First-Year Courses in RC Natural Science This page was created at 12:27 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. Fall Academic Term, 2001 (September 5 - December 21) Open courses in RC Natural Science (*Not real-time Information. Review the "Data current as of: " statement at the bottom of hyperlinked page) Wolverine Access Subject listing for RCNSCI Fall Term '01Time Schedule for RC Natural Science. RCNSCI 250. Ecology, Development, and Conservation in Latin America. Section 001 – Ecology, Conversation, And Development Of The New World Tropics. Spanish Recommended. Instructor(s): Ini Granzow-De La Cerda Prerequisites & Distribution: Reading and listening proficiency in Spanish; high school biology or environmental science. (4). (NS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course will explore the interactions between ecological conservation and development, their constraints and history. We will analyze the socioeconomic aspects derived from the South-North unbalance and its effect on the environment for Third World nations, mainly in the American Tropics. We will focus on such environmental problems and their link to the underlying social and political issues, cutting across topics on health, agricultural practices, development, economics, social justice, and conservation of natural ecosystems. Basic notions on plant biology, tropical ecology and ecological restoration will be given, including lab sessions at the Bot. Gardens. Special attention will be given to the role of biotechnology and globalization. Lectures, discussions, half of the readings as well as student essays and research papers, including a final oral presentation, will all be in Spanish. Requirements: Two high school Science courses and one Spanish Reading course, or equivalent. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. RCNSCI 263 / ENVRNSTD 263 / UP 263. Energy and the Environment. Section 001. Instructor(s): Marc W Jensen Prerequisites & Distribution: Two and one-half years of high school mathematics, or any college course in mathematics or natural science. (4). (NS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See RC Environmental Studies 263.001. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 This page was created at 12:27 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | First-Year Handbook | First-Year Information | Parent Handbook | LS&A Bulletin This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2001 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.