{"id":1457,"date":"2018-07-31T22:37:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T22:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/?page_id=1457"},"modified":"2020-12-31T21:27:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:27:40","slug":"about-ecology-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/departments\/ecology-biodiversity\/about-ecology-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"About Ecology &#038; Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1457\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1457-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1457-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1457-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY &amp; BIODIVERSITY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1457-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1457-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1457-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1457-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"pl-1458\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1458-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"  data-ratio=\"1\"  data-ratio-direction=\"right\" ><div id=\"pgc-1458-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-1458-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;20px 20px 20px 20px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#e2d7d5&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-screen&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-layout&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1458-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Explore Ecology and Biodiversity<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/departments\/ecology-biodiversity\/\">Welcome Message<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/departments\/ecology-biodiversity\/about-ecology-biodiversity\/\">About the Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/ecb\/\"><strong>Departmental Faculty<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual-enrollment\/department\/ecb\/\">Dual Enrollment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/ecb\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/department\/ecb\/\">Graduate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h2>Causes Supported<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/cause\/6\">Environmental Care<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Academic Programs<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3>Dual Enrollment Academies<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/30141ce2-c559-4b5d-8\">Pre-Ecology Studies Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certificate Programs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Associate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/60b289d2-c3bd-44b0-8\">Biological Foundations &amp; Ecological Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Undergraduate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/60b289d2-c3bd-44b0-8\">Biological Foundations &amp; Ecological Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/41c3296d-81f9-4bf0-a\">Conservation Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/1Ma6chXBZ5f7xiEUsADH\">Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Graduate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/eed784b2-8fd1-46b8-8\">Advanced Conservation &amp; Restoration Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/bbef154366-4373-2751-csy\">Biocomplexity and Systems Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/ccef154366-4373-2751-cry\">Biological Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/eeef154366-4373-2751-cpy\">Ecology, Resilience and the Urban Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/d82e3ce1-3b6c-4bd5-9\">Ecotheology, Ethnoscience &amp; Communication Across Cultures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/ddef154366-4373-2751-cqy\">Natural Resource Planning &amp; Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/kkef154366-4373-2751-cky\">Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3>Degree Programs<\/h3>\n<h4>Associate Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/e4d37645-1d3a-47c6-8\">Major in Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Bachelor Completion Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/74f34aeb-bb02-4d76-b\">Major in Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Bachelor 2+2 Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/6ebabc94-6e89-428d-b\">Major in Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Masters Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/58d56f82-ab21-43b3-a\">Master of Divinity Dual Degree \/ MEM<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/58d56f82-ab21-43b3-a\">Major in Ecology &amp; Biodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/59028546-222d-470e-a\">Master of Ecological Mission<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/59028546-222d-470e-a\">Major in Ecology &amp; Biodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/afe9781f-6ad2-451b-b\">Major in Marine Biology &amp; Acquatic Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/2fe9fcf0-1d7d-411d-8\">Major in Natural Resource Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Doctoral Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/a700f79a-46ad-44a1-8\">Doctor of Ecological Mission<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/a700f79a-46ad-44a1-8\">Major in Ecological Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Course Descriptions<\/h3>\n<h4>Undergraduate Courses<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=BIO\">BIO - Biological Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=CHM\">CHM - Chemistry Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=ECO\">ECO - Ecology Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=MAT\">MAT - Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Graduate Courses<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=BIO\">BIO - Biological Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=CHM\">CHM - Chemistry Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=ECO\">ECO - Ecology Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=MAT\">MAT - Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/spirituallife\/\">Spiritual Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/students\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/library\/subject-guides\/\">Library Subject Guides<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=bio\">BIO - Biological Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=chm\">CHM - Chemistry Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=eco\">ECO - Ecology Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=mat\">MAT - Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.missional.university\/category\/faculties\/ecological-mission\/ecology-biodiversity\/\">News Archive<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Still Have Questions?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.missional.university\/request-info\">Contact Admissions<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Calendar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/about-us\/calendar\/\">View Calendar<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1457-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1457-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-1457\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/ecologybiodiversitylrg.jpg\" width=\"1140\" height=\"600\" 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https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/ecologybiodiversitylrg-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1457-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>About the Department<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Ecology &amp; Biodiversity guides students from a biblical perspective of creationism, ecotheology and ecomissiology through a wide range of ecology courses dealing with marine, marshland, rangeland and wildlife ecology. The faculty have designed the major requirements to ensure that students have a broad and balanced exposure to biological and chemical processes and biomathmatical skills to analyze various physical environments. The curriculum begins with fundamentals of biology, environmental biology, biological terminology, general chemistry and chemistry of organic and biomolecules at the Associate level. The Bachelor degree completion program builds with courses in ecology, biodiversity, biological systems, conservation and management.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate level extends the study of ecology and biodiversity by combining advanced biostatistical methods, bioethics, and theories of ecosystem sustainability and resilience. Students investigate the mechanisms that regulate biodiversity and foster the maintenance of diverse ecosystem environments. By obtaining a process-based understanding of the ways species interact from the micro to the landscape level in ecosystems, students learn to predict the future impacts of climate and land-use changes and plan approaches to carbon sequestration, water safety, and disease suppression.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Areas of Study<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of\u00a0Ecology\u00a0&amp; Diversity\u00a0offers students a variety of courses\u00a0in several areas, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Biology &amp; Chemistry Foundations:\u00a0<\/em>Courses introduce students to biological and chemical terminology, concepts and processes that appear in diverse ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Biological Ecology &amp; Biodiversity:\u00a0<\/em>Courses include\u00a0marine biology, river &amp; lake biology, biogeography, plant ecology, and behavorial ecology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Conservation, Management &amp; Restoration Ecology:\u00a0<\/em>Courses include\u00a0hydrologic processes in soils, coastal &amp; wet ecology and management, international agriculture systems; restoration and landscape ecology and conservation biology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<p>Students who complete the Bachelor of\u00a0Ecological Mission in Ecology &amp; Biodiversity\u00a0will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Articulate a theological foundation for ecology and biodiversity studies<\/li>\n<li>Investigate ecological concepts and scientific principles related to natural resource management<\/li>\n<li>Describe biological, physical, and chemical properties of soil.<\/li>\n<li>Compare and contrast principles of hydrology including groundwater and surface water flow measurement methods<\/li>\n<li>Identify morphological characteristics of grasses, grass-like plants, forbs and woody plants<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the effects of wildlife on rangeland ecology<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the interrelationships between life forms and marine, river &amp; lake, and coastal wetland ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Students who complete the Master of\u00a0Ecological Mission in Ecology, Biodiversity &amp; Ecosystems\u00a0will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of ecosystem processes and their value<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the multi-dimensionality of maintaining or restoring ecosystem health<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the application of environmental laws and policies globally<\/li>\n<li>Be able to provide much-needed service to improve health and sustainability of ecosystems, resulting in more sustainable conditions in diverse global environments<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to work with various agencies, including governmental and mission agencies, to restore and maintain the biodiversity and environmental health that are the backbones of sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate hands-on experience in planning, executing, analyzing, and reporting on a research process that culminates in a thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY &amp; 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