BIOL 206 - Disease Ecology

Next Offered: First Semester 2014/2015
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR, WADV

The major concepts of community ecology will be used as a framework for understanding pathogen transmission and disease dynamics in natural populations. Primary literature readings will be the focus of discussions and small writing assignments. Students will complete a semester long research project for which they will choose a topic, propose and design a study, collect data, perform statistical analysis, and convey their results through written reports and oral presentations. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: M. Garvin
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: BIOL 102 or BIOL 200