 | | Course ID: | ECOL 1000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecological Basis of Environmental Issues | Course
Description: | Ecological concepts that form the basis for understanding environmental issues confronting us; population growth, loss of diversity, resource limitation, pollution, and global climate change. | | Athena Title: | Ecological Basis Environ Issue | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 1000H, ECOL 1000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 1000H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecological Basis of Environmental Issues (Honors) | Course
Description: | Introduction to ecological concepts of population growth, loss
of diversity, resource limitation, pollution, and global
climate change. | | Athena Title: | Ecol Basis Environ Issue Hon | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 1000, ECOL 1000E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 1000L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ecological Basis of Environmental Issues Laboratory | Course
Description: | The major themes in the course are (a) measurement of
population size and population dynamics, (b) quantification of
terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, (c) assessment of the
environmental impacts of pollution, (d) observation of the
effects of invasive species, and (e) survey of the
environmental impacts of consumer choices and life-style
changes. | | Athena Title: | ENVIRON ISSUES LAB | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in LAND 1000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This is the weekly laboratory for the Odum School of Ecology's
core 3-credit hour non-majors course, Ecological Basis of
Environmental Issues. | | Corequisite: | ECOL 1000 or ECOL 1000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 1000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecological Basis of Environmental Issues | Course
Description: | Provides students with a foundational understanding of the
ecology of the natural world in order to evaluate and rationally
respond to a variety of environmental concerns confronting
society. Topics covered include ecosystem services, energy uses,
population growth, losses of biodiversity, and climate change. | | Athena Title: | Ecological Basis Environ Issue | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 1000, ECOL 1000H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Three PowerPoint
lectures, multiple videos, open-source resources, and several
assigned readings (which address current and ongoing
environmental and ecological issues and concerns) will be the
basis of weekly thematic learning modules. These will be posted
on eLC. These lectures will have clearly stated learning
objectives and review questions to aid in student learning.
Students will interact within assigned sub-groups to reflect on
assigned readings and will be required to compose brief
personalized write-ups on select lectures and readings. These
writings will be posted on a discussion board within eLC to allow
students to share their thoughts and opinions with other students
(likely with differing backgrounds and biases) in the class.
Grading will be based on a combination of 1) these interactive
student driven discussions and write-ups; 2) online quizzes and
written responses based on readings and short videos; 3) an
outside environmental investigation based on a student-chosen
research topic; and 4) a written response to a current
environmentally-themed book. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(ECOL)(GEOG) 1200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural History of Georgia | Course
Description: | An introduction to the science of natural history and biota of
Georgia, as well as the impacts of humans on regional and
national resources (overfishing, human-driven extinctions).
Students will gain familiarity with the geography, geology,
plants, and animals (especially vertebrates) of the
Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and islands of Georgia. | | Athena Title: | NAT HIST GEORGIA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future | Course
Description: | Introduction to climate, climate change, and the influence of
terrestrial ecosystems and humans on climate. | | Athena Title: | GLOB CLIMA CHANGE | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 2400. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Careers in Ecology | Course
Description: | Students will be exposed to over two dozen fields of research,
education, and outreach that undergraduates, regardless of
major, need to be aware of as they plan their curricular and
career goals. | | Athena Title: | CAREERS IN ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Second-year student standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3000-3000L. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 4 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Field Methods | Course
Description: | Survey of quantitative field methods in ecology. Lectures and
field applications focus on research design and hypothesis
testing, with an emphasis on sampling design, measurement, and
statistical comparison of environmental variables, plant and
animal abundance, diversity, spatial pattern, and species
composition. Students will build skills in statistical analysis,
scientific rigor, and critical thinking, and in the practical
application of quantitative field methods in ecology. | | Athena Title: | INTRO FIELD METHODS | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is taught in Costa Rica. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3050L. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 2-6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Apprenticeship in Ecology | Course
Description: | Supervised training in methodology (field, lab, or other)
related to ecological topics. The course applies to students
who are developing new skills in some area of ecology where
initial work in that area requires training by qualified
personnel. | | Athena Title: | APPRENTICESHIP ECOL | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange works hours with the student and
meet with the student to discuss progress. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environment and Humans | Course
Description: | Macro-environmental problems currently faced by humans placing them in historical perspective, and relating them to the natural laws and ecological processes which govern the outcome of human-environmental interactions. | | Athena Title: | Environment and Humans | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3100-3100L. 4 hours. 4 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Tropical Field Ecology | Course
Description: | An interdisciplinary field program in tropical habitats,
exploring and comparing tropical environments, their natural
history, their biological wealth, and the ecological patterns,
processes, and interactions that characterize tropical systems.
Students will develop competence in recognition and observation
of tropical organisms in the wild. Analysis of the interplay of
tropical nature and human society, the threats to tropical
biodiversity, and current conservation approaches in the tropics. | | Athena Title: | TROPICAL FIELD ECOL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is taught in Costa Rica. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biology and Conservation of Marine Mammals | Course
Description: | An overview of topics and issues involved in the empirical
study, conservation, and management of a broad range of marine
mammal species. | | Athena Title: | Marine Mammals | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught as a regular lecture format course
every spring and will have a required lab component (Marine
Mammals Laboratory) when it is taught every May. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or (BIOL 1108 and 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H and 2108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3220L. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Marine Mammals Labortory | Course
Description: | A hands-on, experiential laboratory experience that includes a
clinical necropsy of a marine mammal specimen, museum and
laboratory tours, and field site visits on the Georgia coast. | | Athena Title: | Marine Mammals Lab | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is only offered as a field course during Maymester
and must be taken with Biology and Conservation of Marine
Mammals. The lab component consists of a mandatory 1-week, off-
campus trips to government and academic sites in Charleston,
S.C. and Savannah, GA. that play important roles in the study
and conservation of marine mammals. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H and BIOL 2108L) | | Corequisite: | ECOL 3220 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3300. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Field Program in Ecological Problem-Solving | Course
Description: | Field studies of ecological principles for sustainable natural
resource use and management. Examination of natural environments
in Georgia (water, soil, vegetation, biodiversity) provides
context for case studies and site visits to industries or
municipalities utilizing novel approaches to environmental
challenges. | | Athena Title: | Ecological Problem-Solving | | Nontraditional Format: | In this off-campus field program, students will have 2 hours of
lecture/discussion each day and 4-5 hours/day of learning
content through guided tours, hands-on field studies, and guest
lectures. | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL 1000 or ECOL 1000H) and [(ANTH 1102 or ANTH 2120H) or (GEOG 1103 or GEOG 2130H)] and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3400. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Professional Development for Careers in Ecology | Course
Description: | Introduces sophomores and juniors entering the major to the way
ecological science is organized, explains the requirements of
the major, and shows options to create personalized programs
for specific interests, employment, or continued schooling.
