The Fall 2001 UC Berkeley course, "Biology and Geomorphology of Tropica Islands" (Integrative Biology 158 / Environmental Science, Policy and Management 107), was a collaborative program run by the Departments of Integrative Biology and Environmental Science, Policy and Management. Science, Policy, and Management. Led by lead instructor Brent D. Mishler and field faculty members Tom Carlson, Rosie Gillespie, Carole Hickman, and George Roderick, the class focused on an all-inclusive research experience and full immersion in the life of science. The core of the course was an immersive nine-week field research component on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, based at the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Biology. Research Station. During their time on the island, 21 undergraduate students conceived and conducted independent research projects with the close mentorship of UC faculty and graduate student instructors Elin Claridge, Anya Hinkle, and Crissy Huffard. The class culminated in a professional-style symposium and a comprehensive course report compiling 21 individual scientific papers detailing their findings across Moorea's marine and terrestrial environments.