BIOL 211 Science, Literature and the Environment
Why do humans wonder about the natural world? What draws people to explore and ask questions? This course considers how science and literature connect in the search for these answers. With a focus on regional ecosystems, the course explores how science and literature express human, animal, plant, and landscape interrelationships. Understanding of the natural world will happen through reading, writing, and field experiences. In addition to class time, 2-3 day field trips are required around southern Idaho and northern Utah.
General Education Competency
Social & Behavioral Way of Knowing
BIOL 211Science, Literature and the Environment
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
Biology Academic
II. Course Specification
Course Type
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General Education Competency
Social & Behavioral Way of Knowing
Credit Hours Narrative
3 credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
0
III. Catalog Course Description
Why do humans wonder about the natural world? What draws people to explore and ask questions? This course considers how science and literature connect in the search for these answers. With a focus on regional ecosystems, the course explores how science and literature express human, animal, plant, and landscape interrelationships. Understanding of the natural world will happen through reading, writing, and field experiences. In addition to class time, 2-3 day field trips are required around southern Idaho and northern Utah.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Become familiar with basic concepts of conservation and ecology and the legal frameworks within which they fit.
- Evaluate how reasoning, history, or culture informs and guides individual, civic, or global decisions through American environmental literature and conservation.
- Become familiar with the interaction of natural history, agriculture, economic development, culture, institutions, and ideas of equity within the surrounding area.
- Develop an environmental ethic based upon clear, consistent principles of science and aesthetics.
- Utilize Social and Behavioral Sciences approaches, such as research methods, inquiry, or problem-solving, to examine the variety of perspectives about human experiences within the natural environment.
- Strengthen communication skills: reading, writing, and group discussion.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Assessment Strategy Narrative
Students will be assessed through a combination of essays, quizzes, research assignments, field journals, and final projects.