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BIOL 111 Ecology and the Environment Units: 3.00
Introduces the basic concepts of ecology and shows how they relate to environmental issues such as population growth, resource management, biodiversity, agriculture, air and water pollution, energy, and climate change, and to solutions leading to a sustainable environment.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
Learning Hours: 108 (36 Lecture, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
One-Way Exclusion May not be taken with or after BIOL 300/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze the factors controlling human population growth in developed and developing countries.
- Describe the basic principles of community ecology and population ecology.
- Describe the earth's renewable and non-renewable resources, their current status, the factors that influence them and explain how humans can use them in more sustainable ways.
- Identify the main biomes on Earth and explain the factors that influence them.
- Predict most likely future trends of current environmental problems and formulate potential solutions.