CONTACT:

UNBC Terrace Campus

4837 Keith Avenue, Terrace, BC V8G 1K7

Tel: 250-615-5578; 1-800-697-7388

Fax: 250-615-5478 northwest@unbc.ca

UNBC Prince Rupert Campus

353 Fifth Street, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3L6

Tel: 250-624-2862; 1-888-554-6554

Northwest Region

Check out our online courses at https://www.unbc.ca/programs

Students new to UNBC must first apply for

admission, which should be done well in advance

of course registration. Please submit a completed

application form, including all documentation and

fees, to the Northwest Terrace campus office or

apply online at

http://www.unbc.ca/apply/undergraduate

FNST 304-3

Indigenous Environmental

Philosophy Date: June 23 - 30

A seminar exploring Indigenous philosophy, knowledge,

contemporary issues and perspectives through a combination of lectures,

discussion, and field trips

BIOL 333-3 Temperate Rainforest

Ecology Field School CRN: 30109

Date: April 27 to May 7

Set on the edge of the Skeena River Estuary, this course will provide an immersive experience in the ecology, dynamics and management of North American coastal rain forests. Exercises will include sampling for forest composition, structure and history. Students will be introduced to interactions between plants and animals, and between forested, aquatic and marine environments, and will be expected to undertake an independent research project.

Recommended Prerequisites:

Any university course in Ecology, such

as UNBC’s BIOL 104, or BIOL 110 / 111;

BIOL 201 is preferred.

Course Fee:

(In addition to tuition & student fees);

$575 (to be confirmed), includes

accommodation and local travel.

Students will prepare their own meals.

SPRING/SUMMER

COURSES 2020

REGISTER NOW!

BIOL 350-3 Ethnobotany

Fri: May 29, June 12 and June 26

Time 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sat: May 30, June 13 and June 27

Time 9:00am - 5:00pm Sun: May 31, June 14 and June 28

Time 9:00am – 12:00 noon

This course will review traditional plant use worldwide and by First Nations in British Columbia. Special reference will be made to First Nations in and around the Terrace area and Haida Gwaii. The course will be organized around food, medicinal, technological and spiritual uses of plants. Topics covered will include traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), research protocols, basic phytochemistry and contemporary issues in ethnobotany. No prerequisites required. “Interest only”

participants welcome

BIOL 318-3 Fungi and Lichens

CRN 30104 Date: Aug 19th-27th , 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Aug. 28th , 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

(plus the lab will be open most evenings to work on collections)

Students will collect and learn to identify local mushrooms and lichens in a

field and laboratory settings, with lectures to introduce students to fungal and

lichen classification and biology. Emphasis is placed upon fungi and lichens

in their natural environments, their taxonomy, ecology, and genetics, and

their importance to ecosystem function.

Prerequisites: BIOL 101-4 or BIOL 103-3 & BIOL 123-1; and BIOL 102-4

or BIOL 104-3 and BIOL 124-1.

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