STCC Course Descriptions

Course descriptions reflect any changes made, effective Fall 2012 semester

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BIOL-113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY  4 credits
This is a four-credit lab course designed to meet the needs of the non-science major. The first half of the course introduces basic ecologic principles such as energy flow through ecosystems, food webs, nutrient cycling, population growth and natural selection. The second half of the course addresses many of the environmental problems currently facing humans. Topics discussed include human population dynamics, natural resource consumption, loss of biological diversity, deforestation, habitat loss, endangered species, climate change and environmental laws. Three lecture and three lab hours. PREREQUISITE: None