Animal Behavior
This course examines the physiological, neurological, genetic, evolutionary and ecological basis for behaviors across the animal kingdom. Students discuss current and historical questions, read from the scientific literature, and conduct their own research projects.
Ornithology with lab
Ornithology is an upper level biology course with a lab component. It will reinforce student understanding of basic anatomy and physiology, evolution, and ecology and expand on this knowledge with an in-depth study of the biology of birds, including avian form, diversity, behavior, and conservation. Students will engage in discussion of current scientific articles, apply the scientific method to the study of birds in the field, and learn to identify Southern California birds by visual and behavioral characteristics as well as by call and song.
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Nutritional Biology
This interdisciplinary upper-division biology course covers scientific concepts of nutrition related to the function of nutrients in basic life processes and current health issues. Emphasis is placed on individual and public health of humans, but students have the potential to explore animal nutrition.
Applied Biostatistics
This course provides an introduction to choosing, applying, and interpreting the results of statistical methods, including both parametric and non-parametric tests. Students gain experience in experimental design, using R and data presentation.
Introductory Biology, Bio 44
Topics discussed in lecture, and demonstrated in laboratory, include evolution, the structure, function and evolution of plant and animal forms, physiology of plants, and the principles of ecology.
Students in Animal Behavior Lab
First-year Seminar at Pitzer: Nutrition in the Modern World
In this seminar course, we trace the history of the human diet up to the present time, including an examination of diet across cultures. With this cross-cultural lens, we explore some of the multi-faceted issues surrounding nutrition in the modern world, with the goal of better empowering us to make choices that improve our health as well as the health of our communities and the environment