2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

BIOL 276 Field Studies in Costa Rica

Students will study issues in biology and environmental conservation during supervised travel. Trips will be organized to locations with tropical or sub-tropical climates that offer access to unique biological ecosystems and/or locations where issues of environmental conservation can be studied on a local and national level. Course work will include learning about and applying field techniques to issues related to conservation. Students will conduct animal behavioral studies and study animal diversity during the trip and will complete assignments and prepare reports on the results of these experiments.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Complete BIOL 101 or BIOL 275. Instructor permission also required.

Distribution

Scientific Inquiry/No Lab