EXTINCTION OF SPECIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing and ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ), BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 , or ( BIOCORE 381 and 382 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the ecological and evolutionary processes shaping the distribution of species diversity globally Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how human activities can threaten species with extinction Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify genetic problems and management in small populations Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss social and political dimensions to conservation problems and solutions Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify the basic components of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) and how the ESA has been applied to the conservation of species Audience: Undergraduate 6. Evaluate and create conservation strategies for at-risk species Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the ecological and evolutionary processes shaping the distribution of species diversity globally Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how human activities can threaten species with extinction Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify genetic problems and management in small populations Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss social and political dimensions to conservation problems and solutions Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify the basic components of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) and how the ESA has been applied to the conservation of species Audience: Undergraduate 6. Evaluate and create conservation strategies for at-risk species Audience: Undergraduate