SMC Study Tours

Programs are led by SMC instructors and award college credit. All overseas study programs—along with their dates and prices—are subject to change, and programs are also subject to cancellation. Prices do not include airport, security, or departure taxes. For up-to-date listings and details, please call (310) 434-4159 or visit SMC’s Overseas Study website (www.smc.edu/studyabroad).

Natural History & Marine Biology of Costa Rica

Professor Ed Tarvyd

One-week study tour exploring Costa Rica’s neotropical fauna and flora, biogeography, ecology, and marine ecosystems includes Central America’s Cenozoic geology, volcanism, tropical rainforest canopies, and the history and impact of human inhabitation. For details, send email (with Costa Rica in the Subject line) to LTarvyd@aol.com or call Ed Tarvyd at (310) 434-4716 or (310) 870-2548.

Information Sessions • Sat, February 26 & March 26 • 9am • Free • Science 134

Study Tour • April 9-17 • $1,795

Norway

Professors Barbara Baird and Frank Dawson

Four-week study program in Norway this summer at Danvik Media School in Drammen (30 minutes south of Oslo). Includes tour of Drammen and visits to Oslo, Lillehammer, and various broadcasting and journalism organizations. For details, call Barbara Baird at (310) 434-4530, Frank Dawson at (310) 434-4585, or Darryl-Keith Ogata at (310) 434-4159.

Study Program • June 25-July 23 • approx. $2,900

Vienna, Venice, & Rome

Professors Frank Turner & Art Verge

Three-week music and public speaking adventure in Europe’s fabled cities. Includes classes at University of Vienna and excursions to Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, Venice, Rome, and Florence. For details, call Frank Turner at (310) 434-4800, or Art Verge at (310) 393-8756.

Study Tour • June 30-July 22 • $3,945

Natural History & Marine Biology of Tahiti

Professor Ed Tarvyd

Two-week field study of Polynesian island formation, island ecology, human inhabitation, and the cultural and historical background of the Society Islands, as well as the insular and coral reef ecosystems of Tahiti, Moorea, and Huahine. For details, send email (with Tahiti in the Subject line) to LTarvyd@AOL.com, call World Encounters at (310) 393-8716, or call Ed Tarvyd at (310) 434-4716 or (310) 870-2548.

Information Sessions • Sat, February 26, March 26, April 23, May 28 • 9am • Free • Science 134

Study Program • August 12-23 • $2,995

Archeological Excavations of Ancient Maya/Inca Sites

Professor Brandon Lewis

Four weeks of field training in Belize or Ecuador (exact destination still to be decided) on archeological excavation techniques. Includes hands-on excavating of ancient houses, temples, and courtyards of the Maya (in Belize) or the Inca (in Ecuador), as well as visits to other major archeological sites. For up-to-date details, call Brandon Lewis at (310) 434-4087.

Study Program • June 25-July 25 (tentative) • approx. $2,300 (Belize)/approx. $3,000 (Ecuador)

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