ESC 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. Credit not allowed toward Biology or Environmental Science majors if student has previously completed BIOL 1120 or ESC 1510. May be registered as BIOL 1100. Credit not allowed in both ESC 1100 and BIOL 1100.