Certificate Program in Underwater Research or Marine Photography
Introductory Skills Module:PADI required dives - 10
Open Water Diver - Peak Performance Buoyancy - Boat Diver - Enriched Air / Nitrox
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Introductory Skills Practicum:Additional dives - 5
An opportunity to refine your skills, learn diving theory, practice
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Safety skills module: PADI required dives - 5
| Rescue Diver - Emergency First Response / First Aid - CPR |
Safety skills practicum: No dives
| Hyperbaric chamber tour, lecture, and medical briefing |
Natural sciences: PADI required dives - 6
Coral Reef Conservation - Project Aware - Underwater Naturalist - Fish Identification - Underwater Photographer
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Natural Sciences Practicum: Additional dives - 14
Project based practicum involving a major work project and incorporating all knowledge and skills from the Natural Sciences module. Project will consist of photographing and identifying a minimum of 200 species
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Technical Skills Module: PADI required dives - 18
| Night Diver - Wreck Diver - Navigation Diver - Deep Diver - Search and Recovery Diver |
Technical Skills Practicum: Additional dives - 12
| Multiple projects: Coral Reef mapping project, shipwreck research project, navigation projects, underwater search and recovery |
Environmental & Research Project: Total dives - 50
Incorporates all diving and environmental knowledge into one major semester project or dives may be used for environmental volunteer work (rebuilding reefs, reef monitoring, underwater clean-ups, turtle protection, etc.)
Optional Underwater Video Course: PADI required dives - 3 |
Semester dive total = 120 dives minimum
PADI Certifications:
Open Water Diver - Advanced Open Water Diver - Master Scuba Diver - Rescue Diver - Specialty Diver - Divemaster - PADI Instructor
This semester is a perfect educational experience for students who seek the opportunity to experience and understand the beauty and importance of the ocean ecosystem. Students will have the opportunity to ‘dive’ into their school work for a semester. Students will learn in a beautiful environment. This semester will be your opportunity to learn while scuba diving in the exotic ocean environment. Student planning careers in environmentalism, conservation, archaeology, history, geography, research, education, underwater photography, underwater video, environmental travel, tourism careers and many other fields of study will benefit from this semester exploring the coral reefs. Research divers participate will be trained to participate in all aspects of underwater research projects. Photographers will have the opportunity to photograph the beauty that surrounds you.
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“In 30 years you will have forgotten many details of your college psychology, philosophy, economics, history, and math courses but you will never forget your semester of scuba diving” .
