Spring 2021 Undergraduate Semester Experience at the Coast

The Undergraduate Semester Experience at the Coast is a structured residential program located on ECU’s Outer Banks Campus for students with an interest in coastal studies. This semester long program provides students interested in coastal resources, science and management to immerse themselves in an environment where courses are hands-on with field and lab-based experiences.

Program Aspects:

Open to science and non-science majors
Interdisciplinary faculty & curriculum
Faculty guided undergraduate research projects
Apply skills to real-world coastal issues

Program Benefits include:

Smaller classes (~20 students) and strong faculty and student interaction
Classroom learning connected with active learning opportunities at the coast and real-world applications
A remarkable coastal setting surrounded by diverse freshwater, estaurine and marine ecosystems
Cutting-edge coastal research labs
Housing available
Credits count toward coastal & marine studies minor

For more information:

Reide Corbett, Dean

Email: corbettd@ecu.edu

Phone: 252-475-5428

Website: https://coastal.ecu.edu

Spring 2021 Semester Experience at the Coast

Spend your Spring 2021 semester at the ECU Outer Banks campus on Roanoke Island, taking your studies to the North Carolina coast in this interdisciplinary residential (housing available) undergraduate program.

Courses:

Environmental Anthropology – ANTH 2005, 3 semester hours, GE:SO

Color & Design – ART 1001, 3 semester hours, GE:FA

Environmental Biology – BIO 1060, 3 semester hours, GE:SH; BIO 1061 (lab), 1 semester hour, GE:SC

Bays & Beaches Around the World: Geological Form and Function – GEOL 1400, 3 semester hours, GE:SC

Analysis Techniques & Methods of Coastal Ocean Research – GEOL 2600, 3 semester hours

Society & the Sea Seminar – COAS 4025, 3 semester hours

Independent Research or Internship Experiences – up to 4 semester hours, directed study or experience with faculty supervision