Legacy Course Catalog
BIOL 210 - Field Biology
| Effectivity: | 05/17/2004 - Fall 2007 *** @ Purdue Calumet Traditional |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lab Lec |
| Usually Offered: | sum |
| Short Title: | Field Biology |
| Description: | This course is offered for non-biology majors. It consists of a weeklong workshop at an off-campus field site. Activities will include field identification of animals and plants, a series of lectures by the course instructor and local experts, trips to local natural areas, and class discussions at the workshop site. Topics may include, but are not limited to, basic ecological and evolutionary principles, environmental ethics, local geology and ecology, natural resource management, habitat restoration and conservation, land use, and human impacts on the environment. It is expected that students will acquire a minimal degree of environmental literacy, including and understanding of some of the most fundamental ecological principles, and an appreciation of human connectedness to other living species and the non-living environment. This course cannot be counted toward Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. |
| Department: | Department Of Biological Sciences |
| Credit By Exam: | NO |
| Repeatable Flag: | NO |
| Temporary Flag: | NO |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
