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Undergraduate Degree Programs B.S. Biological Sciences Concentration in Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability The Concentration in Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability is designed to provide students with a broad background in conservation biology and ecological sustainability, while allowing them to specialize in certain area(s) of interest. The concentration provides for training in population biology, behavioral ecology, climate change, urban ecology, conservation of endangered species and social and historical aspects of conservation. The major in Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability consists of a minimum of 41 semester hours in required life science courses, and a minimum of 16 semester hours in related fields, a three-semester-hour statistics course, plus a three-semester-hour advanced mathematics course included in the General Studies Requirement. A minimum grade of “C” (2.00) is required in all course work in the major and related fields. For more information about the Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability program click here. Required courses are as follows: Core requirements (15 credits): BIO 187 General Biology (4) BIO 188 General Biology (4) BIO 340 General Genetics (4) ---or--- BIO 341 Genetic Analysis (5) BIO 345 Organic Evolution (3) Concentration requirements(9 hours): BIO 322 Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability I (3) BIO 323 Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability II (3) BIO 320 Fundamentals of Ecology (3) Electives (17 hours): Elective courses are intended to provide breadth in the areas of: 1) Population, genetic and quantitative ecology, 2) Ecosystem processes and community and landscape ecology, 3) Biodiversity, natural history, and field techniques, 4) Human dimensions of conservation biology. Students must take at least one course from each of three of these categories (list follows). Students with a particular interest in one of these four areas are encouraged to take several elective courses in that category; others may wish to follow a more general approach. Courses in each of these areas are listed below and should be selected in consultation with an advisor. Related fields (16 hours): CHM 113 General Chemistry I (4) CHM 116 General Chemistry II (4) Organic Chemistry Options CHM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry SQ1 (3) CHM 235 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory SQ1 (1) ---or---CHM 233 General Organic Chemistry I (3) CHM 234 General Organic Chemistry II (3) CHM 237 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1) CHM 238 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1) 4 hours in Physics, Geography, or Geology Math Proficiency (6 hours; 3 as a General Studies Requirement): STP 226 Elementary Statistics (3) or STP 231 Statistics for Biosciences (3) MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences (3) Elective credit options (not in catalog): Population, Genetic and Quantitative ecology BIO 406/PLB 342 Computer Applications in Biology (3) BIO 411 Quantitative Conservation Biology (3) c BIO 423 Population and Community Ecology (3) BIO 424 Mathematical Models in Ecology (4) BIO 498/594 Marine Conservation Biology (3) PLB 420 Plant Ecology: Organisms and Populations (3) Ecosystem Processes and Community and Landscape Ecology BIO 421 Landscape Ecology (3) BIO 423 Population and Community Ecology (3) BIO 426 Limnology (4) BIO 498/594 Riparian Ecosystems (3) BIO 498/594 Urban Ecology (3) BIO 498/594 Restoration Ecology (3) BIO 498 Soil Ecology (3 ) PLB 421 Plant Ecology: Communities and Landscapes (3) Biodiversity, Natural History and Field Techniques BIO 321 Introductory Ecology Laboratory (2) BIO 410 Techniques in Wildlife Conservation Biology (3) BIO 425 Animal Ecology (3) BIO 454 Aquatic Insects (3) BIO 471 Ornithology (3) BIO 472 Mammalogy (4) BIO 473 Ichthyology (3) BIO 474 Herpetology (3) BIO 498 Marine Conservation Biology (3) PLB 304 Biology of the Algae and Fungi (3) PLB 305 Desert Annuals and Cacti (3) PLB 310 The Flora of Arizona (4) PLB 400 Lichenology (3) PLB 401 Mycology (3) PLB 404 Phycology (4) PLB 407 Plant Fossils and Evolution (4) PLB 411 Trees and Shrubs of Arizona (3) Human Dimensions of Conservation Biology BIO 412 Conservation in Practice (3) BIO 498 Environmental History(3) BIO 498 Environmental Philosophy (3) BIO 498 Environmental Policy and Politics (3) BIO 498 Environmental Ethics (3) BIO 498 Environmental Economics (3) back to main undergraduate degree programs page
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