{"id":792,"date":"2023-04-03T14:22:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T21:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/?page_id=792"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:00:02","slug":"maymester","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/undergraduate\/maymester\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>One of the many draws of Earth Sciences is working in fascinating and often beautiful parts of the world. Though by no means a requirement for being a student in our program, we offer many opportunities to spend time learning and studying in the great outdoors. Field-based components feature in many of our classes, from Stratigraphy to Structure to Hydrogeology.<\/p>\n<p>Our \u201cMaymester\u201d classes (run as GEOL 465 &#8211; Field Geology) are a major highlight of our field education, covering a range of topics that vary on a yearly basis \u2014 typically alternating between a more environmental and more geological focus every other year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5384 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_4568-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_4568-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_4568-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_4568-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_4568-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/IMG_4568.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Maymester 2026!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Geological History of Southern Spain (GEOL 465L)<br \/>\nLocation: Southern Spain<br \/>\nProfessors: John Platt &amp; Noah Phillips<br \/>\nProgram Duration: May 18, 2026 &#8211; June 2, 2026<br \/>\nApplication Deadline: October 20, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ProgramDiscovery&amp;search=[{%22filterType%22:%22programDiscoveryKeyword%22,%22filterValues%22:[{%22value%22:%22GEOL%22}]},{%22filterType%22:%22programDiscoveryProgramParameters%22,%22filterValues%22:[{%22id%22:10017,%22value%22:%22Dornsife%20Faculty%20Led%20Programs%22}]}]\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Program Information\"  \n>\n    Program Information \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>All of our Maymester classes begin with a series of orientation seminars during the Spring semester, followed by an intensive 3-4 week field experience during the month of May, after the end of the normal semester exams (all of which is covered as part of Spring registration). These integrative field experiences offer an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in classes to a research problem involving multiple aspects of the Earth Sciences \u2014 helping students to place the various courses they have taken in context with each other, and to think in an interdisciplinary and creative fashion. A major bonus of many of our Maymester classes is allowing students to experience aspects of the culture of vastly different countries.<\/p>\n<p>Recent classes have included field mapping in the Argentina, the geological history of southern Spain, and the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the Andes Mountains and Amazon rainforest of Peru. What better way to learn and experience the Earth Sciences than to visit some of the most awe-inspiring parts of the world!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2682\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-1024x697.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-768x523.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-1536x1046.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/10\/Maymester-Spain-2048x1394.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more information and to see the classes that are scheduled to be offered this year, see the Dornsife College\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/home\/programs-and-resources\/maymester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maymester program<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<p>And check out this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1UO5bYlvM0Ju8yP7ha--RODGFyjakCI3C\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>\u00a0put together by students on our Peru Maymester trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <figure id=\"attachment_225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/02\/IMG_2182.jpg\" alt=\"Maymester 2021, Colorado River Basin\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/02\/IMG_2182.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/02\/IMG_2182-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colorado River Basin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":0,"parent":188,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-792","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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