BIOL 3450 - Conservation Biology

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108K or ESNS 1101K
A course dealing with topical issues that highlight the roles of ecology, economics, history, sociology, philosophy and politics in the conservation and management of wild living resources. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) explain the ecological principles upon which conservation is based; (2) describe the major approaches to conservation, including the differences and common threads; (3) demonstrate how ecological principles are currently applied to the conservation; (4) demonstrate an understanding of basic conservation biology issues.