Career and graduate school opportunities will be discussed. | | Athena Title: | Prof Dev Careers Ecology | | Prerequisite: | Sophomore standing and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3480. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Ecology | Course
Description: | Discussion and/or lectures relating to a central theme of
special interest in ecology. Topics and instructors vary by
semester. | | Athena Title: | SPCL TOPICS ECOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange contact hours with individual
student. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3500-3500L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ecology | Course
Description: | Population structure and dynamics, organization and classification of communities, and nutrient and energy flows in ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | Ecology | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 3505H or FANR 3200, FANR 3200L | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1108 and 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H and 2108L)] and [(CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H and CHEM1311L)] | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3505H-3505L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ecology (Honors) | Course
Description: | Scientific understanding of how natural systems work, including
life and the physical environment, the organism as the
fundamental unit of ecological study, population structure and
dynamics, species interactions, organization and classification
of communities, ecosystems as defined by nutrient cycling and
energy flow, landscape ecology, biodiversity, and global
ecology. | | Athena Title: | ECOLOGY HONORS | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FANR 3200-3200L or ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L | | Prerequisite: | [BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L or (PBIO(BIOL) 1220 and PBIO(BIOL) 1220L)] and [(CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H and CHEM 1311L)] and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(BIOL) 3510. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Ecology Laboratory | Course
Description: | Techniques and methodologies to assess organismal, population, community, or ecosystem interactions. | | Athena Title: | ECOLOGY LABORATORY | | Nontraditional Format: | A field course taught for blocks of time off-campus (semester breaks or summer). Additional on-campus lecture hours may be added depending upon the field schedule. | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecological Applications | Course
Description: | Current ecological approaches used to quantify impacts of natural and human disturbances on ecosystem structure and function. Case studies illustrate impacts and management strategies in fields such as environmental toxicology, conservation ecology, agroecosystem ecology, and restoration ecology. | | Athena Title: | ECOLOG APPLICATIONS | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Conservation Biology | Course
Description: | An introduction to the foundational principles of modern
conservation biology. Investigation of how biological
diversity changes across time and space, threats to
biodiversity, and how biodiversity can be managed using cross-
disciplinary approaches and illustrated with applied case
studies. | | Athena Title: | CONSERV BIOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 3580. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Vertebrate Natural History | Course
Description: | Life history strategies of vertebrates with emphasis on ecology, behavior, taxonomy, and systematics. | | Athena Title: | VERTEBRATE NAT HIST | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 3580-3580L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | WILD(ECOL) 3580L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 3580L. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory | Course
Description: | Students will complete assignments to illustrate principles and
techniques presented in Vertebrate Natural History. | | Athena Title: | VERT NAT HIST LAB | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 3580-3580L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | WILD(ECOL) 3580 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Tropical Ecology: From Organisms to Ecosystems | Course
Description: | What makes tropical systems unique? How do we explain high
levels of species richness found in many tropical systems? We
explore what tropical ecosystems are, how they were formed,
what plants, animals, and other life they contain, and how
these ecosystems both support and are impacted by a growing
human population. | | Athena Title: | Tropical Ecology | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H and BIOL 2108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3700. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 15 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Organic Agriculture: Ecological Agriculture and the Ethics of Sustainability | Course
Description: | This interdisciplinary maymester field course will explore the
fundamental principles of sustainable agriculture through
hands-on experience at an operating organic farm and agroforestry
research center. Also includes a critical discussion of the
social, political, and cultural issues involved in creating a
more sustainable food system. | | Athena Title: | ORGANIC AGRICULTURE | | Nontraditional Format: | Hands-on experience at an operating organic farm and agroforestry
research center. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3710-3710L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Organic Agriculture: Practical Application of Organic Agriculture Principles | Course
Description: | This course, located entirely on an operating farm, will offer
intensive practical experience in organic agriculture based on
principles learned in Organic Agriculture: Ecological
Agriculture and the Ethics of Sustainability. Students will
form teams to develop and cultivate vegetable plots and to
experience other aspects of sustainable agriculture, including
fruit production and rotational grazing. | | Athena Title: | ORG AGR PRACTICUM | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3700 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3770S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban Ecology | Course
Description: | The world is becoming more and more urbanized, with over 80% of
the United States population and 50% of the world’s population
living in cities. This course will use a socio-ecological
framework to study how urbanization influences biodiversity,
ecosystem function, and the provisioning of ecosystem services
to human populations. | | Athena Title: | Urban Ecology | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Student engagement in the service-learning component will be up
to 25% of overall instruction time. | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3880H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecosystems of the World (Honors) | Course
Description: | A study of the details of major ecosystems of the planet in
terms of what makes them unique, especially how they contribute
to global carbon budget, species diversity, and ecosystem
services. Emphasis on physical drivers and ecological and
evolutionary processes within these systems. | | Athena Title: | ECOSYSTEMS OF WORLD | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L] and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3900. 2-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading | Course
Description: | Detailed study of a restricted area of ecology through reading and discussion of original papers and reviews under the direction of a faculty supervisor. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED READING | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3900H. 2-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading (Honors) | Course
Description: | Detailed study of a restricted area of ecology through reading and discussion of original papers and reviews under the direction of a faculty supervisor. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED READING H | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | (Junior or senior standing) and permission of department and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 3910. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Ecology Seminar | Course
Description: | Exposes undergraduate ecology majors to a wide variety of recent
research and work in ecology and gives them practice in critical
thinking and writing. Attendance is required at twelve ecology
research seminars during the semester. A written review of each
seminar is turned in to the undergraduate coordinator for
feedback on writing and content. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Ecology Seminar | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4000/6000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Population and Community Ecology | Course
Description: | Studying consequences of birth, death, and movement of organisms
to population dynamics; evaluating the interactions of organisms
with each other and the environment; understanding processes
that structure communities of animals and plants along with
mastering methods to characterize patterns of biodiversity. | | Athena Title: | Population and Community Ecol | | Pre or Corequisite: | [ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L or (FANR 3200 and FANR 3200L)] and MATH 2250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4010/6010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecosystem Ecology | Course
Description: | Ecosystem structure and function with emphasis on energetic and biogeochemical processes in natural and managed ecosystems, from local to global scales. | | Athena Title: | Ecosystem Ecology | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L) and MATH 2250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(ECOL) 4020W/6020W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biotic Responses to Climate Change in the Ocean | Course
Description: | The response of populations to environmental change can include
change in distribution, physiological and behavioral acclimation,
or evolutionary change. This class will focus on climate change
and marine populations for examples of these responses.
