Colgate University

First-Year Course Offerings — Fall 2023

CORE S110   Discovering Biology: Natural History, Ecology, and Observing the World
Credits1
RestrictionsNo 2025 2024 Instr perm req during Drop/Add
Pre-Requisites
Co-Requisites
Core Area Sciences
Area of Inquiry
Liberal Arts Practices

Fall 2023 Focus:
Explores the nature and process of science through the lenses of natural history and ecology. Students examine the scientific method and the ecological hierarchy (from organisms to ecosystems and beyond), practice observing and describing the natural world, and explore how traditional natural history still informs modern ecology. This course is a mix of lectures, discussion, and guided activities.