Placeholder course for students studying abroad

Placeholder course for students studying abroad

This course is designed to introduce students to the plants and animals found in the tropical marine environment of the Caribbean and to study their adaptations in the context of community ecology.  Fishes, invertebrates, and marine plants will be in the major groups encountered.  Cross-listed with BIOL 3500.  Prerequisite:  BIOL 2010 or instructor permission.

This course is an introduction to the organisms and ecosystems of Belize, including fresh water, marine and terrestrial examples. Special emphasis will be placed on the interactions of the ecosystem components and on the conservation of specific ecosystems and locales. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 or EVSC 3200, 3201 or permission of instructor.

Surveys the major habitats of marine and estuarine areas and the organisms which have adapted to life in these environments. Emphasizes the organisms and communities which have evolved in response to stress and competition in the sea, and the systematics and natural history of marine organisms. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent.

The goal of this class is to rigorously compare real-life conservation program implementation with the theoretical goals of conservation science. This course is a senior-level offering designed to serve as a capstone class for students enrolled in the Environmental and Biological Conservation Specialization program and will be presented in a seminar format where a theoretical presentation of conservation science within the context is presented. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 (fund. of Ecology) or BIOL 3020 (Evolution and Ecology)

Specialized topics in ecology, atmosphere, hydrology, environmental geology, or environmental systems not normally covered in formal classes under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Original research usually involving a field or laboratory problem in the environmental sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members. The results may form the basis of an undergraduate thesis which is required to partially fulfill the Distinguished Majors Program in environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Individual or group study in developing or special areas of ecology and interrelated areas.

For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.

For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.

For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.

For doctoral research, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.