BIO 421: Restoration Ecology II
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
Advanced principles and techniques of restoring damaged or destroyed ecosystems will be studied. Emphasis will be placed upon restoration of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Extensive field work will include hands on experience at various ecological restoration sites. Offered in alternate years.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
Advanced principles and techniques of restoring damaged or destroyed ecosystems will be studied. Emphasis will be placed upon restoration of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Extensive field work will include hands on experience at various ecological restoration sites. Offered in alternate years.
BIO 420: Restoration Ecology I
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
An introduction to the new science of restoration ecology. The most recent research regarding the rebuilding of complete ecosystems will be reviewed and basic ecological restoration principles studied. Laboratories will include using applied research techniques at the Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary located near Defiance College. Offered in alternate years.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
An introduction to the new science of restoration ecology. The most recent research regarding the rebuilding of complete ecosystems will be reviewed and basic ecological restoration principles studied. Laboratories will include using applied research techniques at the Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary located near Defiance College. Offered in alternate years.
BIO 320: Ecology
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
Principles of ecology including the organization, interrelationships, and dynamics of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Local terrestrial and aquatic communities will be studied in the field and laboratory. Offered in alternate years.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
Principles of ecology including the organization, interrelationships, and dynamics of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Local terrestrial and aquatic communities will be studied in the field and laboratory. Offered in alternate years.
BIO 270: Field Botany
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
The study of plant communities and ecosystems in the field. Taxonomy, collection, and preservation for the College herbarium, and additional laboratory exercises using keys are included. Offered in alternate years.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
The study of plant communities and ecosystems in the field. Taxonomy, collection, and preservation for the College herbarium, and additional laboratory exercises using keys are included. Offered in alternate years.
BIO 250: Field Zoology
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
Identification and ecological relationships of the fauna of Northwestern Ohio, and methods of designing research projects, collecting and analyzing data, to monitor these populations. Offered in alternate years.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
Identification and ecological relationships of the fauna of Northwestern Ohio, and methods of designing research projects, collecting and analyzing data, to monitor these populations. Offered in alternate years.
BIO 129: Principles of Biology II
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
This course is intended for students majoring in a natural science and is the continuation of Biology 120. The course deals mainly with the organismal and supra-organismal levels of biological organization. Evolution will be the unifying theme. The course will cover the following topics: origin of life, prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity; plant evolution and diversity; fungi, invertebrate and vertebrate diversity and evolution; plant and animal form and function; circulation and gas exchange, homeostasis, reproduction and development, nervous system and special senses; and behavior, population and community ecology and conservation biology. There is a 3-hour laboratory.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
This course is intended for students majoring in a natural science and is the continuation of Biology 120. The course deals mainly with the organismal and supra-organismal levels of biological organization. Evolution will be the unifying theme. The course will cover the following topics: origin of life, prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity; plant evolution and diversity; fungi, invertebrate and vertebrate diversity and evolution; plant and animal form and function; circulation and gas exchange, homeostasis, reproduction and development, nervous system and special senses; and behavior, population and community ecology and conservation biology. There is a 3-hour laboratory.
BIO 120: Principles of Biology I
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
The primary goal of the course is to provide natural science majors with a sound basis in basic biological concepts that will serve them well in their academic track that lies ahead. It will cover the following topics: structure and function of macromolecules, cellular respiration, communication and cycle; photosynthesis; Mendelian genetics, inheritance, and DNA structure and function; and evolution, speciation, phylogenetics, and systematics. To maximize success in this course, successful completion of high school biology and chemistry are recommended. There is a 3-hour laboratory.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
The primary goal of the course is to provide natural science majors with a sound basis in basic biological concepts that will serve them well in their academic track that lies ahead. It will cover the following topics: structure and function of macromolecules, cellular respiration, communication and cycle; photosynthesis; Mendelian genetics, inheritance, and DNA structure and function; and evolution, speciation, phylogenetics, and systematics. To maximize success in this course, successful completion of high school biology and chemistry are recommended. There is a 3-hour laboratory.
HONR 101: Honors Seminar
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
This course would facilitate the academic exploration of a designated topic through an interdisciplinary perspective and may provide students with the opportunity to learn in a real world context through an off campus experience.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
This course would facilitate the academic exploration of a designated topic through an interdisciplinary perspective and may provide students with the opportunity to learn in a real world context through an off campus experience.
NSCI 378: Research Methods
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
This course helps to prepare students with the scientific research skills that will be necessary for a successful capstone experience, and in their professional career. Topics covered include methods for finding and accessing scientific literature, preparing an annotated bibliography, working with data, figures and statistics, scientific writing methods, peer review, and preparing oral and poster presentations.
Course description from the Defiance College catalog:
This course helps to prepare students with the scientific research skills that will be necessary for a successful capstone experience, and in their professional career. Topics covered include methods for finding and accessing scientific literature, preparing an annotated bibliography, working with data, figures and statistics, scientific writing methods, peer review, and preparing oral and poster presentations.