2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 0516 - Urban Ecology


Credits: 4

An examination of the interactions of humans and their structures (buildings, roads, etc.) and activities with the natural environment in an urban setting. Lecture topics will include urban climates, air pollution, and water supply and disposal. Laboratories will emphasize field experience. An agreement is reached with the instructor prior to the start of the course to include a field-based pedagogical unit applying this subject to the secondary school biology curriculum. This requirement is to be part of the grade.

Prerequisites: One semester of BIOL 0102 Environmental Biology, BIOL 0104 General Biology I, BIOL 0106 General Biology II or BIOL 0201 General Ecology