Note: This concentration is only available during the spring semester.

Science Seminar  (4 credits)
Field Research   (2 credits)

Participants in this concentration explore the natural sciences in a tropical setting and study their influence on the process of sustainability. Students are immersed in a variety of ecosystems: dry forests, lowland rain forests, mountain cloud forests, volcanic regions, as well as beautiful reefs. Costa Rica serves as a natural laboratory.   Students of the Environmental Science Concentration will:

• Aid in longitudinal research projects ranging from ecology to ecotourism.
• Examine sustainable development and management of Costa Rica's protected natural areas.
• Investigate the general ecology of several tropical biomes, including highland cloud forest, mangrove forest, coral reefs, lowland rain forests and dry forests.
• Study from the perspective of an informed Christian steward of the creation.

Presentations by invited speakers are delivered in both English and Spanish, while most required readings are written in English.

Mandatory  Prerequisites: One semester of zoology or an applied laboratory science. 
Recommended Prerequisites:  One semester of general chemistry or physics.  

 LASP Environmental Science Concentration Syllabus

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