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For a full listing of courses offered at the Duke University Marine Lab by term, visit the Courses page.
The Marine Lab is offering travel courses for the spring 2025 semester.
We will activate the Spring 2025 Travel Course Interest Form in October 2024.
Undergrads:
In addition to semester tuition, students will be responsible for a travel course fee, travel to and from the location, and some meals (depending on the course). Review the individual course descriptions for associated costs.
Space is limited. Duke Marine Lab staff work with students to ensure fair distribution of slots for undergraduates and graduates. Permission for travel courses is granted by individual instructors and in conjunction with Marine Lab administration after a Dean's check to verify good academic standing. Please contact Gwendy Womble with questions.
If it is your intention to take more than one travel courses and you are interested in research independent study, please send an email to Gwendy Womble.
Please complete the Travel Course Qualtrics to note your travel course preferences and to provide us with some information about you. This form will ask for your passport information. Read the expectations for each travel you are interested in prior to completing the survey. You will be asked to sign an acknowledgment that you have read and understand the course expectations in the form.
**To request a permission number for a travel course, please complete the Travel Course Qualtrics survey.
In the case of withdrawal, any remaining paid tuition will be refunded in accordance with the Duke University refund policy outlined in the Duke University Bulletin of Undergraduate Instruction https://trinity.duke.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies/tuition-refund:
If a student elects to withdraw from a travel course before classes begin, the program fee will be removed from the student’s bursar account. Airfare is nonrefundable; students are responsible for these costs if they withdraw from the course after the purchase has been made.
Duke students asked to withdraw due to academic or disciplinary probation, suspension, or violation of the Duke Community Standard once a program is underway will not receive a refund.
To request a permission number for a travel course, please see the "How to register" section above.
MARSCI/ENVIRON BIOLOGY 273LA. Undergraduate Registration
ENVIRON 773LA. Graduate Registration
Factors that influence the distribution, abundance, and diversity of marine organisms, including a survey of the major flora and fauna in the marine environment. Topics include physical characteristics of marine systems, adaptation to environment, species interactions, biogeography, larval recruitment, and biodiversity and conservation of communities found in rocky shores, tidal flats, beaches, marshes, mangrove, coral reefs, and subtidal areas.
Spring 2025: Marine Ecology is being taught as a travel course and the location for 2025 is Belize. Students interested in participating in this course will need to complete the course questionnaire via the DUML Travel Course Qualtrics to receive a permission number to enroll.
MARSCI, BIOLOGY, ENVIRON 369LA, EOS 273LA. Undergraduate Registration
ENVIRON 704LA. Graduate Registration
Discusses patterns of abundance, diversity and activity of organisms in major ocean ecosystems. Identifies major physical, chemical and ecological processes that affect these patterns, and analyzes impact of biology on ecosystems. Uses a 'flipped' classroom for enhanced development of quantitative skills to measure these patterns, emphasizing hands-on data collection and analyses, multiple field trips aboard DUML research vessels, and participatory activities to demonstrate core concepts in biological oceanography. Taught at Duke Marine Lab. Spring section requires travel. Recommended intro bio or AP Bio credit. Instructor consent required, visit DUML website for details.
Students interested in participating in the Biological Oceanography travel course are required to write a short paragraph declaring interest in the course. Please upload into the DUML Travel Course Qualtrics to receive a permission to enroll.
MARSCI/ENVIRON/BIOLOGY 571A. Undergraduate and Graduate Registration
Experiential field oriented course in Singapore with an excursion to Indonesia focusing on human ecology, tropical diversity, disturbed habitats, Asian extinctions, and resource management.
**This course requires a great deal of walking (several miles a day) in a very warm and humid climate. Students in this course should be comfortable walking between 5 & 13 miles per day. If you know that you are physically unable to do this level of activity but would still like the experience, contact tom.schultz@duke.edu to discuss.
Students interested in participating in the Urban Tropical Ecology course are required to respond to and acknowledge the statement of expectations for the course via the DUML Travel Course Qualtrics prior to receiving a permission number to enroll.
MARSCI/BIOLOGY/ENVIRON 375A.Undergraduate Registration
ENVIRON 777A. Graduate Registration
Essential biology of sea turtles (evolution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, life history, population dynamics) and their conservation needs; emphasis on their role in marine ecosystem structure and function. Basic ecological concepts integrated with related topics including the conservation and management of endangered species, the contributions of technology to the management of migratory marine species, the role of research in national and international law and policy, and the veterinary aspects of conservation.
Students interested in participating in the Sea Turtles travel course are required to acknowledge and sign the statement of expectations for the course in the DUML Travel Course Qualtrics to receive a permission to enroll.
*Course Fees: The course fee will be posted on students’ Duke bursar bill and usually includes in-country food, lodging, activity fees, and on-site course-related transportation. There are exceptions. Students should check with the instructor for details. Fees subject to change.
For a full listing of courses offered at the Duke University Marine Lab by term, visit the Courses page.