Rivier University offers a variety of teaching trips each academic year. Teaching trips are one to three credit courses taught by Rivier faculty at a location outside of the United States. Teaching trips are partnerships between the OGE and Academic Departments with defined expectations for both parties. Departments are encouraged to design global teaching and learning experiences that are tailored to their students’ needs and academic programs.
For the 2012-2013 Academic Year:
German History: Culture and Contradictions
Department of History, Law, and Political Science
Credits: 3
Total travel student cost: $2738.24
Dates: August 20 to August 28, 2013
Click here for detailed information in the Course Syllabus.
Biology Field Experience - Haiti
Course Number: Bio 120
Course Credit Hours: 4 Credits
Travel Cost per student: $1481
Dates: June 29th - July 6th 2013
Click here for detailed information in the Course Syllabus.
Biology Field Experience – United States Virgin Islands
Follow the adventures of our biology students during their spring break visit, March 2-9, 2013, “Rivier University visits St. John USVI” blog!
A three credit course taught by Dr. Joel Stake in partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands. The course will be intense, covering three credits in eight days. Students will be conducting research on live coral through hands on experiences.
Students will experience first-hand the cultural and natural beauty of the United States Virgin Islands. They will explore surrounding coral reefs, mangroves, and the spectacular 7,000 plus acre Virgin Islands National Park that encompasses more than half of the island of St. John. Students will learn about the connectivity and balance between human land use and the rich terrestrial and coastal habitats found on the islands. Threats to these habitats and ongoing efforts to mitigate these threats will be discussed. Biological field techniques will be taught and used to conduct diversity surveys for selected habitats on the islands. In addition to gaining an appreciation for the natural beauty of the US Virgin Islands, students will visit historic sites pre-dating the arrival of Columbus to the New World, providing a cultural framework for the modern identity of this U.S. territory.
Tentative Schedule
Date
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AM
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PM
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3/2/12
Saturday
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Fly to St. Thomas
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Arrive in St. Thomas
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3/3/12
Sunday
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Cultural and Geological History
of the Virgin Islands
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Getting Comfortable Snorkeling
(John Brewer’s Bay, St. Thomas)
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3/4/12
Monday
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Overview of Coral Reefs
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Coral Reef Observation:
Snorkel Trip to
Trunk Bay, St. John
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3/5/12
Tuesday
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Terrestrial Island
Ecosystems
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Hiking Trip to Virgin Island
National Park, St. John
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3/6/12
Wednesday
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Threats to Reefs,
Historic and Local
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Trip to Megan’s Bay,
St. Thomas (Human use)
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3/7/12
Thursday
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Conservation Efforts
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Trip to a Coral farm used for
reef restoration
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3/8/12
Friday
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Field Techniques
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Field Surveys, Location TBD
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3/9/12
Saturday
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Either: shopping/visit
to downtown
or
Fly home
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Pack
or
Arrive home
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3/10/12
Sunday
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Fly home if not on 3/9
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Global Studies: A three credit course taught by Dr. Mark Meehan in Spain and Morocco. The course will be two weeks long, moving from Madrid to southern Morocco, including Granada, Tetouan, Tangier, Casablanca and Marrakech. Students must be physically fit, with a maximum of twenty-five pounds of belongings contained within one backpack.