A Syracuse Abroad Signature Seminar expands your learning beyond the classroom and outside city borders. The seminar...
Is optional and subject to an additional program fee
Carries 3 credits
Does not count toward the minimum 13 credits you must take per Spanish immigration requirements
Requires a minimum number of students to run
Will be subject to any official travel restrictions issued by local and/or national authorities.
Read on to learn more about the seminar below.
IMPORTANT! You must register for 13 credits in addition to the seminar.
This popular seminar allows you to examine up close the main coastal and marine ecosystems of the Mediterranean environment. You'll compare the management practices between Europe and the North of Africa. You’ll study how the interactions of human civilizations have shaped the natural environment with both misuses and protective measures. While restrictions will not allow travel to Morocco as in pre-COVID semesters, you will explore the coastal ecosystems of Valencia and Murcia.
Please note this seminar carries an additional program fee of $2,200.
Priority enrollment in this Signature Seminar goes to biology majors, related science majors, and students for whom this course will fulfill a specified, documented degree requirement. Your Madrid Program Advisor can tell you more about other non-academic requirements specific to this seminar.
Note: Spring 2024 seminar will not travel to North Africa.
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