EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND GENETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Biology Core Curriculum Honors Certificate Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Honors - Honors Only Courses (H) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand what we know, how we know, and what we don't know in ecology, transmission genetics and evolution at the intermediate level Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply scientific theory, concepts, reasoning, and quantitative and qualitative approaches to understand and solve problems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use terminology accurately and effectively within appropriate conventions of the discipline Audience: Undergraduate 4. Find, evaluate and relate relevant information found in primary scientific literature using core library resources Audience: Undergraduate 5. Build a logical argument in writing based on critical reading, and use of evidence and scientific reasoning Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze a problem using a systems approach, recognizing levels of biological scale and organization Audience: Undergraduate 7. Work as a member of a productive, collaborative group Audience: Undergraduate 8. Demonstrate scientific communication skills and the ability to translate scientific concepts to a broader community using appropriate style and disciplinary conventions Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand what we know, how we know, and what we don't know in ecology, transmission genetics and evolution at the intermediate level Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply scientific theory, concepts, reasoning, and quantitative and qualitative approaches to understand and solve problems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use terminology accurately and effectively within appropriate conventions of the discipline Audience: Undergraduate 4. Find, evaluate and relate relevant information found in primary scientific literature using core library resources Audience: Undergraduate 5. Build a logical argument in writing based on critical reading, and use of evidence and scientific reasoning Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze a problem using a systems approach, recognizing levels of biological scale and organization Audience: Undergraduate 7. Work as a member of a productive, collaborative group Audience: Undergraduate 8. Demonstrate scientific communication skills and the ability to translate scientific concepts to a broader community using appropriate style and disciplinary conventions Audience: Undergraduate