Biodiversity and Conservation suggested courses

The following is our list of potential concentration courses offered in the academic year 2024-2025 for students concentrating in Biodiversity & Conservation.

This list of potential concentration courses is non-exhaustive and is intended only as a resource to help students find relevant courses. Students may use courses not included on this list to satisfy their concentration requirement.

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  • AMST 459 Multispecies Worlds Instructor: K. Dudley
  • ANTH 116 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Instructor: J. Thompson
  • ANTH 182 Primate Behavior and Ecology Instructor: D. Watts
  • ANTH 230 Evolutionary Biology of Women’s Reproductive Lives Instructor: C. Valeggia 
  • ANTH 242 Human Evolutionary Biology and Life History Instructor: R. Bribiescas
  • ANTH 280 Evolution of Primate Intelligence Instructor: D. Watts
  • ARCG 362 Observing Earth from Space Instructor: X. Lee
  • ARCG 399 Agriculture: Origins, Evolution, Crises Instructor: H. Weiss
  • E&EB 035 The Ecology of Food Instructor: L. Puth
  • E&EB 115 Conservation Biology Instructor: L. Puth
  • E&EB 145 Plants and People Instructor: L. Puth
  • E&EB 210 Introduction to Statistics: Life Sciences Instructor: J. Reuning-Scherer
  • E&EB 225 Evolutionary Biology Instructor: P. Turner
  • E&EB 228 Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases Instructor: P. Turner & V. Ezenwa
  • E&EB 246 Plant Diversity and Evolution Instructor: E. Edwards
  • E&EB 250 Biology of Terrestrial Arthropods Instructor: M. Wells
  • E&EB 255 Invertebrates Instructor: C. Dunn
  • E&EB 269 Bird Behavior Instructor: R. Prum
  • E&EB 290 Comparative Developmental Anatomy of Vertebrates Instructor: J. Moyer
  • E&EB 295 Life in Motion: Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology Instructor: J. Moyer
  • E&EB 320 Community Ecology Instructor: D. Vasseur
  • E&EB 322 Evolutionary Genetics Instructor: J. Coughlan
  • E&EB 330 Ecosystem Ecology Instructor: M. Wong
  • E&EB 335 Evolution & Medicine Instructor: B. Ogbunu
  • E&EB 336 Culture and Human Evolution Instructor: G. Tomlinson
  • E&EB 375 Topics in Vertebrate Ecomorphology Instructor: J. Moyer
  • E&EB 501 Advanced Topics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Instructor: M. Munoz
  • E&EB 713 From Biodiversity Science to Conservation Impact Instructor: W. Jetz
  • E&EB 717 Structuralism and Macroevolution Instructor: R. Prum
  • E&EB 725 Scientific Writing for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Instructor: C. Staver
  • E&EB 729 Microbial Ecology and Evolution Instructor: A. Sanchez
  • ENV 511 Ecological Foundations for Environmental Managers Instructor: E. Forbes
  • ENV 602 Ecosystems and Landscapes Instructor: M. Bradford
  • ENV 603 Environmental Data Visualization for Communication Instructor: S. Queenborough
  • ENV 610 Managing Ecosystems for Climate Change Solutions Instructor: P. Brando
  • ENV 623 The Role of Methane in Climate Disruption: The Search for Solutions Instructor: S. Malone
  • ENV 629 North American Drylands: Ecology and Land Use Instructor: W. Lauenroth
  • ENV 645 Urbanization, Global Change, and Sustainability Instructor: K. Seto
  • ENV 654 Structure, Function, and Development of Trees Instructor: G. Berlyn
  • ENV 659 The Practice of Silviculture: Principles in Applied Forest Ecology Instructor: M. Ashton
  • ENV 671 Temperate Woody Plant Taxonomy and Dendrology Instructor: M. Duguid
  • ENV 674 Forest Ecosystem Health Instructor: M. Ashton
  • ENV 694 Invasive Species: Ecology and Management Instructor: S. Kuebbing & M. Duguid
  • ENV 713 Coastal Ecosystems Section Instructor: S. Anisfeld
  • ENV 724 Watershed Cycles and Processes Instructor: J. Saiers & P. Raymond
  • ENV 736 Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Ecosystems Instructor: TBA
  • ENV 744 Conservation Science and Landscape Instructor: O. Schmitz
  • ENV 746 Conservation Ethics Instructor: O. Schmitz
  • ENV 753 Regression Modeling of Ecological and Environmental Data Instructor: T. Gregoire
  • ENV 760 Conservation in Practice: An International Perspective Instructor: A. Vedder & B. Weber
  • EPS 632 Evolution of Lizards Instructor: J. Gauthier
  • EVST 223 General Ecology Instructor: C. Staver
  • EVST 323 Wetlands Ecology, Conservation, and Management Instructor: K. Freidenburg
  • EVST 285 Political Ecology of Tropical Forest Conservation Instructor: A. Doolittle
  • EVST 290 Geographic Information Systems Instructor: C. Tomlin
  • EVST 400 Biological Oceanography Instructor: M.B. Decker
  • EVST 431 The Physical Science of Climate Change Instructor: P. Raymond, X. Lee
  • EVST 422 Climate and Society from Past to Present Instructor: M. Dove