BIO 214 - Principles of Ecology

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): BIO 112 or NAS 112 or NAS 111 and one of the following Quantitative Reasoning courses: COR 141 , COR 142 , COR 143 , COR 144 , or MAT 223 Statistics transfer credit.
This course introduces the student to Ecological Science, which is at its core the study of relationships between living organisms. It is a field broad in its nature, encompassing how individual organisms interact with everything from their abiotic environment to their social interactions with members of their own and other species. These relationships, both cooperative and competitive, have a cumulative impact on the global network of life. It is therefore one of the most interdisciplinary of the scientific fields while being one of the most relevant to the environmental challenges we face. This course provides the student with the foundation needed to make connections in scientific understanding that will both inform and prepare the student to critically evaluate environmental issues. A lab fee is required for this course.