Course Overview

In this course at Shimoda Marine Research Center, students will survey marine animals on a rocky reef, and conduct field collections of planktonic and benthic animals. This will be followed by lectures and laboratory observations, providing a deeper understanding of marine life.

Learning Achievement

This course introduces marine biology to students, and aims to give students a basic understanding of the diversity of marine life.

Competence

Field practice will give a basic introduction of zoology and marine biology for further study in later years.

Course prerequisites

None

Grading Philosophy

Attendance (60%) Papers (40%)

Course schedule

Course type

Training/Lab Experiments/Practical Application

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Yaguchi Shunsuke,Nakano Hiroaki,Agostini Sylvain Leonard Georges

Other information

Contact the instructor to obtain permission before taking the course. Lecture is conducted in English.
JTP. Students must be enrolled in Gakkensai.. face-to-face This intensive course will be held at Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba located in Shizuoka Prefecture.
SMRC Homepage: http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng-home.html

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