Biology Concentration for Major Program
Conservation Biology
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Conservation biology is the study and protection of biological diversity. It is a scientific discipline closely connecting ecology and evolutionary biology with applications in public policy and management. |
Conservation biology focuses on protecting biological diversity and keeping normal evolutionary processes working within a functional ecological context. As a science, it deals with issues of how the wide variety of organisms and ecosystems can be maintained and prevented from declining. It considers population and habitat viability and complexity in the face of threats and perturbations. Cognizance of biological diversity, knowledge, and expertise in both ecology and evolutionary biology, and appreciation for the political, social, and economic contexts of the biodiversity crisis underlie all work in conservation biology.
KEY COURSES: | |||
Credits |
Department |
Courses | Course Title |
3 |
Biology |
BIOL 308 |
Ecological Dynamics |
3 |
BIOL 310 |
Biodiversity and Ecosystems |
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3 |
BIOL 373 |
Biometry |
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3 |
BIOL 465 |
Conservation Biology |
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PLUS, at least one of the following field courses: |
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3 |
Biology |
BIOL 331 |
Ecology/Behaviour Field Course |
3 |
OR BIOL 334D1/D2 |
Applied Tropical Ecology |
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3 |
OR BIOL 428 |
Biological Diversity in Africa |
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3 |
OR BIOL 429 |
East African Ecology |
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3 |
OR BIOL 553 |
Neotropical Environment |
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OTHER SUGGESTED COURSES: (for rules and restrictions of courses taken outside Arts & Science, please consult: |
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3 |
Biology |
BIOL 304 |
Evolution |
3 |
BIOL 305 |
Animal Diversity |
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3 |
BIOL 307 |
Behavioural Ecology |
|
3 |
BIOL 324 |
Ecological Genetics |
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3 |
BIOL 335 |
Marine Mammals |
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3 |
BIOL 342 | Contemporary Topics in Aquatic Ecology | |
3 |
BIOL 350 |
Insect Biology and Control |
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3 |
BIOL 377 |
Independent Reading Project |
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3 |
BIOL 413 |
Reading Project |
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3 |
BIOL 427 |
Herpetology |
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3 |
BIOL 434 |
Theoretical Ecology |
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3 |
BIOL 466 |
Independent Research Project 1 |
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3 |
BIOL 467 |
Independent Research Project 2 |
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6 |
BIOL 468D1/D2 |
Independent Research Project 3 |
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9 |
BIOL 469D1/D2 |
Independent Research Project 4 |
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3 |
BIOL 510 |
Advances in Community Ecology |
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3 |
BIOL 515 |
Advances in Aquatic Ecology |
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3 |
BIOL 540 |
Ecology of Species Invasion |
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3 |
BIOL 594 |
Advanced Evolutionary Ecology |
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3 |
Economics |
ECON 225 |
Economics of the Environment |
3 |
ECON 326 |
Ecological Economics |
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3 |
Geography |
GEOG 370 |
Protected Areas |
GEOG 470 |
Wetlands |
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3 |
Plant Science |
PLNT 358 |
Flowering Plant Diversity |
3 |
Redpath Museum |
REDM 400 |
Science and Museums |
3 |
Natural Res. Sci. |
WILD 350 |
Mammalogy |
2 |
WILD 415 |
Conservation Law |
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3 |
WILD 420 |
Ornithology |
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3 |
WILD 421 |
Wildlife Conservation |
Animal Behaviour | Biological Diversity & Systematics | Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Biology | Human Genetics | Molecular Genetics & Development
Neurobiology | Ecology