Study Abroad in the Biological Sciences

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The information in this publication is correct at the time of printing (summer 2008). Information may be subject to change. Updates are posted on the EAP website. eap.ucop.edu

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For More Information Visit eap.ucop.edu/biology

Find out which EAP programs offer biology courses•

Browse biology courses previously taken by EAP students•

Campus EAP Offices

Application Due DatesDeadlines are earlier than you think!

See your campus EAP website (above).

Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad

(510) 642-1356

studyabroad.berkeley.edu

RiversideInternational Education Center

(951) 827-4113

internationalcenter.ucr.edu

DavisEducation Abroad Center

(530) 297-4633

eac.ucdavis.edu

San DiegoPrograms Abroad Office

(858) 534-1123

programsabroad.ucsd.edu

IrvineCenter for International Education

(949) 824-6343

www.cie.uci.edu

San FranciscoEducation Abroad Program

(415) 476-4351

Los AngelesInternational Education Office

(310) 825-4995

ieo.ucla.edu/eap

Santa BarbaraEducation Abroad Program

(805) 893-3763

eap.ucsb.edu

MercedStudent First Center

(209) 381-6990

ucmerced.edu

Santa CruzOffice of International Education

(831) 459-2858

oie.ucsc.edu/eap

I took a cell biology course that gave me my first

exposure to world-class equipment, techniques, and

theories in cell biology and immunology. After returning

home, this experience was a determining factor in my

acceptance to an immunology lab and staff research

associate position in a pathology department.

—Caitlin Sorensen, Denmark

EAP: We Offer You the WorldEAP is the University of California’s premier education abroad program. For more than 45 years, EAP has offered the highest quality study abroad experiences tailored to meet your needs and interests as a UC student.

When you study abroad through EAP…You remain enrolled at UC•

You take your UC financial aid with you•

You earn UC credits and grades automatically•

You benefit from UC EAP’s worldwide support infrastructure•

Over 60,000 UC students found EAP to be life-changing, career enhancing, and a highlight of their time at UC.

Start your journey today.

Marine biology, England

Bar

bara

Gilk

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Lab work, Costa Rica

In a small group, we designed and executed our own

experiment testing if soldier crabs had a preference toward a

certain sand redox level. Going abroad not only benefited me in

my professional goals, but it truly helped me to appreciate the

wide spectrum of my major. When I applied to medical school,

my interviewers seemed genuinely interested and impressed

with my experience abroad.

—Marissa Camilon, Australia

For More Information Visiteap.ucop.edu/biology

Estimated CostsThe cost of study on EAP can be close to the cost of studying on campus and is typically far less than the cost of non-UC study abroad programs.

You can take your UC financial aid abroad! If you do not currently receive UC financial aid, you may qualify for aid while on EAP.

Each year, EAP students receive $1.3 million in study abroad grants and scholarships. For more information see the EAP website.

Plan AheadYou automatically earn UC credit and grades for courses taken on EAP. Meet with your department and college advisors to determine how these courses will apply toward your major, minor, and breadth requirements.

Biology on EAPThrough EAP, you can examine unique organisms, habitats, and ecosystems while benefiting from new perspectives and approaches in all subfields of biology. Many of today’s most pressing biological and environmental issues—such as invasive and endangered species, epidemic disease, biodiversity preservation, genetic engineering, and harmful algal blooms—traverse national boundaries. Finding solutions to these issues requires scientists with the kind of international understanding and cross-cultural competency that are fostered by studying abroad. Your EAP experiences will help distinguish you in a globally competitive world.

Join the thousands of UC students who will study abroad this year on EAP!

Program HighlightsBiology courses are available at many of EAP’s partner universities worldwide. You can choose from a wide variety of short-term and year programs taught in English or in a foreign language. In addition, EAP offers special-focus programs designed specifically for biology majors in Australia and Costa Rica.

Imagine the possibilities when the world is your campus...

Immerse yourself in the marine ecosystems of • Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Explore the molecular biology of cancer and the applications •of gene therapy in the United Kingdom

Conduct research and investigate tropical community ecology •in the cloud forests of Costa Rica

Study the application of plant biotechnology to traditional •Chinese medicine in Hong Kong

Discover the diversity of • South Africa’s wildlife and Cape Floral Kingdom (fynbos)

These are only a few of the opportunities available to you on EAP!

EAP presents biology students with diverse opportunities to

experience how different cultures view and teach science.

Students can benefit from new perspectives, ecological concepts,

conservation strategies, and modern biochemical research.

Because EAP has a transformational impact on participating

students, I believe that it is one of the most worthwhile things

that students can do while at UC.

—Professor Scott Cooper

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

UC Santa Barbara

Internships and ResearchWhile on EAP, you can extend your education beyond the classroom through an internship or research project focused on your specific interests. See the EAP website for examples.

I took a medicinal chemistry

course and participated

in an extensive research

project that involved nearly

every step of the drug

design process, including

thorough investigation and

development of a biologically

active compound. This is

something that I could never

have done at home.

—Gregory Starek, Sweden

Mar

issa

Cam

ilon

EAP students conduct research on soldier crabs, Australia

You’ll never experience biology in the same way. Imagine

living in a 10-week episode of the Discovery Channel.

—Brian Gray, Costa Rica

Field work, Costa Rica

Lab work, France

Bar

bara

Gilk

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