Overview
What you will study
The Field Camp offered by Lehigh University teaches aspiring Geoscientists and Environmental Scientists the following things:
- It is a big country (world), Earth Systems are complex, interrelated, and have pretty profound impacts on people and societies.
- Generally useful geologic and environmental taxonomy and vocabulary.
- Scale and how to estimate it.
- How to make good and interpretable observations.
- The Geosciences are central to addressing energy, water, climate, food, and sustainability issues.
- An important and productive part of science and life is learning to work with other people.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Sedimentology, stratigraphy, section measuring, basics of sequence stratigraphy.
- Quaternary Geology and glacial geology.
- Geomorphology, landforms, soils.
- Surface processes, process sedimentology.
- Structural geology and use of field structural data.
- Map patterns and kinematics of folded, thrust-faulted, and normal-faulted rocks.
- Metamorphic and igneous petrology; volcanic rocks, crystalline rocks.
- Geology of North America and Tectonics of the Rocky Mountains.
- Basic and advanced mapping skills; Electronic mapping with iPad and GIS.
- Computer-based field data collection and reduction.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
6 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences View 9 other Short Courses in Environmental Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
The course starts with a few basic exercises, but quickly accelerates so you learn as much as possible in the complex and challenging places we visit.
For this reason, we like seeing the following pre-requisite courses, or alternate experiences:
- Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences, such as Physical Geology, Ecology, or Terrestrial Ecosystems
- Earth Materials or Mineralogy or Petrology or Crystallography
- Sedimentology-Stratigraphy or Geomorphology or Surface Processes or Historical Geology or Introduction to Field Mapping
- Structural Geology or Engineering Mechanics or Introduction to Field Mapping, or several lab experiences making field observations.
Tuition Fee
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International
4500 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4500 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
4500 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4500 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
Living costs for Bethlehem
1000 - 1500 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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