Course content includes lab skills and analytical techniques commonly employed in ecological studies; emphasizes sampling, research design, field work, laboratory technique, data analysis, project development, hypothesis testing, and scientific report writing.
Prerequisite: ENVS 203 and (CHEM 111 or CHEM 161) and ENVS 280 (pre- or co-requisite); Restricted to BS Majors in the School of Environmental Sustainability.
Outcomes: Understand ecological principles, apply knowledge to ecological experiments, observational studies, and entry-level mathematical models; assess biotic responses to the abiotic environment and to anthropogenic impacts.
Prerequisite: ENVS 203 and (CHEM 111 or CHEM 161) and ENVS 280 (pre- or co-requisite); Restricted to BS Majors in the School of Environmental Sustainability.
Outcomes: Understand ecological principles, apply knowledge to ecological experiments, observational studies, and entry-level mathematical models; assess biotic responses to the abiotic environment and to anthropogenic impacts.