BIOL 1100 - Conservation of Biodiversity

(3) Credit Hours

An introduction to systematic ways in which the human mind comprehends the natural world; emphasis on studies of living systems, natural processes, and related phenomena including evolution, population biology, ecosystem properties, biomes, extinction, human overpopulation, deforestation, global climate change, preservation of species, conservation ethics and economics, public policy, and sustainability. Lecture 3 hours. Credits not allowed toward the Biology and Environmental Science majors if the student has previously completed BIOL 1120 or ESC 1510. May be registered as ESC 1100. Credit not allowed in both BIOL 1100 and ESC 1100.