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NOTE: Program complete.
Deadline is passed.
Travel: May 13 – 27, 2019
Course: April 5 – May 27, 2019
The study abroad program to Israel in the biological sciences is to help expose students to different ecosystems and conservational/biological issues facing the country. This program will also offer students the opportunity to enroll in an online statistics class (STA 2023). Some of the activities include a dive to the Red Sea to discuss coral biology and threats to that ecosystem and a visit to the Negev desert to explore major flora and fauna.
NOTE: It is highly recommended that students are scuba certified and that they have had their last dive within the past 6 months. Diving certification is not a requirement as students can snorkel, but scuba diving will provide for better experiential learning and enjoyment.
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Available courses – Students must enroll in the course listed below. Note: Please talk to an advisor to ensure you have met all college enrollment requirements AND course prerequisites.
Professor: Jennifer Fernandes
Lead faculty contact
After you submit the application online, we will review your application and e-mail you with details of scheduling your interview with the Israel program lead faculty, Jennifer Fernandes, (727)712-5838.
Professor: Dr. Abraham Miller
Professor: Dr. Abraham Miller
Professor: Dr. Lakshminarayan Rajaram
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Studying scorpions, catching rain water, and honoring an Israeli hero during study abroad in Israel. – Christopher Sorhage, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 After enjoying the sun rise and the view from the over look into the Ramon crater, we all headed back to the hostel to get ready for the day and eat breakfast. … Continue reading SPC student observes animal life, learns desert farming techniques in Israel
Many new underwater experiences–wetsuits, sand-less beaches, sea cucumbers, and harmless jellyfish–during study abroad in Israel. – Bethany Febre, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 Today was an amazing day! We stayed at a hostel in Eilat last night that had the most beautiful view–nothing you could ever see in Florida, it was just absolutely breathtaking. The … Continue reading SPC student meets Nemo and Dory while snorkeling in Israel
Exploring the diversity of marine wildlife and a shipwreck during study abroad in Israel. – Jordi Zapata, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 Waking up in Eilat After an extremely long trek through the desert, our group woke up in the city of Eilat bordering the edge of the Red Sea. The city was unlike any … Continue reading SPC student takes first salt water dive in Israel
The Sea of Galilee, the headwaters of the Jordan, the largest karst spring in the Middle East sampled during study abroad in Israel. – Dawn Lewis, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 Today marked our first full day by the Sea of Galilee. After looking at the bare sand and rock of the desert for the … Continue reading SPC student visits waters of biblical and ecological value in Israel
From goat’s milk popsicles to kosher cakes, there’s a lot to savor while studying abroad in Israel. – Cayla Metzger, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 Our day’s journey started bright and early. We drove west from our hostel in Kare Deshe (right on the Sea of Galilee) towards Nazareth to visit the Ellis Family Goat … Continue reading SPC student visits goat farm, eats kosher during study in Israel
Experiencing the history and natural beauty of the “Holy Land” during study abroad in Israel. – Chikara Parks, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 Israel! Let me start off by saying, it was everything that I expected and more. For me, the experience went deeper than the Biology class. It was spiritual. I remember arriving at … Continue reading SPC student explores science and spirituality in Israel
Trekking through Hezekiah’s Tunnel in the City of David and encountering The World Holocaust Remembrance Center during study abroad in Israel. – Gloria Tesch, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 As the week slowly ends, we all embrace the last day. All of us have now become an inseparable family of friends who remember great times … Continue reading SPC student visits ancient Jerusalem and a memorial to the Holocaust in Israel
Water preservation lessons and scorpion hunting in the Negev Desert during study abroad in Israel. – Jennah Cohen, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 On the second day of our study abroad trip to Israel, several students and I woke up at 5:30 am to watch the sunrise on top of the Ramon Crater. On our … Continue reading SPC student greets the dawn at the Ramon Crater in Israel
Sunrise and a mountain in the Negev Desert, and nurturing endangered animals during study abroad in Israel. – Ben Culbreth, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 The early bird catches the worm. Waking up at 5:30 am was a struggle but surely also a reward. Watching the sun creep up over the cliff’s edge was truly … Continue reading SPC student records triple digit temps at Mt. Negev in Israel
Visiting craters, volcanoes, and a reserve for endangered animals during study abroad in Israel. – Jordan Shirley, SPC Student, Israel Program, May 2019 This morning we woke up and went out to watch the sunrise at the top of the Ramon Crater. It was absolutely beautiful. After the sun had risen, a couple friends and I … Continue reading SPC student investigates geological marvels, animal and plant life in Israel