BIOL 4601 - Desert Experience

Credit Hours: 6
Contact Hours Lecture: 4
Contact Hours Lab: 4

˜This field intensive course will immerse students in the fascinating study of desert ecosystems and the interactions between desert organisms and their environments. Special attention will focus on the community ecology of the four recognized deserts of the American Southwest?the˜Chihuahuan, Sonoran, Mohave, and Great Basin Deserts. Offered in summer sessions only. Several multi-day field trips are required.˜

Prerequisites: BIOL 1306, BIOL 1106, BIOL 1307, BIOL 1107 and either BIOL 4402, BIOL 4404/BIO 4404, BIOL 4409/BIO 4409, or by permission of instructor
Fees: Field Lab Fees - $175-$1800
Campus: ALP

Texas Common Core:
Course Level: Senior