2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

BI 202 Ecology: Populations to Ecosystems

Ecology: Populations to Ecosystems is a sophomore level course in the core biology curriculum required for all majors administered through the Department of Biology. Students will discover the unity and interdependence of the living and non-living components of the environment while exploring the limitless diversity of life on earth through the lens of ecological theory. Topics include population dynamics, species interactions, abundance and diversity, nutrient cycling, succession, and stability. 

A prerequisite to BI 240, BI 260, BI 265, and BI 398

Credits

3

Prerequisite

C or better in BI 111/BI 113 Concepts in Biology I: Molecules to Cells with Lab and BI 112/BI 114 Concepts in Biology II: Cells to Organisms with Lab; MA 131 Statistics for Decision-Making or MA 132 Biostatistics or MA 133 Business Statistics; Corequisite: BI 204 Ecology: Populations to Ecosystems Laboratory