The 2005 Moorea Class, officially titled Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands, is a semester-long undergraduate course offered by the University of California, Berkeley. The program begins with three weeks of intensive study and preparation on the Berkeley campus before students travel to the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. Based at the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station, students transition from lecture halls to professional scientific investigation by designing and executing original research projects in diverse habitats such as coral reefs and tropical forests. During the final weeks of the semester, students return to Berkeley to finalize their work, deliver presentations at a public research symposium, and publish their findings in a series of research books.