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Wildlife Ecology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
TBA		 Nantucket 3 $3083 (guest students)
$3339 (current students)
Date
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
Time
TBA
Location
Nantucket
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$3083 (guest students)
$3339 (current students)

Description

Wildlife ecology is the scientific discipline of applying ecological principles to the study of wildlife species and their habitats which feeds into conservation and management decisions. In this course, students will be exposed to foundational wildlife ecology principles and primary literature on topics such as food and nutrition, home range and habitat use, dispersal, distribution, species interactions (e.g. population growth, competition, predation, parasites, and pathogens), behavior, and responses to environmental perturbations.

Prerequisites

BIOL 290 or ENVSCI 210 or ENVSCI 226 or ENVSCI 260 or ENVSCI/ENVSTY 267L

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 3, 13 weeks

Class Dates

5/27/2025 - 8/21/2025

Location

Nantucket

Enrolled / Capacity

11 / 12

Status

Open

Instructor

To be Announced

Tuition*

$3083 (guest students)
$3339 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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