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# Reef madness: Study abroad with SMC By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/reef-madness-study-abroad-with-smc-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2004-10-06T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:15:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

Explore the Barrier Reef and the Sydney Aquarium in Australia this winter. Santa Monica College will hold an informational meeting for its Australia Study Abroad Program, scheduled for January of 2005\. The 24-day program will be during Australia’s summer and will include classes in zoology, marine biology, intercultural communication and public speaking. The biology classes are taught by SMC Professor Garen Baghdasarian and the speech classes by Professor Nancy Grass Hemmert.

The program will include excursions to the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Zoo, Gavala Aboriginal Center, Hawksbury Valley and more.

The program runs from Jan. 7-30, and costs $3,965\. That includes round-trip air-fare, 22 nights accommodation, some meals, transfers and transportation by deluxe motor coach. Students will earn seven units of college credit.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 11:15 a.m. The presentation will be held in room 151 of the SMC science complex at SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd. For more information, call (310) 434-8782 or (310) 434-8222.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 6, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/100604.pdf?ref=smdp.com)