Field Courses

Field courses provide unique opportunities to understand ecological and evolutionary processes through firsthand experience in field environments. These can be two, five, or seven-unit courses or course/lab combinations; more intensive ten-unit courses; or completely immersive field quarters.

Two Unit Field Courses:

• BIOE 20F Field Biology in Practice (fulfills PR GE). Enrollment by application/permission number.

• BIOE 82 Introduction to Field Research and Conservation (fulfills PR GE). Enrollment by application/permission number.

• BIOE 112L Ornithology Field Studies (Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 112 is required.  Offered fall of odd-numbered years.)

• BIOE 114L Herpetology (Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 114 is required. Offered spring of even-numbered years.) Enrollment by application/permission number.

• BIOE 155L Freshwater Ecology Laboratory (Previous or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 155 is required).

Five Unit Field Courses:

• BIOE 141L Behavioral Ecology Field Course (usually offered in Winter quarters)

• BIOE 158L Marine Ecology Laboratory

Seven Unit Field Courses:

1. BIOE 128L Large Marine Vertebrates Field Course

Follow this link to the PBS News Story on research at Año Nuevo related to BIOE 128L

Ten Unit Field Courses:

• BIOE 145 Plant Ecology + BIOE 145L Field Methods in Plant Ecology (BIOE 145L requires previous or concurrent enrollment in BIOE 145). Each fulfills 1/2 of DC requirements.

• BIOE 150 Ecological Field Methods + BIOE 150L Ecological Field Methods Laboratory.  Lab portion fulfills 1 DC requirement.

• BIOE 161 Kelp Forest Ecology + BIOE 161L Kelp Forest Ecology Laboratory* (Concurrent enrollment is required. Lab portion fulfillss 1 DC requirement)
  *Completion of BIOE 75 Scientific Diving Certification is a prerequisite for enrollment in this course.  Be sure to plan ahead to be SCUBA ready.