Courses
Modified 2021 Schedule of Courses
Download the LIST of COURSES for 2021 [pdf 72 KB]
Please note that due to COVID-19 Health and Safety regulations, courses currently scheduled as "in person" are pending approval and subject to change. Updates will be made here throughout the process.
The table below will have links to instructor emails and draft syllabi as they become available. In the meantime, you may find copies of previous year's syllabi on the Biology Department web page.
| Course subject & number | Course Name | Course dates | Days | Notes about field trips | Instructor |
| BIOL 2601.03 & BIOL 3219.03 | Flora of Nova Scotia | July 5-22 | MTWRF | Day trips from Dal (BIOL 2601 held with BIOL 3219) | M. Munro |
| BIOL 2605.03 | Marine Life of Nova Scotia | Aug. 16- 31 | MTWRFSatSun | For non-majors; multiple day trips and some overnight trips to the Harrison Lewis Centre | I. Aube |
| BIOL / MARI / OCEA 3003.03 | Intro. to Field Oceanography | Aug 16 – Sept 3 | MTWRF | Frequent day trips by boat, leaving from the dock near Dalhousie. | L. DeGelleke |
| BIOL 3221.03 | Diversity of Algae | May 21-June 15 | MTWRFSatSun | Day trips only | B.Hymes |
| BIOL 3327.03 | Entomology | June 17 - 30 | MTWRF Sat | Day trips only | T. Rossolimo |
| BIOL 3328.03 | Medical Entomology | May 13-29 | MTWRF Sat | Overnight trip to Harrison Lewis Centre, Port Joli, NS, plus day trips | T. Rossolimo |
| MARI 3604.03 | Field Aquaculture (Virtual online) | April 26 - May 11 | MTWRF Sat | Virtual Online --- students are not required to be in Halifax | D. Ibarra |
| BIOL 3622.03 | Ornithology | June 17 – July 1 | MTWRF SatSun | 8-day field trip to explore diverse habitats around Kejimkujik National Park and Seaside Adjunct | S. Gutowsky |
| BIOL / ENVS / MARI 3623.03 | Coastal Ecology | July 5 – 22 | MTWRF | Day trips only | J. Frail-Gauthier |
| BIOL / MARI 3626.03 | Field Studies of Marine Mammals | Aug 16 - 31 | MTWRF SatSun | 5-day overnight trip with whale-watching | TBD |
| MARI 3627.03 | Biology & Conservation of Sharks, Skates & Rays | July 26 – Aug 13 | MTWRF | One day-long boat trip to tag sharks | M. Dureuil & C. Harvey- Clark, K. Burnett, K |
| BIOL 3630.03 | Field Methods in Animal Behaviour (Virtual online) | April 26-May 11 | MTWRF Sat | Virtual Online --- students are not required to be in Halifax | A. Horn |
| BIOL / ENVS / GEOG / MARI 3633.03 | Spatial Information & GIS in Ecology | June 17 – 30 | MTWRF SatSun | Overnight field trips to NS Provincial Parks (Dollar Lake) | P. Bush |
BIOL 3634.03 |
Agroforestry (virtual online) | April 26 – May 11 | MTWRF Sat |
Virtual Online --- students are not required to be in Halifax |
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| BIOL 3635.03 |
Species at Risk Field Course | May 31 – June 15 | MTWRF SatSun | Approx. 7 – 10 days camping in Southwestern, NS. | C. Staicer |
| BIOL 3639.03 | HERPETOLOGY |
May 12-May 29 | MTWRF Sat | Virtual online- Students are not required to be in Halifax |
Julie Riley |
| NEW! MARI 3650.03 | NEW! Ocean Technology for the Observation and Conservation of Marine Species | July 26 – Aug 13 | MTWRF | Day trips, some involving boat trips | Scott McIlveen and Dr. Charles Bangley |
| MARI/BIOL/ENVS 3664.03 | Intertidal Ecology (Virtual Online; less-condensed) | May 1 – June 30 | MTWRF SatSun | Virtual Online --- students are not required to be in Halifax | I. Aube |
| MARI/BIOL 3680.03 | Scientific Diving Methods in Ecology (additional application required) |
Aug 16- 31 | MTWRF SatSun | Daily scuba diving trips pending sea conditions; must be certified scuba diver; contact Dal Diving officer (John.Lindley@dal.ca) for additional requirements & supplemental application | J. Lindley and TBA |
| BIOL 4003.03 (with MARI content) | Indigenous Perspectives in Conservation Biology (Special Topics) | July 26 – Aug 10 | MTWRF SatSun | Approx. 7 days away from campus, camping at various locations in Mi’kma’ki | J. Ferrier |