There is nothing like “getting your feet wet” as you learn to make content really stick with you. Sure, you will learn in a classroom, but there is something special about receiving a lecture on whaling law history as you watch a live whale swim past you. Somehow it is just… a little bit more impactful.
Did you know that BMSC hosts courses across various disciplines other than biology and other marine sciences? One example is the Oceans Law and Policy course from The University of Alberta.
Not only is experiential learning important in every field, but understanding and protecting the ocean is a multifaceted problem that can only be tackled with interdisciplinary approaches.
Read more about the experience UofA law students get with this course in the “Get Your Feet Wet” feature in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law Magazine!