Courses
2026 Schedule of CoursesÌý
Download theÌýÌý) for more information about class capacity and estimated auxiliary fees.
The table below will have links to instructor emails and draft syllabi as they become available. In the meantime, you may find copies of previous year's syllabi on the Biology Department web page.Ìý
| Course subject &Ìýnumber | Course Name | Course dates | Days | Notes about field trips | Instructor |
| Ìý– distance (online)Ìý | May 4–June 12 |
Async. online | Field trips from your home location - 6 week course; less condensed | I. Aube | |
| April 29-May 14 | MTWRFSat | Day trips only; auxiliary fee includes boat operation and safety certifications.ÌýSubject to change for 2026, instructor-dependent. | M. Raissy and A. Osmond | ||
| April 29-May 14 | MTWRFSat | Overnight field trips to SW Nova ScotiaÌý | P. Bush and P. Matsumoto | ||
| April 29 – May 14 | MTWRFSat | Day trips only | |||
| May 15-30 | MTWRFSat | Day trips only | T. Rossolimo | ||
| May 15-30 | MTWRFSatSun | Approx. 7-10 days camping in Southwestern NS. | C. Course and C. Gibbons | ||
| June 1-16 | MTWRF Sat |
Day trips only |
T. Rossolimo | ||
| June 1–16 | MTWRFSatSun |
8-day field trip to explore diverse habitats in the Annapolis Valley. | C. Course | ||
| June 17-July 4 | MTWRFSat | Day and evening trips; overnight trip to Cape Breton | M. FenechÌý | ||
| Ìý(note: 2601 is for NON-BIOL/MARI majors) | June 17-July 4 | MTWRF Sat |
Day trips only;Ìýonly ONEÌý Saturday class needed |
N. HillÌý | |
| July 6-22 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only. Some days may start early due to long field trips. |
J. Frail-Gauthier | ||
| July 6-22 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only, for about the 1st week of course, students work on independent projects on their own thereafter | A. Horn | ||
| Ìý section 90-99 |
Offering 1 - | July 24-Aug 12 | MTWRF | Two day-long boat trips for each student to gain experience in field data collection with sharks; boat trips are weather-dependent and may happen on weekend. Some days may start earlier due to field trips. | M. Dureuil |
| July 24-Aug 12 | MTWRF | Frequent day trips by boat, leaving from the dock near 17³Ô¹ÏÍøÔÚÏß. | L. DeGelleke | ||
| July 24-Aug 12 | MTWRF | 5-day overnight trip with whale-watching | E. MartensOberwella nd and L. WoodÌýÌý | ||
| Ìý section 1-89 |
Offering 2-Ìý | ÌýAug 13-31 | MTWRF Sat | One day-long boat trip to tag sharks; boat trips are weather-dependent and may happen on the weekend. | C. Mull |
| Aug 13-31 | MTWRF SatSun |
Day trips, some involving boat trips; one day-long boat trip to tag sharks. Ìý | S. McIlveen and L. Carroll | ||
| (additional application required) | Aug 13-31 | MTWRF SatSun | Daily scuba diving trips pending sea conditions; must be certified scuba diver; contact Dal Diving officer (John.Lindley@dal.ca) for additional requirements & supplemental application | J.LindleyÌýand TBAÌý |