Class number:
2800
|
|
Title: Globl Pers Biodiversty&Conserv |
|
Department: Environmental Science |
Career: Undergraduate |
|
Component: Lecture |
|
Session: Regular |
Instructor's Permission Required: No |
|
Grading Basis: Regular |
|
Units: 1.00 |
Enrollment limited to 49 |
|
Current enrollment: 45 |
|
Available seats: 4 |
Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
|
End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
|
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
Schedule: MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM, MC - AUD |
|
|
Instructor(s): Pitt, Amber |
Prerequisite(s): None |
Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science and Global Requirements |
Note: 12 seats reserved for first-year students. |
Course Description:
This lecture and discussion course focuses on the current biodiversity crisis. We will discuss biological diversity and where it is found and how it is monitored, direct and indirect values of biodiversity, and consequences of biodiversity loss. Topics of discussion will also include the problems of small populations, the politics of endangered species, species invasions and extinctions, and the role of humans in these processes, design and establishment of reserves, captive breeding, and the role that the public and governments play in conserving biological diversity. Not creditable to the Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. This course is not open to students who have already received a C- or better in Biology 233 (Conservation Biology). |