The request to revise GEOG 4215/5215 and GEOG 4216/5216

Date: November 1, 2013
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: October 14, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum CommitteeGraduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2014

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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GEOG 4215. Urban Ecology. (3) Cross-listed as GEOG 5215. An introduction to the emerging field of urban ecology. This course will explore the biological, physical, and social components of the urban ecosystem at local, regional, and global scales. Emphasis on the interplay among components and the sustainability of cities during lectures, field trips, and group discussions. One three-hour lecture per week. (Spring)

GEOG 4216. Landscape Ecology. (3) Cross-listed as GEOG 5216. An introduction to landscape ecology, the study of the interplay between spatial pattern and ecological process. Lectures and in-depth group discussions focus on the fundamental and applied aspects of topics such as habitat fragmentation, animal movement in human-dominated landscapes, landscape legacies, road ecology, and landscape planning. effects of spatial pattern on ecological processes. Emphasis on the application of broad temporal and spatial perspectives to solving global environmental problems. One three-hour lecture per week. (Spring)

GEOG 5215. Urban Ecology. (3) Cross-listed as GEOG 4215. An introduction to the emerging field of urban ecology. This course will explore the biological, physical, and social components of the urban ecosystem at local, regional, and global scales. Emphasis on the interplay among components and the sustainability of cities during lectures, field trips, and group discussions. One three-hour lecture per week. (Spring)

GEOG 5216. Landscape Ecology. (3) Cross-listed as GEOG 4216. An introduction to landscape ecology, the study of the interplay between spatial pattern and ecological process. Lectures and in-depth group discussions focus on the fundamental and applied aspects of topics such as habitat fragmentation, animal movement in human-dominated landscapes, landscape legacies, road ecology, and landscape planning. effects of spatial pattern on ecological processes. Emphasis on the application of broad temporal and spatial perspectives to solving global environmental problems. One three-hour lecture per week. (Spring)