✉news ScienceBiology first seen 15 h ago, last 11 h ago, peak #6
University of Richmond course pairs birding with studying birders
Original: On this University of Richmond syllabus: Watching the birds — and the bird watchers
The University of Richmond is offering a course whose syllabus covers both watching birds and observing the bird watchers themselves. The class blends biology with an examination of the human hobby and culture built around birding. It is being highlighted on the university's own news site as an example of distinctive course offerings.
Why now: The unusual syllabus approach of studying both birds and the people who watch them is drawing attention.
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