BIOCLIMATOLOGY
How climate systems and biological organisms operate and interact at the global scale and the implications of this for climate change, ecosystem ecology and human land use.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ATM OCN 101 or ENVIR ST/ATM OCN 171 ), ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 102 , BIOCORE 381 , or 485 ), and junior standing, or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Quantitatively analyze how ecosystem-relevant processes influence the climate system. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Evaluate spatiotemporal patterns of climate-relevant features that most affect organisms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Critically interpret ongoing research on how the two interact with changing land use and climate. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Share skills and techniques in project management, advanced data analysis, interpretation, and graphing with classmates. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Quantitatively analyze how ecosystem-relevant processes influence the climate system. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Evaluate spatiotemporal patterns of climate-relevant features that most affect organisms. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Critically interpret ongoing research on how the two interact with changing land use and climate. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Share skills and techniques in project management, advanced data analysis, interpretation, and graphing with classmates. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- BIOCLIMATOLOGY · 3 credits.