Biology 201 - Disease Ecology with Lab

Beyond the threat to human and domestic populations, infectious diseases affect all species and are an important driver of ecological and evolutionary processes.  Moreover, advances in organismal biology hinge upon an understanding of natural history and are enhanced by quantitative observation, hypothesis formation, and the study of systems that occur in nature.  This course will connect these principles specifically to the study of infectious diseases in natural populations, using a combination of lecture, discussion, and data-based activities. Three classroom hours and three laboratory/fieldwork hours per week.

Requisite: BIOL 181. Limited to 16 students. Fall semester. Professor Hood.

How to handle overenrollment: Preference given to biology majors and by class year.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Independent research, oral presentations, group work, in-class quizzes or exams, quantitative work, lab work, outside research activities