The request to create ESCI 3190

Date: November 27, 2012
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: October 14, 2012
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2013

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ESCI 3190. Biogeography. (3) Cross-listed as GEOG 3190. Prerequisite: ESCI 1101 or BIOL 2120. Course will focus on the patterns of life across the Earth and the causes of those patterns. Emphasis will be placed on ecological patterns and historical patterns of biodiversity. Time will also be spent on the origin of the Earth’s biological diversity and methods for conserving that biodiversity. Course will emphasize student written and oral communication. (Fall)