EEMB 1101 — Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: falltypical days: FBostonTraditional
Introduces students to the foundational principles of ecology and evolutionary biology. Merges traditional lectures on foundational topics in ecology and evolutionary biology (adaptation, mechanisms of evolution, community and ecosystems ecology) with explorations of local field sites and an introduction to field ecology. Students spend several weeks of the semester designing and implementing independent field research projects, through which they are exposed to the foundation of scientific inquiry, including hypothesis testing, collecting, managing, and analyzing data, and presenting their findings.
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53% | 14.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 97% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53% | 14.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 48% · W 26% · Th 0% · F 74%
Common patterns: TF (48% of sections), W (26% of sections), F (26% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Anne Hughes (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOL 3451, EEMB 2400, EEMB 2610, EEMB 2700, EEMB 3451, EEMB 3460, EEMB 3466, EEMB 4001, ENVR 3150, ENVR 3300, ENVR 3800, ENVR 3850, ENVR 4504, ENVR 4505, INMI 2300, INMI 3650, SUST 3461, SUST 3654
Courses that list EEMB 1101 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (EEMB course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All EEMB courses · Plan it at numap.app