Course Description: Primatology Field Methods includes an intensive week-long session in a natural habitat reserve, the Lemur
Conservation Foundation’s Myakka City Lemur Reserve in Florida.
This course will introduce students to methods used for
collecting behavioral and ecological data on free-ranging
primates through a combination of lectures and field exercises.
These will include development of ethograms, sampling methods,
recording rules, mapping sites and animal movements, and
estimating resource availability. By the end of this
course students will be able to assess whether their interests
lie in gaining further advanced training in primatology, such as
graduate training or a field or lab assistantship with a senior
scientist.
Course Dates:
March 20-28, 2010 - Application deadline - Deadline
extended! Apply now!
May 17-25, 2010 - Application deadline -
Deadline extended! Apply now!
The application deadlines for both sessions have been
extended. The March session corresponds
to Spring Break for many universities on the quarter system.
Prerequisites:
A university-level biology course or a course in biological
anthropology. Enrollment is not limited to university students.
Skills acquired can be applied toward continuing education (e.g.
for zoo professionals or other allied fields). All participants
must be at least 18 years of age.
Course assignments:
Participation in field school, take home exam due one week
afterwards, and five page essay due two weeks afterwards.
How to enroll:Enrollment is limited to 10 students. Apply early to ensure a
spot in the course! Fill out the application forms and return
them in hard copy to the address below by the application deadline.
You will be contacted shortly thereafter concerning admittance
and next steps.
Once you are accepted into the course, we will send you
detailed information about the curriculum, a list of equipment
and clothing to pack, and an itinerary with pertinent dates.
Your application should include a $100 application fee which
will be applied towards course fees. To complete your
enrollment, we ask that the remaining course fees be paid within
three weeks of your acceptance.
Forms:
Course Information
Required Application Forms
Course Fee:
$1675
This
fee includes Field School tuition, lodging and meals at the reserve, ground
transportation in Florida, and some supplies; students purchase
airfare separately.
Course Credit:
You may opt
to take this course for college credit either through your home
institution or through Portland State University. To
discuss how this course can contribute to your undergraduate or
graduate studies, contact us for a
course syllabus and share it with your academic advisor.
 Students can arrange credit from their home institution via
an independent study program. Alternatively, students can
arrange for credit through Portland State University. It
will cost an additional $500 (approximately) to receive
undergraduate credits from Portland State University.
Depending on the tuition charged at your home institution, this
could be a cost-effective way to fulfill required or elective
courses for your degree. Upon completion of the field
training program, students can arrange to receive an official
transcript from Portland State University to transfer the
credits back to their home institution.
This course can contribute to degrees in fields such as
Biology, Anthropology, and Environmental Studies. At
Portland State University this is a 4-unit course on the quarter
system and meets the methods requirement for Anthropology Majors
and Graduate Students.
Mail applications and direct all inquiries to:
Dr. Natalie Vasey
Department of Anthropology
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207-0751
Phone: 503-725-3912
Fax: 503-725-3905
Email: nvasey@pdx.edu
Web: www.anthropology.pdx.edu
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Natalie Vasey (Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis) is currently
Associate Professor of Anthropology at Portland State University
in Portland, Oregon.
http://www.anthropology.pdx.edu/biological.html
Dr. Vasey's work explores the behavioral ecology, life history adaptations, and
evolution of primates, with a focus on the endangered and
recently extinct primates of Madagascar. She has presented her research at international venues,
published in leading scientific journals, and edits a monograph
series titled “Primate Field Studies” (Prentice Hall). She is dedicated to educating students and the
public-at-large about the lifestyles and conservation status of
our closest relatives in the Animal Kingdom. She is perhaps best known for her long-term work on wild
red ruffed lemurs of the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar.
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