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Earthwatch is a nonprofit organization that supports academic research by acting as an intermediary between scientists who need support staff for their field projects or expeditions and amateur volunteers. Each year Earthwatch places volunteers with projects in a wide range of scientific disciplines all over the world. Fields of study include animal behavior, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, ecology, geology, history, and sociology. Westminster grants credit to Earthwatch volunteers as credit (in the appropriate department) for independent study, allowing one hour of credit for each week of the Earthwatch project. Normally, projects are two to three weeks long.
As with any independent study project, only students who have earned credit in at least one regular course in the subject will be permitted to enroll in an Earthwatch-related independent study course, and a qualified faculty member in the department in which credit is to be granted must be willing to act as director. The director will require such readings, conferences, papers, or other work as may be appropriate and necessary to justify the credit granted, and he or she will evaluate any work submitted by the student to satisfy course requirements. All Earthwatch-related independent study courses must be taken on a CR/F basis.
Contact: Dr. Alan Goldin |
