Course Description
Distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the physical and biotic components of the earth.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Environmental Stewardship
Learning Outcome
<p>Foster and promote environmental stewardship within your realm of influence and your community.</p>
Title
Organizational Processes
Learning Outcome
<p>Predict impacts on organization of the biotic world due to changes in energetics in the ecosystem, population dynamics, and species interactions.</p>
Title
Writing
Learning Outcome
<p>Use writing as a way of synthesizing and solidifying critical thought.</p>
Title
Human Well-Being
Learning Outcome
<p>Draw connections between ecology and issues regarding human well-being</p>
Title
Physical Processes
Learning Outcome
<p>Use an understanding of the major physical processes that form and characterize the biosphere, including global scale energy flow, the carbon cycle, climate, and soil formation, to solve ecological problems.</p>
Title
Ecology Connectivity
Learning Outcome
<p>Connect ecology to other fields of study</p>
Title
Conservation
Learning Outcome
<p>Communicate the reality of consequences of human activities, including climate change and the Holocene mass extinction.</p>