ALGAE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , BIOCORE 381 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Comprehend the local-global biogeochemical impacts of the organisms known as algae at a level needed for future graduate or professional work. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Acquire hands-on technical laboratory experience and skills key to future graduate or professional work in biology, particularly microbiology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write technical reports with excellent English usage, information content, and accessibility at a level expected by future professional colleagues in biology fields. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop skills to search, assess, and summarize relevant scientific literature on algal topics related to research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Comprehend the local-global biogeochemical impacts of the organisms known as algae at a level needed for future graduate or professional work. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Acquire hands-on technical laboratory experience and skills key to future graduate or professional work in biology, particularly microbiology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write technical reports with excellent English usage, information content, and accessibility at a level expected by future professional colleagues in biology fields. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop skills to search, assess, and summarize relevant scientific literature on algal topics related to research. Audience: Graduate