www.hiram.edu/biomes
“
Global warming is not just about the
melting ice caps or the rising sea levels.
We were studying environmental changes,
but I found that the most profound
changes I discovered on this trip occurred
within me. I found there is so much more
about the world – and so much more
about me, and that I could contribute –
than my ‘narrow pre-med’ focus before
the trip had allowed me to see.
”
- Leah Schaffer, Hiram College Biomes
of the World 2008 participant
For more information, or to
apply, contact:
Kimberly Mick
Director of Study Away and Exchange Programs,
Hiram College
[email protected] • 330.569.5160
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Biomes
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A study abroad expedition
Define adventure while reinventing learning
and experiencing the world on the Biomes
of the World study abroad expedition.
Hiram College is proud to offer its third Biomes of the World study
abroad program across the globe in spring 2016 (January through
April). Students who embark on this program will study the impact of
climate change on people and the environment by experiencing the
world’s vast landscapes and terrains – from polar to tropical, eastern
to western, high altitudes to sea level and terrestrial to aquatic.
Students will visit four continents and eight countries over an
approximately 80-day period. Broadly, the academic content of the
program examines climate change, water and human influence upon
the earth. Students of every major or academic discipline will relate
the experience back to their own interests as they discover the
change they want to make in the world.
The study abroad program is open to undergraduates at all U.S.
colleges and universities.
This is a study abroad program unlike any other.
Biomes of the World Spring 2016
• Registration deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
• Cost: $13,000* for all travel expenses, accommodations and meals.
All participants must also pay Hiram College tuition for the Spring
2016 semester ($15,115 for incoming students). Non-Hiram
participants can expect to pay an additional ~$1,000 for three
weeks of room and board upon returning from the trip.
• Non-refundable deposit (upon acceptance): $2,000
• Depart/Return: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
• Program director: Denny Taylor, Ph.D., Hiram College
professor of biology
*Personal expenses, passport fees and independent travel are not covered.
Academic Courses
Through four courses, participants will gain new insight and reflect
upon their experiences:
• Biology 380: Biomes of the World: Examine what makes
each biome distinct, and discover global warming’s effects on
humans, animals, vegetation, water supply and building
climate change resiliency.
• Interdisciplinary: Fictions of Science: Study Western reactions
to the natural world through the contributions and writings about
19th century expeditions and the discoveries of German scientists.
• Writing 310: Travel Writing: Learn the major trends in travel
writing, with a focus on the environment, and through journal
keeping, discover how journal writing corresponds to the craft
of creative writing.
• A 3-Week course at Hiram College selected
individually: Return from your travels to Hiram College, and
reflect on your experience by integrating what you have learned
into a course that fits your needs.
Destinations
Because of varying fuel and plane ticket costs, an exact itinerary will
not be determined until after the registration deadline. Though travel
to specific destinations cannot be guaranteed, students will visit a wide
range of diverse biomes across the world. Possible destinations include
the following:
• Alaska, U.S.A.: tundra and boreal forests
• Hawaii or Guam, U.S.A.: coastal environments, coral reef
and mangrove
• Thailand: tropical rainforests and continental shelf
• India: temperate grasslands and tropical dry forests, desert
• Tanzania: savannah
• Turkey: Mediterranean woodland and scrub
• Germany: temperate broadleaf deciduous forests
• Norway: arctic seas and the polar ice cap
• Dominican Republic: coastal communities