University of Maine at Farmington

The Geology program at Farmington offers an exciting travel course every May Term, Field Studies in Geology. Locations for the course rotate on a four-year cycle. The highlight of the course is a twenty-one day trip to Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. In 2009, fourteen students (Geology majors and non-Geology majors alike) accompanied Professor of Geology David Gibson and Assoc. Professor of Geology Julia Daly to Connemara, Donegal, Giant's Causeway, Edinburgh, the Scottish Highlands, the Isle of Skye and more. This exciting May Term course allows students to study the geology and learn field mapping techniques, as well as the history and culture of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. (Photos by Julia Daly; video by Julia and Farmington students Ian Putnam, Dan MacGlashing, and Tony Scala.)