 4-unit courses (16 units total) will be taught partially at UCLA and also in the field at the University of California, Berkeley, Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station, located in Mo’orea, French Polynesia (https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/research-unit/richard-b-gump-south-pacific-research).
Prerequisites include: EEB 100 and 109.
Strongly encouraged: 100L,109L, 122, and 129. Introductory statistics also encouraged.
Your application will be screened by the faculty and semi-finalists will be interviewed from which we will select finalists and create a back-up list. Need-based financial aid and scholarships are available to offset costs.
COVID-19 issues: The Gump Research Station is currently open and we expect it will be during our class in January/February 2022. If the need persists, our department will have a COVID-management plan that will be developed prior to the class and shared with all participants.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: New due date March 16 at 3PM (PST)
Application available here: https://forms.gle/RELFaUEXieL9Fv4p6
Spring 2022 FMBQ Bodega Bay
SPRING 2022 FIELD MARINE BIOLOGY QUARTER (FMBQ)
LOCATION: BODEGA BAY
Instructors: Dr. Tonya Kane, Dr. Brenda Larison
Spring 2022 Field and Marine Biology Quarter (FMBQ)
The Field Marine Biology Quarter (FMBQ) is a unique capstone experience that combines both aspects of the field biology quarter and marine biology quarter with one faculty being a specialist in the field and the other one in marine.
Prerequisites and recommended courses: Prerequisites for the FBQ are Life Sciences 7B, EE Biol 100, or an equivalent course in animal ecology and behavior. We also recommend that applicants take (1) one year of math and physics, (2) a course in statistics.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: APPLICATION CLOSED ON July 12, 2021 at 3PM (PST)
Application available here: https://forms.gle/5ffU595pJcBPY7Z86
Cost: Besides normal registration fees and tuition, there will be a mandatory student contribution to defray costs associated with the trip (travel, lodging, food, and supplies). The student contribution for of the Spring 2022 trip remains to be determined. Scholarships are available for students with financial needs.