Special Programs

Students studying environmental science at Carthage can take advantage of multiple academic programs:

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
SURE offers Carthage students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a professor during the summer doing real research work. Students receive a stipend, room and board on campus, and a small research budget.

ScienceWorks
ScienceWorks is a unique offering at Carthage. The program focuses on the business of science by integrating important skills such as written and oral communication, graphics and artwork, business accounting, management, and marketing. Students get hands-on experience and coursework that prepares them for the job market and career advancement.

J-Term
J-Term is a month-long period of study in January in which students take a single course on campus or participate in a study tour in another state or country. The Environmental Science Program has offered courses, research opportunities and study tours during J-Term. J-Term courses offered by Environmental Science professors include:

A J-Term trip to Costa Rica

• The Ecology of Belize with Professors Deanna Byrnes and Tracy Gartner, in which students travel to Belize to study its climate, topography, soils, forests, savannah and more.

• Focusing on Nature: Investigating Biodiversity and Conservation with Digital Photography, in which students travel to Arizona to study biodiversity as they practice the art of digital photography.

• Tropical Medicine, History and Ecology of Nicaragua, in which students study ecology and volunteer in rural medical clinics.

Midstates Math & Science Consortium
Carthage is a member of the 11-state Midstates Science and Math Consortium, giving Carthage students access to facilities at other schools including the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. Carthage students have also presented at the Consortium's undergraduate research symposia.

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J-Term in Nicaragua

This annual trip allows Carthage students to explore the geography of Ometepe, and treat patients in the island's medical clinics. Watch the video.