| Course Title: The Naturalist Habit with Field Laboratory |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| Description: In this course, we will explore the rich natural history of our region, focusing on organisms in their natural habitat and contemplating questions and approaches we might employ to better understand them and the ways in which they live. We will place particular emphasis on developing the habits of close and curious observation and coupling those habits with the skills and methods of scientific hypothesis development, experimental design, and field ecology. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Jason Andras | jandras@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Seminar | Monday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Laboratory | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Any 100-level Biology course (BIOL-145 or BIOL-160) and one other 200-level Biology course. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Class meetings will consist of weekly field trips to local natural areas, where we will spend most of our time outdoors, along with weekly classroom sessions for discussion and student projects. Field trips will proceed in all safe weather, so we may be out in cold, rain, snow, etc. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 11 | Enrollment: 0 | Available: 11 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |