INTRODUCTORY ECOLOGY
The relationships of organisms and the environment. Population dynamics and community organization, human-environment relationships, action programs.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a conceptual framework for ecosystem processes and patterns with humans integral to it. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe how humans interact with nonhuman ecosystem elements. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explore how ecological science can help resolve modern environmental problems. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Integrate new ideas from international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of protecting ecosystems. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of protecting biodiversity. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a conceptual framework for ecosystem processes and patterns with humans integral to it. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe how humans interact with nonhuman ecosystem elements. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explore how ecological science can help resolve modern environmental problems. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Integrate new ideas from international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of protecting ecosystems. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of protecting biodiversity. Audience: Undergraduate
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- INTRODUCTORY ECOLOGY · 3 credits.