NTRES 6151

Conservation Bioacoustics Field Course Preparation

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will focus on preparing students for the winter term Hawai'i field course. Specifically, we will learn about Hawai'ian ecosystems, culture, and conservation needs, and ideate potential bioacoustic project ideas related to these topics. Students will also learn about field techniques and data management practices that will be essential during our field course. This course will include lectures from Yang Center instructors and our local collaborators, discussion of relevant literature, and group work to develop project ideas and create plans for data collection.

Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 NTRES 3150/NTRES 6150. Corequisites: None.

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

• Apply theoretical and practical knowledge from NTRES 3150/6150.
• Describe the threats to Hawai'ian biodiversity and how passive acoustic monitoring can support local conservation efforts.
• Design and plan research projects in Conservation Bioacoustics.
• Research, identify, and apply advanced statistical methods with acoustic data, including conducting preliminary analysis on mock datasets that match the structure of the data that the students propose to collect.

View Enrollment Information