Evaluation is primarily through written assignments. Instruction
on technical writing and comprehension included. | | Athena Title: | Biotic Responses to Climate | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing
writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course learning;
b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for example,
its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format;
and c) prepare students for further writing in their academic
work, in graduate school, and in professional life. The written
assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of
written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the
instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the
course) will be closely involved in student writing, providing
opportunities for feedback and substantive revision. | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3200-3200D or ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 4040/6040-4040L/6040L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Herpetology | Course
Description: | Evolution, ecology, behavior, structure, and physiology of amphibians and reptiles. | | Athena Title: | HERPETOLOGY | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4040/6040-4040L/6040L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4050/6050-4050L/6050L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ichthyology | Course
Description: | Taxonomy, distribution, ecology, evolution, and conservation of the marine and freshwater fishes. | | Athena Title: | ICHTHYOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 4060/6060-4060L/6060L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ornithology | Course
Description: | Familiarizes students with avian biology, including anatomy and
physiology, behavior, ecology, evolution, and conservation. Lab
and field exercises will emphasize taxonomy and identification,
ecology, and behavior of North American birds. A semester-long
research project emphasizing experimental design and field data
collection is required. | | Athena Title: | Ornithology | | Nontraditional Format: | Overnight field trip required. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4070/6070-4070L/6070L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Invertebrate Biology and Ecology | Course
Description: | Functional morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, and general biology of invertebrates. | | Athena Title: | Invertebrate Biology Ecology | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4100/6100-4100L/6100L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ecological Biocomplexity | Course
Description: | Theory of complex systems applied to ecology and estuarine ecosystems. Team projects will provide experience in field and laboratory methods, data acquisition and analysis, and simulation modeling and systems analysis. Software to be used includes Stella for building simulation models and Matlab for systems analysis methods. | | Athena Title: | BIOCOMPLEXITY | | Nontraditional Format: | Course to be taught at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Students will be residents in dorms at Skidaway and the class will meet for approximately eight hours per day. The course will be intensive, featuring field projects conducted on an unscheduled basis, and requiring open access to laboratory and computer facilities. Lectures will be integrated within the field and laboratory experiences. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4110/6110. 4 hours. 1 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Insect Diversity | Course
Description: | The biodiversity of tropical and temperate insects, including theoretical issues, natural history, and methods for study. | | Athena Title: | INSECT DIVERSITY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4120H. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecology of Global Change (Honors) | Course
Description: | We will read journal papers and other literature as the basis for
discussing the following three major global change issues:
conservation of biodiversity, management of water resources, and
climate change. In addition to the focus on ecology we will
invite outside speakers to provide economic and legal perspectives. | | Athena Title: | ECOL GLOBAL CHANGE | | Prerequisite: | Upper division standing and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4130L. 3 hours. 1 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ecological Methodology | Course
Description: | Introduction to conceptual and empirical aspects of field ecology
in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | ECOL METHODOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | As an ecological methods course, this course will require
extensive work outside of classroom and 4 hours of lab a week.
Students will be required to analyze data and write scientific
papers for each field experiment. Students will be encouraged to
learn how to use SAS for statistical analyses and will be
required to write a grant proposal and conduct the experiments
proposed in their proposal. | | Prerequisite: | [ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and ECOL 4000/6000] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(BIOL) 4150/6150-4150L/6150L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Population Biology of Infectious Diseases | Course
Description: | Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases that affect
free-living animals, plants and human populations. Topics
include pathogen life history and transmission modes,
epidemiology and impacts on hosts, evolution of resistance and
virulence, emerging infectious diseases, and the role of
parasites in wildlife conservation. | | Athena Title: | POP BIOL INFECT DIS | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L or PBIO 1220) and (STAT 2000 or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4160. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecology of North America | Course
Description: | Ecological survey of North American ecosystems taught in the
field from coastal Georgia to southwest deserts and the Pacific
Northwest. Application of ecological principles such as
biodiversity and ecosystem function, climate change,
disturbance, pollution, and trophic food web interactions.
