Study of local plants and animals, their environmental relationships, and the use of the resources of the out-of-doors in teaching science in New York City.
4 hr./wk.
Study of the biotechnosphere of the Greater New York area; included are field visits, sampling, laboratory analysis, and research. Open to those teaching environmental sciences at the elementary or secondary level.
3 hr./wk.
Contribution of modern ecological knowledge to local, national, and international problems of conservation of natural resources. Field visits are included.
3 hr./wk.
A study of the mechanisms of heredity, both Mendelian and modern, with application to plant and animal variation.
3 hr./wk.
An analysis of both the structure and function of the human organism. Topics include respiration, nutrition, digestion, circulation, excretion, metabolism, and reproduction.
3 hr./wk.
Open to qualified graduate students in the School of Education interested in the study of special problems. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credits
Variable 1-3 cr./sem
Requires sponsorship by an appropriate faculty member and approval of the Advisory Committee.
Hours to be arranged.
Designed to analyze the biotic and abiotic relationship of plants and animals. Population and community ecology discussed. Model ecosystems analyzed.
Field visits are included. 3 hr./wk.
This course examines the intersection of daily life with the environment to understand how people impact ecosystems and to understand ways to reduce that impact.
3 hr./wk.
A seminar designed for majors in science education to explore developments and their applications. Topics include physiology, endocrinology, and pathology.
3 hr./wk.
A seminar designed for majors in science education to explore recent developments in biology and their applications. Topics include genetic engineering, evolution, and marine study. May be taken independently of BIOE 7100E.
3 hr./wk.
To broaden the student's understanding of the nature of social behavior by a comparative study of such behavior in animals and humans. An analysis of both neural and endocrine systems of vertebrates will be undertaken.
3 hr./wk.
Analysis of experimental studies of the role of physiological and experimental factors in the development of social behavioral responses in animals. May be taken independently of BIOE 7500E.
3 hr./wk.