EE BIOL 113A

Herpetology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Exploration and summarization of evolution, ecology, life history, and conservation biology of world’s reptile and amphibian fauna. Topics include conservation assessments both globally and in California, discussion sections focused on student-led critical evaluations of current literature, and in-class meetings with professional herpetologists to share their professional experiences and job opportunities.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Spring 2026
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisite: Life Sciences 1 or 7B. Recommended requisite: course 120.

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EE BIOL 120

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

EE BIOL 113A

EE BIOL 120Evolution
- MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students
  - MATH 1Precalculus
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biologyanother path to it
- MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

EE BIOL 113A

EE BIOL 113ALHerpetology Laboratory

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.