This course is designed to provide hands-on field research experiences in ecology and
environmental science. Students will be introduced to quantitative field science methodology,
natural history, current research issues, and will participate in data collection for ongoing
research projects. The ecological concepts that underlie modern hypothesis tests in ecology will
be explored through discussions, readings and field research activities. Conducting regionallybased
ecological projects with ecological mathematical methods are a major component of this
course. People highly allergic to poison ivy, insects, molds or pollen need to take precautionary
steps during field studies.
Prerequisite: ENG 085*, ENG 090* and MTH 031* or higher