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Field Course in Ireland

May 20 - June 29, 2008

  • Application Information
  • Field Course Faculty
  • Sample Projects
  • Sample Schedule
  • View 2008 Flyer (3.3 MB)

Group Photo of Ireland Field Course

  • E-mail contact info:
    • Dr. Steven J. Whitmeyer whitmesj_at_jmu.edu)
    • Dr. L. Scott Eaton eatonls_at_jmu.edu
  • Application Deadlines
    • November 15, 2007
    • Late applications will be considered through early 2008
  • Application materials must include:
    • application form for short-term summer admission
    • official transcript
    • recommendation from a geoscience faculty member
    • personal statement explaining why you want to attend the JMU Ireland field course

Program Costs - Subject to Change

  • Tuition for 6 credits
    • (~ $1500 for Virginia students and ~ $3900 for out-of-state students)
  • Supplemental fee of $2100.
  • Fees include most food, lodging and transportation within Ireland;
  • Airfare to and from Ireland not included

Sample Projects and information - Summer 2007

  • Lodging and Accomodations
  • Leisure Activities
  • Glacial Geomorphology Mapping
  • Digital Mapping
  • Mapping Projects
  • Environmental Projects
  • 2007 Field Equipment List

Sample Schedule - Summer 2007

  • Tentative schedule as webpage
  • Tentative schedule as XLS File

 

Mailing Address: MSC 6903 Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: 540.568.6130
FAX: 540.568.8058

Geology Department | College of Science and Math |James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Last Revised: November 19, 2007