BIO 4900 - Urban Biology Field Project I

Prerequisite(s): URBAN BIOMES AND WASTE and FIELD WORK (BIO 4410 and 4220); APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (EGR 3430); Fourth Year status as Molecular Environmental Biology major.
In order to merge molecular skills and environmental biology knowledge, this two-semester series requires students to attack a significant challenge in a regional ecosystem. Students will first “pitch” their project to MEB colleagues, and then assemble an Advisory Board to whom project plans, interim reports, and final outcomes will be presented. A public defense is required in the second semester. This project will motivate students to learn the needs of the community as well as the student’s role in understanding and sustaining change. 6 CREDITS Credit(s): 6