Fall 2020  |  EEB 3001 Section 001: Ecology and Society (11420)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:50PM - 01:40PM
UMTC, St Paul
Hodson Hall 490
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
UMTC, St Paul
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 33 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Basic concepts in ecology. Organization, development, function of ecosystem. Population growth/regulation. Human effect on ecosystems. prereq: [Jr or sr] recommended; biological sciences students may not apply cr toward major
Class Notes:
This class will be a hybrid of in-person meetings and online course content. Groups of a maximum of 11 students and the instructor will meet once per week, on either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday during the course meeting time of 12:50 - 1:40pm. The remainder of the course content will be online.
Class Description:
This course introduces basic concepts in ecology for non-majors, with an emphasis on the application of ecological principles to questions facing society. The three main themes of the course are: 1) natural history and environmental controls on individuals and ecosystems, 2) populations and communities, and 3) ecosystems, landscapes, and global ecology.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
10% Written Homework
10% In-class Presentations
Exam Format:
Short-answer, short-essay and graphical interpretation questions.
Class Format:
60% Lecture
35% Discussion
5% Student Presentations
Workload:
40 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
10 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11420/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2012

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