Undergraduate Bulletin

Turkana Basin Institute Origins Semester Abroad Themed Path (TBO) SBC Integrated Course Cluster

The Turkana Basin Institute ‘Origins’ semester abroad field school is comprised of five sequential two-week course modules that provide 15 credits of 300-level coursework in ecology, archaeology, paleontology, physical anthropology, and geology.  This program is a unique opportunity for students interested in the science of humanity’s past. It combines the excitement and hands-on experiential learning of a field school with the immersion of a full semester study abroad. The TBI field school offers a balance of hands-on field experience and classroom instruction. It is ideal for students looking to acquire practical field skills in survey methods, vertebrate fossil identification, stone tool technology, and ecology