Hello all, I wanted to share the following information on the courses we will be offering for 2017:
2017 OTS Graduate Courses (Click here to view graduate course catalog<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/images/downloads/education/graduate/Catalogocursos17.pdf>) Conservación del Paisaje Tropical<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/conservacion-del-paisaje-natural.html> El presente curso complementa la formación académica con el desempeño profesional interdisciplinario en el área de docencia, investigación, acción social, y consultoría pública y privada. Los participantes interactuarán con comunidades locales, profesionales y especialistas en diversos campos de las ciencias naturales e ingenierías afines, interesados en la conservación de la diversidad biológica. Field Ecology: Skills for Science and Beyond<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/field-ecology-skills-for-science-and-beyond.html#tropicalecologyw> - application deadline: October 10, 2016 Field Ecology is our hallmark 6-week summer field ecology course in 4 weeks that immerses graduate students in hypothesis-driven research learning and features a science communication workshop in which students learn to communicate their research through videos and podcasts. Watch the OTS Grad Video<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-biology-an-ecological-approach.html> to see what this classic course is all about! Ecology and Evolution of Arachnids (Jan 3 -17).<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/ecology-and-evolution-of-arachnids.html> Ecology and Evolution of Arachnids is a two-week, field and lab-intensive course incorporating field-based observations and experiments, inquiry-driven research proposals and projects, hands on identification and preservation experience, and interactive lectures from leading researchers in the field of Arachnology Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes (Jan 7 -22)<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-ferns-and-lycophytes.html>. This course is designed to build the diverse skills needed for floristic, taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecological research on tropical ferns. It is an intensive, 15-day field introduction to the identification, classification, phylogenetics, ecology, and reproductive biology of tropical ferns and lycophytes. Tropical Butterfly Ecology<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-butterfly-ecology.html> (May 28 - Jun 10) Tropical Butterfly Ecology is an intensive, two-week field course welcoming graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and instructors interested in conducting field work on tropical butterflies and looking to expand their knowledge on butterfly ecology and evolution. Ecology and evolution of Coleoptera<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/ecology-and-evolution-of-coleoptera-beetles.html> (June 5 - 24) This three-week course is oriented towards graduate students interested in intense training in the collection, identification and inquiry-based research on the largest order of insects, Coleoptera. Single site diversity in tropical rain forests, such as those in Costa Rica, has been estimated to be as high as 14,000 species. Courses in the works! Spring courses for 2017 - Social Insects (March 2017) Check out the websites for updates on these courses. Students attending institutions that are members of the OTS consortium pay lower tuition and have top priority for admission and additional scholarships. Students from other institutions are also welcome to apply. For more information about graduate programs and scholarship opportunities, please contact us at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Best, Andrés Santana, M.Sc. Graduate Program Coordinator Organization for Tropical Studies San Pedro, Costa Rica. 676-2050 (506) 2524-0607 ext. 1511 Skype: andres.santana_otscro // twitter: @ots_tropicaledu<https://twitter.com/ots_tropicaledu> www.tropicalstudies.org<http://www.tropicalstudies.org>