Consideration of human interaction with the environment, past,
present, and future. | | Athena Title: | ECOL OF NORTH AMER | | Nontraditional Format: | May be taught during summer session in the field as part of the
Interdisciplinary Field Program. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(ECOL) 4210L/6210L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Zooarchaeology | Course
Description: | Animal remains recovered from archaeological sites, studied in light of zoological and archaeological methods and theories and interpreted in terms of human and animal behavior. | | Athena Title: | ZOOARCHAEOLOGY | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(FANR) 4220/6220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Restoration Ecology | Course
Description: | Restoration ecology is an applied science that uses ecological
theory to guide efforts to restore degraded ecosystem
structures, functions, and/or services. This course will
examine principles from population, community, landscape, and
ecosystem ecology as they relate to restoration, as well as
critical issues of social context and values. | | Athena Title: | Restoration Ecology | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L or FANR 3200 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4240-4240L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Physiological Ecology | Course
Description: | Physiological ecology, with an emphasis on the science behind
the concepts. Lectures cover basic elements of physiology
common to all organisms (invertebrate and vertebrate):
metabolism, immunity, thermoregulation, infection, nutrition,
growth and stress, and how scientists incorporate these into
ecological research. | | Athena Title: | PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOL | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FORS(ECOL)(GEOG) 4250/6250. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | International Forest Management | Course
Description: | Study-abroad to examine issues pertaining to the management of
forested landscapes in the visited country. Introductory
lectures on the natural and cultural history of the visited
country will be followed by extended field examination of the
country's forest resources and their management. | | Athena Title: | INTERNL FOREST MGMT | | Nontraditional Format: | Combination of lectures and field experiences in a foreign
country. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(BIOL)(ECOL)(ENTO)(PBIO) 4260/6260-4260L/6260L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Natural History Collections Management | Course
Description: | Theories, policies, and operational procedures in the management of natural history collections, including higher category classification, identification, field collecting, accessioning, preparation, curation, and data management. | | Athena Title: | NAT HIST COLL MGMT | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4270/6270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural History for Educators | Course
Description: | Overview of natural history of animals, fungi and plants,
including classification, diversity, adaptations, and basic
curator skills; emphasis on integration into pre-college science
curricula. | | Athena Title: | NATURAL HIST EDUC | | Nontraditional Format: | In addition to the lecture hours, students are required to attend
at least one day field trip on a Saturday. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(ECOL) 4290/6290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Archaeology | Course
Description: | Students will become informed users of the historical record of
human resource use and of environmental change and stasis that
is available from archaeological sites with emphasis on
biological data from archaeological sites, the dynamic
relationships between humans and their environments, and
current environmental issues. | | Athena Title: | ENVIRONMENTAL ARCH | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Biology of Fishes | Course
Description: | An integrated approach to fish biology from a physiological and
ecological viewpoint. Builds on a general background of fish
diversity and environmental adaptations while discussing
anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior, and stress. Review of
the fundamentals of fish design and physiological adaptation to
environment that contributes to their remarkable success. | | Athena Title: | ENV BIOL FISH | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300L/6300L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Environmental Biology of Fishes Laboratory | Course
Description: | Laboratory exercises will emphasize anatomy, systematics, and
taxonomy of Georgia fishes. Students will learn how to identify
both live and preserved specimens using meristics and
morphometrics according to established dichotomous keys for
Southeastern United States fishes. | | Athena Title: | ENV BIOL FISH LAB | | Nontraditional Format: | Some graded field trips are required. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310-4310L/6310L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Freshwater Ecosystems | Course
Description: | Aquatic ecosystems (lakes and streams) and their biota. Linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | FRESHWTR ECOSYS | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4310/6310-4310L/6310L | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L or FANR 3200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(BIOL)(MARS) 4330/6330-4330L/6330L. 4 hours. 4 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Tropical Marine Invertebrates | Course
Description: | Covers the main invertebrates living in mangroves, seagrasses,
or on coral reefs. The course will take place in Key Largo,
Florida, and include a trip to the Everglades. Topics include:
ecology, physiology, global climate change, evolution, what
species made reefs in the past as well as what species will
survive the future. | | Athena Title: | TROP MAR INVERT | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL) 4360/6360. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Fish Ecology | Course
Description: | Lectures and discussions will be used to provide an interactive exploration of the ecology of fishes. Topics include: foraging, reproduction, habitat selection, niche, competition, and the mechanisms controlling fish biodiversity. Instruction includes both the status of a topic and appropriate research designs. The latter materials will be relevant to most animal taxa. | | Athena Title: | FISH ECOLOGY | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4360/6360 | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or FORS 3020-3020L or FANR 3200) and FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECOL 4050/6050-4050L/6050L or FORS(BIOL) 4050/6050-4050/6050L or WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050-4050L/6050L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4500/6500. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Evolutionary Ecology | Course
Description: | Explores the fundamental concepts and analytical techniques
used in evolutionary ecology. Oriented for the ecology major,
this course will provide students with content designed to show
how evolutionary concepts may be applied to ecological
questions. Theory and applications will be covered, including
examples in conservation, phylogenetics, and community ecology. | | Athena Title: | Evolutionary Ecology | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L or GENE 3000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO) 4520/6520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant-Animal Interactions | Course
Description: | Theoretical and applied issues surrounding the ecology and
evolution of plant-animal interactions, ranging from antagonistic
to mutualistic relationships. | | Athena Title: | PLANT-ANIMAL | | Prerequisite: | [ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and ECOL 4000/6000] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4540/6540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Behavioral Ecology | Course
Description: | Provides students with a depth of training in core areas of
behavioral ecology, with a particular focus on contemporary
adaptive models used to understand complex animal behaviors.
The course will span multiple topics focusing on how animal
behavior is shaped by evolutionary responses to both social and
ecological conditions. | | Athena Title: | BEHAVIORAL ECOL | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOL(WILD) 3700 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4550/6550-4550L/6550L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Sustainable Aquaculture | Course
Description: | An introduction to culture of aquatic species with an emphasis
on propagation of imperiled fish and invertebrates. The
fundamentals of aquaculture, including types and components of
culture systems, ponds, and enclosures as well as the basics of
water quality, aquatic animal health, and conservation genetics
in reintroduction programs. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Aquaculture | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FISH 5400 or FISH 7400 | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4560/6560. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Science and Art of Conservation | Course
Description: | Multidisciplinary field course examining contemporary challenges
in resource conservation, using Ossabaw Island, Georgia as the
primary study site. Open to third-year students, fourth-year
students and graduate students from all departments. All
students are required to conduct two projects, and present their
projects and findings to the class at end of session. Lab fee
required. | | Athena Title: | SCI ART CONSERV | | Nontraditional Format: | Primitive camping conditions, multidisciplinary lectures, and
individual projects and reports.
