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Redpath Museum (REDM)
Location
Location
- Redpath Museum, Room 102
- 859 Sherbrooke Street West
- Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
- Telephone: 514-398-4086
- Fax: 514-398-3185
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/redpath
About Redpath Museum
About Redpath Museum
The Redpath Museum exists to foster the study of the history and diversity of the natural world. Its mandate includes biological, geological and cultural diversity, and science education. It conducts academic teaching and research activities and also provides academic services to other units. There are no B.Sc. Programs at the Redpath Museum but the REDM courses listed below are considered as ones taught by the Faculty of Science.
| REDM 396 | Undergraduate Research Project |
| REDM 399 | Science Writing |
| REDM 400 | Science and Museums |
| REDM 405 | Natural History of East Africa |
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Redpath Museum (REDM) Faculty
Redpath Museum (REDM) Faculty
| Director |
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| David M. Green |
| Emeritus Professor |
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| Robert L. Carroll; B.Sc.(Mich.), Ph.D.(Harv.), F.R.S.C., F.L.S. |
| Professor |
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| David M. Green; B.Sc.(Br. Col.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Guelph), F.L.S. |
| Associate Professors |
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| Brian J. Alters; B.Sc., Ph.D.(USC) (Tomlinson Chair in Science Education, Sir William Dawson Scholar) |
| Andrew Hendry; B.Sc.(Vic., BC), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Wash.) (joint appoint. with Biology) |
| Hans C.E. Larsson; B.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Chic.) (CRC Tier 2 Chair in Paleontology) |
| Anthony Ricciardi; B.Sc.(Agr.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appoint. with MSE) |
| Assistant Professors |
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| Claire de Mazancourt; Bacc.(École des Mines), DEA, Ph.D.(Paris VI) |
| Brian Leung; B.Sc.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(Car.) (joint appoint. with Biology & MSE) |
| Virginie Millien; Maîtrise(Paris VI), DEA, Ph.D.(Montpellier II) |
| Curator |
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| Karen E. Samonds; B.S., B.A.(Mass.), M.Phil., M.A., Ph.D.(Stony Brook) (joint appoint. with Anatomy & Dentistry) |
| Faculty Lecturer |
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| Linda Cooper; B.A.(C'dia), M.A.(McM.) |
| Associate Members |
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| Biology: Graham A.C. Bell, Lauren J. Chapman |
| Earth & Planetary Sciences: Jeanne Paquette |
| McGill School of Environment: Colin A. Chapman |
| Adjunct Professors |
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| Hans Hofmann |
| Robert Holmes |
| Hendry M. Reiswig |
| Michael Woloch |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Minor Natural History (24 credits)
The Minor Natural History involves the exploration of the natural world via specimen-based studies, object-oriented investigations and field studies. Museum collections are used to provide hands-on experience with real objects and specimens. The required course brings students to the Redpath Museum and other McGill natural science museums and exposes them to natural history methodologies and the value of specimen-based studies. Complementary course lists are drawn from a variety of disciplines to emphasize breadth and integration with the inclusion of specimen- or object-based courses and field courses in zoology, botany, and earth and environmental sciences. To ensure breadth, students are required to choose courses from among these lists. A compulsory field course component rounds out the program.
Complementary Courses (21 credits)
Students select 21 credits from among four course lists (A (Zoology), B (Botany), C (Earth and Environmental Sciences), and D (Field Courses)) with the following specifications.
- At least 3 credits and no more than 9 credits from each of Lists A, B, and C.
- At least 3 credits from List D.
- No more than 3 credits from any one list may be at the 200-level.
Note: Students may take up to a maixmum of 9 credits of courses outside the Faculties of Arts and of Science.
List A: Zoology
*Note: BIOL 205 and BIOL 215 may be applied to either List A or List B.
**Note: Students may take either ENTO 330 or one of the cross-listed courses BIOL 350 and ENTO 350 as these courses have similar content.
| AEBI 211 | (3) | Organisms 2 |
| ANTH 312 | (3) | Zooarchaeology |
| BIOL 205* | (3) | Biology of Organisms |
| BIOL 215* | (3) | Introduction to Ecology and Evolution |
| BIOL 305 | (3) | Animal Diversity |
| BIOL 341 | (3) | History of Life |
| BIOL 350** | (3) | Insect Biology and Control |
| BIOL 352 | (3) | Vertebrate Evolution |
| BIOL 418 | (3) | Freshwater Invertebrate Ecology |
| BIOL 427 | (3) | Herpetology |
| BIOL 463 | (3) | Mammalian Evolution |
| ENTO 330** | (3) | Insect Biology |
| ENTO 350** | (3) | Insect Biology and Control |
| ENTO 440 | (3) | Insect Diversity |
| ENTO 535 | (3) | Aquatic Entomology |
| EPSC 334 | (3) | Invertebrate Paleontology |
| WILD 307 | (3) | Natural History of Vertebrates |
| WILD 350 | (3) | Mammalogy |
| WILD 420 | (3) | Ornithology |
List B: Botany
*Note: BIOL 205 and BIOL 215 may be applied to either List A or List B.
| AEBI 210 | (3) | Organisms 1 |
| BIOL 205* | (3) | Biology of Organisms |
| BIOL 215* | (3) | Introduction to Ecology and Evolution |
| BIOL 240 | (3) | Monteregian Flora |
| BIOL 355 | (3) | Trees: Ecology & Evolution |
| PLNT 304 | (3) | Biology of Fungi |
| PLNT 353 | (3) | Plant Structure and Function |
| PLNT 358 | (3) | Flowering Plant Diversity |
| PLNT 460 | (3) | Plant Ecology |
List C: Earth and Environmental Sciences
| BIOL 540 | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| EPSC 210 | (3) | Introductory Mineralogy |
| EPSC 233 | (3) | Earth and Life History |
| ESYS 200 | (3) | Earth System Processes |
| ESYS 300 | (3) | Investigating the Earth System |
| GEOG 203 | (3) | Environmental Systems |
| GEOG 272 | (3) | Earth's Changing Surface |
| GEOG 470 | (3) | Wetlands |
| GEOG 550 | (3) | Historical Ecology Techniques |
List D: Field Studies
*Note: Students may take either of the cross-listed courses NRSC 405 and REDM 405 but not both.
Students may also take other field courses with the permission of the program adviser.
| BIOL 331 | (3) | Ecology/Behaviour Field Course |
| BIOL 334 | (3) | Applied Tropical Ecology |
| BIOL 335 | (3) | Marine Mammals |
| BIOL 573 | (3) | Vertebrate Palaeontology Field Course |
| ENTO 340 | (3) | Field Entomology |
| EPSC 231 | (3) | Field School 1 |
| NRSC 405* | (3) | Natural History of East Africa |
| REDM 405* | (3) | Natural History of East Africa |
| WILD 475 | (3) | Desert Ecology |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)