Courses

 

Evolutionary Biology (BIOL 006)

    Fall Semester (typically, but Spring 2011)

    235 Marsh Life Science Building

    Lecture:  1:25 — 2:15 PM, MWF

    Syllabus 


An introductory course in the foundational thesis of biology.  Students will be able to understand the process of descent with modification (i.e., evolution).  The course will include the historical development of evolutionary thought, the structure of evolutionary theory, the mechanisms by which lineages change and a general framework of the history of life.

 

Field Zoology (BIOL 209)

    Fall Semester (but not being taught in 2010)

    202 Torrey Hall

    Lecture:  8:00 — 9:15 AM, MW

    Labs:  11:15 AM - 2:00 PM or 2:30 - 5:15 PM

    Lecture Syllabus 

    Lab Syllabus


An advanced course in entomology.  The course exposes students to the natural history, taxonomy, evolution and ecology of insects, the planet’s most diverse lineage of life.