Maymester course: Students will spend 8-10 hours daily
conducting coastal geomorphology, natural history sessions, field
techniques in ecology, environmental design, historic
reservation, history, botany, ornithology etc.i.e. several facets
of landscape conservation interdisciplinary interactions between
these variables.
Students get daily lectures in all above, plus guest lectures
from Dept. of Natural Resources personnel in Island Management
inssues and conservation politics. Students also are responsible
for completing two projects each while on the island, one in
either Ecology or Natural History and one in Environmental Art.
They also read and lead discusssions based upon various books
examining contemporary conservation challenges. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4570/6570. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Comparative Biodiversity and Land Conservation Policy: Costa Rica and the United States | Course
Description: | Comparision of the land conservation and biodiversity policies
of Costa Rica and the United States. Seven of Costa Rica's
leading attorneys, policy developers, and economists in the
field of biodiversity and land conservation policy will give
lectures to students throughout the course. | | Athena Title: | COMP BIODIV & CONS | | Nontraditional Format: | An intensive, two-week study abroad course in Costa Rica taught
in late July every year. Students will have 3-4 hours of
lecture/discussion per day and 3-4 hours of other learning
content with professors per day (e.g., guided tours and hikes). | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO) 4580/6580. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Ecology | Course
Description: | Reading course to review some classic original papers in ecology. | | Athena Title: | FOUND ECOL | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 4510/6510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ECOL) 4590/6590. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | Course
Description: | Soil conditions affecting availability of plant nutrients; methods of determining soil fertility and insufficiency of plant nutrients in soils, and interpretation of chemical and biological measurements as related to fertility maintenance and good soil management. | | Athena Title: | SOIL FERT PLANT NUT | | Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L/6700L. 3 hours. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia | Course
Description: | This field course focuses on the physical environment of Georgia by examining the diverse geology, soils, and surface and subsurface hydrologic processes within the state. We will travel to all of Georgia's physiographic areas, visiting mines, farms, forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and estuaries to explore the influence of human activities on the physical environment. | | Athena Title: | HYDROLOGY FIELD LAB | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS(ENGR)(CRSS)(GEOL)(GEOG)(ECOL) 4170L/6170L | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a Maymester field course, with lectures and laboratories scheduled during the entire session. Students are expected to travel throughout the state. Class will begin Period 1 on Day 1, and will end on the last day of the session. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(ECOL) 4750/6750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Tropical Ecology and Conservation | Course
Description: | Patterns and processes in the origin, maintenance, and loss of the high biological diversity in the tropics, emphasizing particular communities and ecosystems, including tropical rainforest, tropical savannas, tropical islands, and coral reefs. | | Athena Title: | Tropical Ecology and Conserv | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L ) or (BIOL 2108H and BIOL 2108L) or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) | | Graduate Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L ) or (BIOL 2108H and BIOL 2108L) or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FORS(CRSS)(ECOL)(ANTH) 4760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agroforestry in the Caribbean | Course
Description: | Exploration of the use of trees in subtropical and tropical
agriculture systems. Study of design components and
agroforestry practices of Caribbean production systems with
consideration of social, economic, and environmental variables. | | Athena Title: | AGROFORESTRY CARIB | | Nontraditional Format: | Field-based course for Maymester term with the major portion of
learning occuring in field activities (experiential learning).
Periodic field trips will take students to visit sites that
represent the instructional material. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Business of Environmental Law (Honors) | Course
Description: | Discussion of economic and political choices regarding
environmental quality that involve trade-offs. Environmental
laws and regulatory actions that necessitate costly actions
will be reviewed. The liability causes of action that create
potential costs that affect business performance will also be
discussed. | | Athena Title: | Business of Environ Law Honors | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in AAEC 4050, AAEC 4050E, ENVM 4250, EHSC 4250, ENVM 4930, AAEC 4930, ENVM 4930E, AAEC 4930E, AAEC 6050, AAEC 6050E, ENVM 6250, EHSC 6250, ENVM 6930, AAEC 6930, ENVM 6930E, AAEC 6930E | | Prerequisite: | Third year standing and (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H or HIST 2111 or HIST 2111E or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112E or HIST 2112H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4800/6800-4800L/6800L. 4 hours. 6 hours lecture and 8 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Statistical Thinking in Ecology | Course
Description: | Statistical concepts and principles for both experimental and
observational investigation in the ecological sciences.
Students will explore the fundamental and advanced issues in
ecological/environmental measurement processes that will aid
scientific discovery. Students will learn hypothesis driven
search skills and weight of evidence portrayals of research
findings. | | Athena Title: | STAT THINK ECOL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be offered as a Maymester at the UGA Savannah
River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) Conference Center, near Aiken,
SC. Class size will be restricted to 15-16 students. | | Prerequisite: | (STAT 2000 and ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(ECOL) 4810/6810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural Resources Law | Course
Description: | Statutory, case law, and regulations concerning resource conservation, allocation, and development. Modern, systems-sensitive regulatory programs affecting natural resources administration analyzed. Examination of the division and nature of the functions of the judicial and executive branches of government.
| | Athena Title: | NAT RES LAW | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FANR 5850/7850 or FORS 5820/7820 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4900S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Practicum | Course
Description: | Ecology students work in teams to address pressing environmental
concerns identified by community stakeholders. Skills used
include problem identification, research and analysis, report
and policy drafting, and public presentation. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Practicum | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time.
