Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

BIOL 4700 Ecology

Relationships among plants, animals, and the physical environment; and interactions among and within populations, communities and ecosystems. Laboratory emphasis is on field techniques of studying plant and animal ecology. Lecture and laboratory.

Registration Name

Ecology

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

3

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BIOL 1102, BIOL 1102L, CHEM 1101, and CHEM 1101L.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Have an appreciation and basic understanding of the science of ecology.
  2. Develop an understanding of major ecological concepts.
  3. Know how to collect and analyze ecological data.
  4. Apply ecological thinking to other areas of basic and applied science.