Location:

Rome, Italy

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

In collaboration with the University of Camerino, Mason is offering a five-week intensive field program designed as a capstone course for upper-division geology majors. The focus of this course will be on traditional bedrock mapping, while also introducing students to applied topics such as geologic hazards, engineering geology and clastic sedimentary systems. The skills learned at field camp will provide students with the basic training essential to begin a career as a field scientist for private sector industry or moving towards graduate student research. Emphasis will be placed on training students to build their skills in geologic description and hypothesis testing in the field. Students will learn to confidently collect data in the field, interpret geologic problems, create geologic maps, and write a scientific report.

Program Details

Credits Offered:

Undergraduate

• Geology (GEOL) 404: Geological Field Techniques

Eligibility

This program is open to geology and earth science majors including those who do not attend George Mason University. Non-Mason students are welcome to apply, with space provided in priority to Mason students. This course is intended for junior and senior level students.

Prerequisite Courses

• Physical Geology
• Historical Geology
• Mineralogy
• Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• Sedimentology and/or Stratigraphy
• Geomorphology
• Structural geology

See the application checklist below under Links and Resources.

Housing

Two large rooms with bunk beds at the Center for Territory and Environmental Research and Training, set in of Camporotondo di Fiastrone, near the city of Camerino. The Center also has a large kitchen and dining room/study area.

Cost:

Program Cost (Summer 2017): $4,500 Included: Tuition (6 credits) Housing Most Meals (6 days a week) Airport Transfers Local Transportation to Field Sites Most Field Equipment Pre-Departure Orientation International Emergency Insurance Not Included: Round-trip airfare Other transportation Some meals (on Free Day; kitchen facilities available onsite) Personal spending Immunization (Tetanus Shot)

Additional Program Information

Scholarships:

Yes