Many different field studies are available to SSS students to acquire practical experience. This is a unique opportunity to apply the academical skills learnt in the classroom to real world situations. More information can be found on the 9I制作厂免费 Field Study webpage.听
Field Study Semesters
9I制作厂免费 East Africa Field Study Semester (MEAFSS)
Website: www.mcgill.ca/africa
9I制作厂免费 Barbados Field Study Semester (BFSS)
Website: www.mcgill.ca/bfss
Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies Field Semester (BITS)
Website: www.mcgill.ca/bits
Panama Field Study Semester (PFSS)
Website: www.mcgill.ca/pfss
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Local Field Courses
BIOL 240
Monteregian Flora
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Field studies of ferns, fern allies, conifers and flowering plants; the use of keys for plant identification.
Offered by: Biology
- Prerequisite: BIOL 111 or permission
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PLNT 358
- Note: Taught at the Gault Nature Reserve. Contact instructor for specific dates, logistics: (virginie.millien [at] mcgill.ca).
- This course is offered in the summer.
- This course, given at the University鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilaire, has an additional fee of $485.56 which includes a hand lens, a textbook, handouts, lodging and supper each day.
Website: www.mcgill.ca/biology/undergraduate/research/field-courses/biol-240-monteregian-flora
BIOL 331
Ecology/Behaviour Field Course
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Methods of sampling natural populations. Testing hypotheses in nature.
Offered by: Biology
- Prerequisites: BIOL 206 and BIOL 215, or equivalents, or permission of the instructor.
- Note: This course has an additional fee. The Department of Biology subsidizes a portion of the cost for this activity.
- The field portion of this course is given at the University鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilare over a two-week period in the summer term. In the summer, students prepare a report based on projects carried out during this field portion. There is an additional fee of $688.37 that covers room and board and handouts. This fee could be refundable if the department approves it.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Simon M Reader, Rowan Barrett, Anna L Hargreaves
Website: www.mcgill.ca/biology/undergraduate/research/field-courses/biol-331-ecology-and-behaviour
BIOL 335
Marine Mammals
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Biology of marine mammals with special emphasis on seals and whales of the Bay of Fundy. Taught at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrews, N.B., for two weeks in August. The course combines lectures, laboratory exercises, field trips, and individual projects.
Offered by: Biology
- Prerequisite: BIOL 205
- This course is offered in the summer.
- Apply first to Huntsman, then contact susan.gabe [at] mcgill.ca.
- The fee for this field course is $1858.12 to cover fees related to the use of facilities for teaching and lab spaces in the Huntsman Marine Center (lodging, meals, facility rental spaces, transportation and tour fees).
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Website: www.mcgill.ca/biology/undergraduate/research/field-courses/biol-335-marine-mammals
GEOG 398
Field St in Human Geography
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Geography: Introduction to basic field work techniques in human geography. Emphasis on field methods, observational techniques, data collection and processing.
Offered by: Geography
- Winter
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: Any introductory human geography course; or by permission of the instructor
- A fee of $1,034.38 is charged to all students registered in GEOG 398.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Website:听www.mcgill.ca/geography/courses/field-courses/geog-398-field-course-fall-2025-how-apply听
GEOG 495
Field Studies-Physical Geog
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Geography: Field research projects in physical geography. Held locally in Monteregian or Eastern Township regions. The course is organised around field projects designed to formulate and test scientific hypotheses in a physical geography discipline. May Summer session.
Offered by: Geography
- 2-week field school
- Prerequisites: 6 credits from the following list of Systematic Physical Geography courses: GEOG 305, GEOG 321, GEOG 322, GEOG 350, GEOG 372
- Additional Dept. fee $579.99 will be charged to student fee account to cover the cost of transportation, accommodations, local fees and all meals for approximately 12 nights, as the course is held at the Gault Estate at Mont St.-Hilaire during May.
- **This is a field course, so students won't be taking the holiday.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Website: www.mcgill.ca/geography/courses/field-courses/geog-495-field-course-summer-2024-how-apply
Guatemala Field Course
AGRI 325
Sustainable Agr&Food Security
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Agriculture: Travel and exposure to a foreign agricultural sector where sustainable agricultural practices (e.g., organic farm production, ecological management of pests and weeds, crop rotation, water conservation, etc.), regulations, and policies are examined within the context of land use, local economies, and food security issues.
Offered by: Animal Science
- Prerequisite: AGEC 200 or equivalent or permission of instructor
- Lectures and visits will be jointly delivered by local experts and 9I制作厂免费 Staff. Lectures (25%) and field visits (75%). Final year students should note that graduation may be delayed.
- This course has a fee of $1,720.00, a small portion of which is tax receiptable on the T2202A; it includes internal travel (by coach), accommodation, most of the meals for the duration of the course, as well as instructor costs.
- **The instructor鈥檚 approval is required.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Julie Major, Simon Brault
Website:听www.mcgill.ca/animal/agri-325-sust-ag-and-food-security-guatemala
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