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BIOL 315 - Natural Resources


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100  and BIOL 110  

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

In this course, student will explore vital natural resources that are provided by ecosystems (e.g. water, food, energy, soil, and wood products). The course will culminate in plans to sustainably manage those natural resources. 

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:  

1. List natural resources that ecosystems provide.
2. Explain how ecosystems produce these resources.
3. Analyze and evaluate how humans use these resources.
4. Synthesize plans to sustainably manage these resources.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical analysis.
6. Demonstrate application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural (or physical) sciences.