ENERES101
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ENERES 101 - Ecology and Society
Course Title
Ecology and Society
Course Description
This course introduces students to the many ways in which our lives are intertwined with the ecosystems around us. Topics will include ecological limits to growth, climate change and other threats to biodiversity, the value of ecosystem goods and services, the ecology of disease, ecotoxicology, the evolution of cooperation in ecosystems, industrial ecology, and the epistemology of ecology.
Minimum
3
Maximum
3
Grading Basis
Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option
Method of Assessment
Written Exam
Instructors
TBA
Breadth
Biological Science, Physical Science
Prerequisites
One college level course, or high school Advanced Placement, in either physics or biology; introductory calculus.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credit Restriction Courses. Students will receive no credit for this course if following the course(s) have already been completed.
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Formats
Lecture
Term
Fall and Spring
Duration (in weeks)
15
Minimum Hours
3
Maximum Hours
3
Minimum Hours
6
Maximum Hours
6
Term
Summer
Duration (in weeks)
8
Minimum Hours
6
Maximum Hours
6
Minimum Hours
10.5
Maximum Hours
10.5
Term
Summer
Duration (in weeks)
6
Minimum Hours
7.5
Maximum Hours
7.5
Minimum Hours
15
Maximum Hours
15