This practicum requires students to work on group projects with
community stakeholder clients. In addition to the three regular
lecture hours, students meet within their groups, often with the
instructor and the client, for at least one additional hour per
week. | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agroecology of Tropical America | Course
Description: | Crops and cropping systems in tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture, on the ecosystems of the region.
| | Athena Title: | AGROECOLOGY TROP AM | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4940. 2-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Ecology | Course
Description: | Supervised work experience with public agencies, non-profit environmental organizations, or industry concerning ecological topics. | | Athena Title: | INTERNSHIP ECOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange work hours with sponsoring agency. Faculty will arrange meetings with student to discuss progress. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4950. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Senior Seminar | Course
Description: | Discussion and critical appraisal of reports of original research and/or surveys of the technical literature in ecology. Students will be responsible for oral presentations on current topics. | | Athena Title: | SENIOR SEMINAR | | Prerequisite: | Senior standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4960. 2-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research | Course
Description: | Independent research in ecology under direction of individual faculty members. | | Athena Title: | RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4960H. 2-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research (Honors) | Course
Description: | Independent research in ecology under direction of individual faculty members. | | Athena Title: | RESEARCH-HONORS | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty member will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing and permission of department and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4990H. 3-4 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Thesis (Honors) | Course
Description: | Preparation of a written thesis, based upon research carried out under direction of a faculty supervisor. | | Athena Title: | SR THESIS-HONORS | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 4960 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 4990. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Senior Thesis | Course
Description: | Preparation of a written thesis, based upon research carried out under direction of a faculty supervisor. | | Athena Title: | SENIOR THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 4960 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 6080. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Principles of Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development I | Course
Description: | Ecological principles applied to conservation of habitats and biodiversity. Influence of human activity on population dynamics, genetics, and community structure. | | Athena Title: | CONSERV SUST DEV I | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 6130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Planning | Course
Description: | An overview of spatial analysis tools and how they can be
utilized in research, planning, and management, by exploring the
fundamental concepts of Geographic Information Systems, remote
sensing, and spatial analysis. | | Athena Title: | GIS ENVIR PLAN | | Nontraditional Format: | The class format includes both lectures and hands-on lab work
using a variety of GIS software. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(FORS)(ANTH) 6140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development II | Course
Description: | Social science dimensions of conservation and sustainable development; social, economic, and political considerations in managing natural resources; policy-level aspects to project implementation. | | Athena Title: | CONSERV SUS DEV II | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 6080 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 120 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 7300. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 54 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Master's Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 7360. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Teaching Internship in Ecology | Course
Description: | Provides opportunities for senior Ecology graduate students to
obtain supervised, documented experience in preparing and
delivering lectures and/or leading discussions. | | Athena Title: | ECOL TEACHING INTRN | | Nontraditional Format: | The graduate student will prepare and deliver at least two and
no more than 10% of the lectures in an undergraduate class. The
policy (see below) requires development of written lecture
outlines, conferences with the instructor of the class before
and after delivery of the class lectures, formal feedback from
the instructor, and finally, a self-evaluation by the graduate
student. | | Prerequisite: | GRSC 7770 and WIPP 7001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Topics in Modern Ecology | Course
Description: | Research topics in modern ecology presented by faculty of ecology, with emphasis on research grants and proposal writing. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS MOD ECOL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8020L. 3 hours. 1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Research Modeling | Course
Description: | In a supervised computer laboratory environment, students will
learn how to conceptualize, formulate, simulate, and analyze
models related to their dissertation work or research
interests. They will come to understand how structured modeling
enforces clear thinking and consistency on all aspects of the
systems or problems modeled. | | Athena Title: | RESEARCH MODELING | | Nontraditional Format: | In the first one-third to one-half of the course, students will
develop a conceptual model pertaining to their dissertation
work or planned research. In the remaining weeks they will
convert this model to simulation and analysis models and study
properties revealed by computer applications. They will make
progress reports to the class every three weeks for critique,
discussion, and recommended improvements. Final written and
oral reports will serve to document accomplishments. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8030. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Cross-disciplinary Ecology | Course
Description: | Students will engage in active discussion and presentation of
cutting-edge topics in ecology. | | Athena Title: | CROSS-DISCIPL ECOL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8050. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Laboratory Group Meeting | Course
Description: | A weekly meeting of a faculty laboratory group where research
progress and current literature are discussed. | | Athena Title: | LAB GROUP MEETING | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8060. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Ecology Seminar Series | Course
Description: | Participation and review of topics related to seminars delivered
by invited guest speakers at departmental seminars. Students
are required to attend all department weekly seminars and will
prepare an overview and summary of the guest speaker's topic for
distribution to the rest of the department. | | Athena Title: | ECOL SEMINAR SERIES | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8100. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Perspectives in Evolutionary Ecology | Course
Description: | Seminar-style course designed to teach analytical and modeling
techniques at the forefront of evolutionary ecological research. | | Athena Title: | PERS EVOL ECOL | | Nontraditional Format: | Students doing research projects during this course will meet
with the instructor outside of class in addition to the lecture
for further supervision and instruction. The research project
is intended to be both major and publishable. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(ANTH) 8110. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Tropical Ecological and Cultural Systems | Course
Description: | Characteristics of tropical ecosystems, tropical biological communities, and human cultures in the tropics; how they differ from those in the temperate zone, and the implications for conservation and development. | | Athena Title: | TRPIC ECL CLTRL SYS | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(FORS)(ANTH) 6140 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO) 8120-8120L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Plant Reproductive Ecology | Course
Description: | Pollination ecology, breeding systems, patterns of gene flow via pollen and seed dispersal, flower arrangement and phenology, and implications of reproductive biology for demography. Group and individual laboratory projects. | | Athena Title: | PLT REPRO ECOL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(ECOL) 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Macroecology Seminar | Course
