Environmental Biology (GE)

Catalog description

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory. For any student who is not a Biology major. An introduction to how the natural world works and of the scientific methods used to study the natural world. Emphasis is on the study of ecology and the process and products of evolution. Applications are made to the importance of biological diversity, the impact of humans on the natural world, and the methods used to understand and ameliorate such impacts. REAL Area R Note(s): General Education and Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning designated course. This course will not fulfill Biology major requirements. Biology majors should take BIOL 229 . Students who are not Biology majors but need to take upper level Biology courses should take BIOL 106 .