BIO-142 - Fundamentals of Environmental Biology II

3 credits

Fundamentals of Environmental Biology II is a four-credit lab designed to meet the requirements for students enrolled in the Wastewater Treatment program, as well as students requiring a second-semester laboratory science course. Topics discussed in lecture and lab include biological diversity, threats to biological diversity, habitat fragmentation and degradation, invasive species, environmental laws, conservation priorities, reserve design and the value that humans assign to biological diversity. The course meets for three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.

Prerequisite(s): BIO-141; ( minimum grade D- )

Corequisite(s): BIO 142L

Mass Transfer Block: Credits earned in this course are counted towards the MassTransfer Block Natural or Physical Science requirements.

Course previously known as: BIOL-213