Description: | Macroecology is a rapidly emerging field focused on understanding
ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes on large
spatial and temporal scales. Macroecology lies at the interface
of ecology, conservation biology, biogeography, phylogeography,
and paleobiology. The course format is a combination of lectures
and graduate seminar on current literature. | | Athena Title: | MACROECOLOGY SEM | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECOL 4000/6000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO) 8150L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Wetland Ecology Laboratory | Course
Description: | Techniques for the study of marine and freshwater wetlands. Optional weekend field trips will explore distant wetland sites. | | Athena Title: | WETLAND ECOLOGY LAB | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(ENTO)(PBIO) 8150 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO) 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Wetland Ecology | Course
Description: | Principles of ecology, elemental cycling, hydrology, policy and management of marine and freshwater wetlands. | | Athena Title: | WETLAND ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8170. 4 hours. 1 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Natural History of the Hymenoptera | Course
Description: | Natural history of the Hymenoptera, including evolution, ecology, and systematics. Identification of taxa of Hymenoptera and methods used in their study. | | Athena Title: | NAT HIS HYMENOPTERA | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8220. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Stream Ecology | Course
Description: | Current topics and literature from the standpoints of objectives, experimental design, data analyses, results, assessment of results, and significance to general stream ecology. | | Athena Title: | STREAM ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8230. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Lake Ecology | Course
Description: | Current topics and literature in the ecology of lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and wetlands. | | Athena Title: | LAKE ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | IDIS(ECOL) 8240. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Vector-borne Diseases in a Changing World | Course
Description: | Today we are experiencing global change on a rapid scale. Themes
explored in this course will focus on the effects of climate
change, habitat loss, as well as socio-demographic factors on the
transmission of vector-borne diseases. We will also discuss
intervention strategies to mitigate the spread of vector-borne
diseases. | | Athena Title: | Vector Disease in Change World | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8260. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Biogeochemistry Seminar | Course
Description: | The chemistry of Earth's surface. Examination of the chemical linkages between the biosphere, geology, and the atmosphere. We will study the origins of the planet; reactions of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, and focus on global chemical cycles, particularly water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. | | Athena Title: | BIOGEOCHEM SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Behavioral Ecology | Course
Description: | Ecological variation, natural selection, and other evolutionary processes; sexual selection and sexual conflict, mating systems, sex allocation, the causes and consequences of sexual behavior, evolution of sex, parental care, cooperation, competition, and punishment. | | Athena Title: | BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO)(WILD) 8310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Population Ecology | Course
Description: | Advanced ecological theory to biological populations. Mathematical and evolutionary treatment of population growth and regulation, niche theory, foraging theory, predator-prey theory, habitat selection, and competition. | | Athena Title: | POPULATION ECOLOGY | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 8310 | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 8330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Landscape Ecology | Course
Description: | The emerging field of landscape ecology, emphasizing the study of large land areas and the effects of spatial pattern on ecological processes. Fundamental theories, analysis tools, research methods, and their applications to natural resource management at broad spatial scales. | | Athena Title: | LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 8320-8320L or FORS 8330 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology | Course
Description: | An introduction to the toxic effects of contaminants on non-
human organisms, types of contaminants impacting ecosystems,
fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, effects
of contaminants at various levels of biological organization
ranging from biochemical reactions in the cell to ecosystem
function, and ecological risk assessment. | | Athena Title: | FUND ECOTOX | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350 or ENTO(EHSC) 4060/6060 | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 2211 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(ECOL)(PBGG) 8390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources | Course
Description: | The importance of plant diversity and the ways it is conserved
and utilized, including ex situ conservation, molecular tools,
and the use of genetic resources in agriculture, conservation,
and the pharmaceutical industry. | | Athena Title: | CONS PLANT GEN RES | | Prerequisite: | GENE(BIOL) 3000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(ICON) 8400. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Perspectives on Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development | Course
Description: | Ecological issues of conservation and development. | | Athena Title: | PERSP CONS SUST DEV | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(WILD)(ECOL) 8410. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Population and Community Ecology | Course
Description: | The dynamics of single- and multi-species populations and
communities, emphasizing unique characteristics of plants. It
is intended to complement other population-oriented courses.
Topics include: population growth; stage-structure; dispersal;
competitive interactions; herbivory; mutualisms; succession;
disturbance; biogeography. | | Athena Title: | Plant Populat Community Ecol | | Nontraditional Format: | Consists of a mix of lectures, discussions, and field and
computational labs. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Watershed Conservation | Course
Description: | Environmental problems in freshwater systems over a variety of scales (local to global) from a conservation perspective. Systems examined include streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, groundwater and coastal waters, with a strong focus on effective incorporation of ecological knowledge into resource management efforts. | | Athena Title: | WATERSHED CONSERV | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8440. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Principles of Agroforestry/Agroecology | Course
Description: | Agricultural intercropping, mixed forestry plantation practices, and sustainable resource use. | | Athena Title: | AGROFOR AGROECOL | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or ECOL 4010/6010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8510. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Disease Biology I | Course
Description: | The fundamentals of infectious disease biology focusing on
macroparasite infections (e.g., helminths, protozoa). Taught in
four-week modules, the course covers essential concepts in
ecology, evolution, immunology, biochemistry, cell biology, and
metabolism as they relate to specific infectious diseases. Each
module is self-contained, and students can register to receive
credit for one or more modules. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Disease Biol I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is structured in four independent modules that are
built around different focal "infectious diseases." Students can
take any or all of the modules, registering for one credit hour
per module. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8520. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Disease Biology II | Course
Description: | The fundamentals of infectious disease biology focusing on
microparasite infections (e.g., viruses, bacteria). Taught in
four-week modules, the course covers essential concepts in
ecology, evolution, immunology, biochemistry, cell biology, and
metabolism as they relate to specific infectious diseases. Each
module is self-contained, and students can register to receive
