BIOL 3204 - Conservation And Environmental Science

Common Course Number: BIOL 32084
Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 3 Lecture, 3 Lab
Offered: Irregular

Examines a variety of biological, chemical, and radioactive pollution problems plaguing the modern world. Detrimental effects of pollution on delicate ecosystems are studied intensely. Proper safety precautions and regulations needed to properly handle hazardous materials will be critiqued. Students are exposed to bioremediation and other cleanup measures being implemented today, along with a review of relevant case studies.

Prerequisite: BIOL 2303 - General Botany/BIOL 2301 - General Botany Laboratory or BIOL 2503 - General Microbiology/BIOL 2501 - General Microbiology Laboratory or BIOL 2703 - General Zoology/BIOL 2701 - General Zoology Laboratory, CHEM 1303 - Chemical Principles/CHEM 1301 - Chemical Principles Laboratory or CHEM 1403 - College Chemistry I/CHEM 1401 - College Chemistry I Laboratory, and STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I