Students will spend approximately 9 weeks at the Richard B. Gump Biological Field Station on Moorea, French Polynesia and 6 weeks (3 at the beginning and 3 at the end of the semester) at UC Berkeley. Enrollment is limited by the Gump facilities to 22 students. Students must complete the application and, if selected, attend an interview with course instructors. As applications are submitted, those selected for interviews will be contacted via phone or email to arrange for an interview. Admission is by consent of the instructors and is based on the application, which is comprised of 4 parts:

1. the application (2 pages),
2. a statement of purpose (1 page),
3. a written resume or CV (no more than 3 pages), and
4. a transcript (may be unofficial, copied from bearfacts).

Course costs are outlined on the application form.

Enrollment:
Students will enroll in either ESPM C107 or IB C158. This will be the only course you can take during this Fall semester because it is taught mostly off-campus at the Gump Research Station. You must enroll for the full 13 units and participate in both the on campus lectures and field trips, as well as the field component held at the Gump Station in Moorea. We are looking for the best students with relevant academic interests. This course is for students who have taken upper division science classes that will help prepare them for the course.

Application Process:
Applications should be submitted by email to the course coordinator Prof. James Bartolome (email above). See also the application form for more details.

Risk and Responsibility:
Participation in a field course carries with it some increased risk of personal injury. All participants will be required by the University of California to sign a document prior to travel that includes a waiver of liability, assumption of risk, and indemnification. The updated Visitors Guide to Moorea including health facilities, emergency contacts, and other services is available on the Gump Station web site, http://moorea.berkeley.edu.

Further Resources:

Class Website: http://ib.berkeley.edu/moorea/UC_Berkeley_Moorea_Class.html

Class advertisement as a PDF page

1st handout from previous year for your information

Packing list for students from a previous year for your information

Resource literature, "summer reading/viewing" from a previous year

Syllabus from previous year for your information

Gump Users Guide for your information (you will receive an updated hard copy later)

Gump South Pacific Research Station Web Site

The application form can be found here: http://ib.berkeley.edu/moorea/AppForm.htm. This is a Fall Semester course. Applications are due Friday, April 11, 2009.

The instructors this year are James Bartolome (jwbart@nature.berkeley.edu), who is the lead instructor for the course for this year, Carole Hickman (caroleh@berkeley.edu), Brent Mishler ( bmishler@berkeley.edu), Rosemary Gillespie (gillespie@berkeley.edu), and George Roderick (roderick@berkeley.edu). All instructors would be happy to answer your questions.