Australia

This course studies temperate and tropical marine systems and their associated organisms. The marine habitats include coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds. The first marine biology field program takes place on North Stradbroke Island at the Moreton Bay Research Station and includes the exploration of the major marine environments that occur on the island. The second major field program is conducted at Heron Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. Class-based activities are undertaken at the research station that introduce the geomorphology, terrestrial ecology, management, marine biology and ecology of coral reefs. Following this, students conduct group research projects and present results. Research reports are prepared to international journal manuscript standards.

This course examines models of aggregate income determination in open economies; theories of aggregate economic behavior with respect to consumption, investment expenditures, and financial transactions; balance of payments and exchange rate analysis; theories of inflation and unemployment; introductory dynamic analysis; and theories of growth and business cycles. The models will be applied to the data and used to analyze the observed growth patterns across the world.

In this course, students examine the art and visual culture of Australia's Indigenous people. Students are introduced to fundamental cultural concepts that are significant to Aboriginal people in terms of their visual culture and art-making. Ancient rock art, bark painting, post-contact art, and urban-based contemporary art are examined and discussed.