| Course Title: Introductory Biology: 'Exploring Biodiversity with Laboratory' |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: In this course, we will take a leap back in time to the origins of life, discuss the evolution of major organismal lineages, and investigate biological processes at different scales, from cellular to ecological. Through the lectures, labs, and in-class discussions, students will make connections between fundamental biological concepts and biodiversity, and will become familiar with how scientific knowledge is generated. In lab, students will explore biological diversity, cellular dynamics, and evolutionary and ecological processes, with a focus on gaining skills in scientific inquiry, including hypothesis development, experimental design, collecting and analyzing results, and scientific writing. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Chloe Drummond | 413-538-2573 | cdrummond@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 306 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Coreq: BIOL-145EXL. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 36 | Enrollment: 34 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Campbell Biology in Focus Author: Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780134710679 Publisher: Pearson |
Optional | 179.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: This book is optional. Any required readings will be made available in Moodle. This book is available at the library for 4-hour check out. |