BIOL104 PO

Recent studies estimate that as many as 10-50% of all species on Earth are at risk of extinction. Ongoing threats such as catastrophic climate change and pervasive human footprints through agricultural land use or resource exploitation pose major challenges to sustaining biodiversity. Ultimately, the threats facing species and ecosystems are driven by human behaviors and societal decisions alongside ecological processes. Finding solutions therefore requires inter-disciplinary theories, concepts, and skills. This course will introduce students to a broad range of techniques that are relevant to conservation biology and science ranging from mathematical biology to community ecology to the social sciences. The course will be centered on discussions and collaborative group work. In this course, students will also learn key computational and data science tools used by conservation scientists and will apply these skills in individual and group projects. Prerequisite: BIOL 041E PO.

PO Area 4 Requirement, PO Speaking Intensive, Biology, Environmental Analysis