BIOL 482 - Seminar in Conservation Biology

In this seminar, students will examine many of the ideas and theories that are currently defining the fields of ecology, conservation biology, and restoration ecology. This course is designed for a variety of students interested in environmental education, environmental issues, conservation, restoration, ecological research, and graduate school in any of those areas. Classes will consist of lectures, discussions, readings from the primary literature, student presentations, a group field project, and an occasional field trip. Students will also gain experience writing research proposals. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, BIOL 270 (Biodiversity and Evolution) and BIOL 285 (Ecology) and at least one other upper-level field course with a lab. Spring semester. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270 and 285 and least one other upper-level field course with a lab and Junior or Senior standing. (4 Credits)