There is a three-day camping weekend to South Dakota and western Minnesota to study these creatures first hand. Two lectures and two two-hour labs per week. This course focuses on the ecology of conserving biodiversity. Topics such as biodiversity, extinction, sustained yield, exotic species and preserve design will be covered. Management implications and the ecology of issues are integrated throughout the course.
Labs emphasize ecosystems and conservation problems of southern Minnesota.
This course is cross-listed in psychology and will introduce students to the study of the brain. Topics will include a survey of the structure and function of the nervous system, transmitters and brain chemistry, brain development, learning and memory, sensory and motor systems, language, assessment of brain damage, clinical disorders such as schizophrenia, and consiousness. The laboratory portion of the course will illustrate a range of methods employed by neuroscientitsts. This course examines the principles that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms. These principles are related to environmental issues and natural resource management.