credit for one or more modules. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals Disease Biol II | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is structured in four independent modules that are
built around different focal "infectious diseases." Students can
take any or all of the modules, registering for one credit hour
per module. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | IDEAS Capstone | Course
Description: | This capstone will serve as a culminating coursework experience
for students who have taken Fundamentals of Disease Biology. The
course will reinforce interdisciplinary training by having
students work collaboratively to solve real-world infectious
disease problems. | | Athena Title: | IDEAS Capstone | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8540. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Computational Workshop | Course
Description: | Hands-on intensive modules involving a combination of lecture
and laboratory practicums, providing students with the
background
they need to frame biological questions in mathematical
parlance, embark on analyses of these models, and work with a
diverse array of data using advanced computational methods. | | Athena Title: | Computational Workshop | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENGR(ECOL) 8560. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Systems and Engineering Ecology | Course
Description: | A focused study of the mathematical theory of environment, termed
Environ Theory, and the analytical methodology emerging from it. | | Athena Title: | SYSTEMS & ENGR ECOL | | Prerequisite: | ENGR 6940 or ECOL 8580-8580L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8580-8580L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Theory of Systems Ecology | Course
Description: | Theory of complex systems applied to ecology and ecosystems. Team projects will be conducted in ecological modeling and systems analysis. | | Athena Title: | THEORY SYSTEMS ECOL | | Nontraditional Format: | Team projects will be conducted on an unscheduled basis, requiring open access to laboratory and computer facilities. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EHSC(ECOL)(FISH)(WASR) 8610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Aquatic Toxicology | Course
Description: | Toxicological effects of aquatic pollution focusing on fate and transport of xenobiotics; xenobiotic accumulation, dynamics, and toxicity in aquatic organisms; the analysis and modeling of the effects of aquatic pollution on organisms; and the determination of related risks to aquatic ecosystems and human populations. | | Athena Title: | AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | FISH(EHSC) 4600/6600 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(ECOL) 8650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nutrient Cycling Models | Course
Description: | Structure, function, and performance of current nutrient cycling models used to simulate carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur transformations in the soil. | | Athena Title: | NUTR CYCLING MODELS | | Prerequisite: | [CSCI 7010 and CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(CRSS) 8660-8660L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Soil Biology and Ecology | Course
Description: | Organisms in the soil environment, with emphasis on macrobiota and their functional roles in food webs and ecosystem processes. | | Athena Title: | SOIL BIOL ECOL | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL(CRSS) 6650-6650L | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L or CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH)(ECOL) 8680. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Animal Biodiversity and Conservation | Course
Description: | Topics include formal logic and conservation biology, habitat
selection theory, landscapes and biodiversity, island
biogeography and biodiversity, environmental variation,
biodiversity, and resource use. | | Athena Title: | ANIM BIODIV CONS | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 8680 | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or FORS 3020-3020L or FANR 3200-3200L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(ECOL) 8700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis | Course
Description: | Application of the economics toolkit to the analysis of
environmental policy and regulations including policy
instruments and implementation. Theoretical and empirical
models are considered. Concepts are applied mainly to United
States environmental policy toward air and water pollution,
hazardous substances, and implementation of environmental law. | | Athena Title: | ADV ENV ECN/POL ANA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8710. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Environmental Law Practicum | Course
Description: | Ecology, law, and other graduate students work together to address pressing environmental concerns identified by community stakeholders. Skills used include problem identification, research and analysis, legislative drafting, and presentations. | | Athena Title: | ENVT LAW PRACTICUM | | Nontraditional Format: | This practicum requires students to work on group projects. In addition to the three regular lecture hours, students work group must meet with the instructor and discuss its topic for at least one additional hour per week. Because students choose topics and form work groups after the semester begins, the class does not formally list a discussion hour as ECOL 8710D. (The timing of this hour will be scheduled by mutual agreement of the students working on a particular topic and the instructor.) The requirement of these additional meetings is clearly described in the syllabus. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Law for Scientists | Course
Description: | Common and statutory law (federal, state, and local) principles
intended to prevent and remedy pollution. | | Athena Title: | ENVT LAW SCIENTISTS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8730. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Policy | Course
Description: | Examination of the ways in which environmental controversies
and issues at the institutional, federal, state, and local
levels develop, or fail to develop, into statute and policy.
Governmental and regulatory structures and functions will also
be discussed. | | Athena Title: | ENVIR POLICY | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(FORS)(ECOL) 8770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communities and Ecosystems | Course
Description: | Advanced synthesis of physiological, population, community, and ecosystem studies in the major terrestrial plant associations of the world. | | Athena Title: | Communities and Ecosystems | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(CRSS)(FORS)(ECOL) 8850-8850L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycling | Course
Description: | Plant processes which mediate biogeochemical cycling on land. Includes survey of global element cycling, functions of essential elements, element acquisition, translocation and loss by plants, litter decomposition, and methods of estimating standing stocks of elements in and transfer rates of elements between ecosystem components. | | Athena Title: | Terrestrial Biogeochem Cycling | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L or STAT 4210 or STAT 4220 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 5 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Perspectives in Computational Ecology | Course
Description: | Discussion-based course focusing on computational concepts and
methods in ecology. Emphasizes practical techniques relevant to
research. | | Athena Title: | PERSPEC COMPUT ECOL | | Nontraditional Format: | Instructor will arrange contact hours with individual student. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8930. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases | Course
Description: | Advanced topics in the ecology and evolution of infectious
diseases. Students will gain a basic understanding of host-
pathogen dynamics and causes and consequences of ecological and
genetic heterogeneity. Topics to be addressed include:
transmission strategies, spatial structure, pathogen emergence,
and host-pathogen evolution. | | Athena Title: | INF DIS ECOL EVOL | | Nontraditional Format: | Class meetings will include a total of six lectures from the
instructors, followed by student-led presentations and
discussions of reading material (mainly papers from the primary
literature). | | Prerequisite: | ECOL(PBIO)(WILD) 8310 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 8990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Ecology | Course
Description: | Analysis of contemporary themes in ecology. | | Athena Title: | PROBLEMS IN ECOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | Variable hours established by instructor. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL 9300. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 90 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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