Synopsis of course content
A research topic will be selected, researched and pursued. During the first 10 weeks of the Fall semester, guidance by the instructors and literature reviews will be used to focus on a particular Bermudian field or lab topic, which will be selected based on the student's interest within the realm of the resources available. A written proposal will be submitted prior to the end of that period. The last four weeks of the semester will be devoted to conducting the research project. The results will be submitted in a manuscript format based on publication in the appropriate journal. An oral presentation will be made to the BIOS community at the end of the course.

Prerequisites
Completion of 10 week Coral Reef Ecology and Marine Invertebrate Zoology courses at BIOS

Assignments
Readings of the primary literature on the chosen topic

Reading Material
Selected readings from the primary literature.

Exams
None

Term Papers
One final paper and the research proposal

Grade to be based on
Proposal: 15%
Presentation: 25%
Research Paper: 60%