BIOL 352Populations and Communities

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Science
Subject: Biology

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Students will study the dynamics of interactions within and among species. The course explores key population and community topics such as population growth, predator-prey, competitive, and mutualistic interactions, ecological networks, food webs, species coexistence, community assembly, and ecological succession.

Prerequisites

Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- BIOL150 - Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology (0.50)
- BIOL251 - Fundamentals of Ecology (0.50)

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- BIOL456 - Population Biology (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7057	0 / 60	MW 14:30–15:50
LEC 701	2634	36 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
TUT 101	7058	0 / 30	Jan 27 16:00–17:20 Feb 10 16:00–17:20 Mar 3 16:00–17:20 Mar 17 16:00–17:20
TUT 102	7059	0 / 30	Feb 3 16:00–17:20 Feb 24 16:00–17:20 Mar 10 16:00–17:20 Mar 24 16:00–17:20

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Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
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Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
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Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
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Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar

2025–26
2026–27 (shown here)
2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar