BIOL 270 - Natural Science of Western Washington

Credits: (5)
Natural Sciences
The course provides applied, multidisciplinary scientific exploration of the natural history of the western Pacific Northwest region. Fieldstudies, supplemented with class work, will include hands-on skills-building investigations of: (1) ecological systems (and the organisms that comprise them); (2) abiotic systems (geology, climatology, hydrology, glaciology, oceanography), and (3) human interactions with the environment (pre and postEuropean settlement). Weekly meetings or half-day field trips will culminate in a 2 to 4 day (or multiday during Summer) camping trip to areas of scientific interest.

Prerequisite: Either placement into OR co-enrollment in OR completion of a college-level Math course with a grade of C or higher.