THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 6110S
Date
of Senate Approval 04/08/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC
Document 48: Add
new course, BIOL 320, Marine Biology
Effective
Date: Fall 2010
1. Add: On
page 84, new course, BIOL 320, Marine Biology:
320 Marine
Biology (4)
Class, laboratory, and field
experiences provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of coastal
estuarine and salt-water environments.
Emphasis will be on marine biota and their interactions with physical,
chemical, and geological forces. Course
includes a field survey of coastal habitats in the southeastern United States.
Prerequisites: BIOL 210 or 211; CHEM 132. Every other summer.
2. Delete: On
page 82, under Concentration in Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology:
"three courses from BIOL 322, 331-337,"
Add: On
page 83, in place of deleted entry:
"three courses from BIOL 320, 322, 331-337,"
3. Delete: On page 134, under Concentration in Ecology and Environmental
Biology:
“19 hours of Ecology and Biology
electives chosen from BIOL 210 or 211 (whichever is not selected above), 331,
332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 340, 342, 350, 360;”
Add: On page 134, in place
of deleted entry:
“19 hours of Ecology and Biology
electives chosen from BIOL 210 or 211 (whichever is not selected above), 320,
331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 340, 342, 350, 360;”
Impact
Statement:
We are adding BIOL 320: Marine Biology as a permanent offering to be
taught every other summer. This course,
with its focus on marine and estuarine organisms, their evolutionary
relationships, and their ecological interactions, will serve as an upper-level
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology course in the Biology Department and an
upper-level Ecology and Environmental Biology course in the Environmental
Studies Department. There is no increase
or decrease in the number of hours required for graduation in either the BIOL
or ENVR concentrations; instead, BIOL 320 will increase the diversity of
classes from which students may choose.
The teaching load for BIOL 320 will be 6 faculty contact hours (3 hours
of lecture, 3 hours of lab) every other summer.
These hours will not count towards a faculty member’s typical Fall or Spring 12 credit-hour load. Course logistics and arrangements will be
worked through Pat McClellan, Assistant Provost for Academic
Administration. As with Desert Ecology
(BIOL 356), a minimum enrollment of students (12) will be required to cover
expenses related to instruction.
Students will pay for course travel (estimated at approximately $800) in
addition to tuition. These monies will be used to pay for university
vans, lodging, admission to parks/natural areas, and
some meals.
Rationale:
This course focuses on the biology, evolution, and ecology of marine
organisms, filling a gap in the UNCA curriculum often identified on Senior Exit
Exams. The addition of this course
allows students majoring in both Biology and Environmental Science a greater
diversity of upper-level Ecology and Organismal
Biology electives from which to choose while completing their majors. BIOL 320 allows students to explore saltwater
environments, using the summer course period (since such habitats are not
within easy driving distance of UNCA).
It will add an important aquatic components to
the terrestrially-biased biology curriculum, and will add an important
in-country off-campus field experience to students’ time at UNCA.