•To gain an understanding of Organismal Ecology through the study and investigation of how individual’s adaptations and choices affect their reproduction and survival.
•To gain an understanding of Global and Regional Population Ecology and how populations grow and interact with other species.
•To engage in Community Ecology studies and projects aimed at addressing factors that influence the number of species at a global and regional scale.
•To gain an understanding of Ecosystems Ecology, and the description of how energy and nutrients are passed through communities.

•To gain an understanding of Organismal Ecology through the study and investigation of how individual’s adaptations and choices affect their reproduction and survival.
•To gain an understanding of Global and Regional Population Ecology and how populations grow and interact with other species.
•To engage in Community Ecology studies and projects aimed at addressing factors that influence the number of species at a global and regional scale.
•To gain an understanding of Ecosystems Ecology, and the description of how energy and nutrients are passed through communities.

•Ecology: Global Insights and Investigations. (Peter Stiling. McGraw-Hill, 2nd Ed.)
•Field and Laboratory Methods for General Ecology (James Brower, Jerrold Zar, and Carl N. von Ende, McGraw-Hill, 4th Ed.)

•Ecology: Global Insights and Investigations. (Peter Stiling. McGraw-Hill, 2nd Ed.)
•Field and Laboratory Methods for General Ecology (James Brower, Jerrold Zar, and Carl N. von Ende, McGraw-Hill, 4th Ed.)