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3.00 Credits
Humans often find themselves directly in the path of natural processes and the natural evolution of landscapes. The course covers a variety of natural hazards and related disasters including flooding, volcanoes, landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunami. These phenomena are studied in the context of geology and earth-system processes contributing to and controlling them, strategies for managing risk, and impacts on societies worldwide.
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3.00 Credits
The Earth is a dynamic system that supports all life. The flow of energy and cycling of matter through the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere provide us with air, water and food, and with resources to support economic development. Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, soil degradation and erosion, and loss of biodiversity threaten our ability to sustain the growing human population. This course develops scientific understanding of Earth systems, examines the impacts of human activities, and describes the role of scientific knowledge and research in meeting environmental and resource challenges.
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3.00 Credits
Development of Earth's natural resources can threaten soils and the quality of air and water. This course introduces students to principles of conservation and stewardship and exposes them to the ways in which scientific knowledge and research contribute to sustainable management of soil, water and air resources.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to geographic information systems (GIS) and the use of remotely sensed imagery in analyzing and solving problems in the environmental and earth sciences. Topics include an introduction to the design and operation of the earth's surface from aircraft and satellites, aerial photograph interpretation, and data analysis using spectral and digital processing techniques. Laboratory exercises focus on practical applications of geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques in monitoring, planning and resource management, and includes hands-on experience with ESRI ArcView GIS software. Prerequisites: ES 100 and 101 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the study of landforms and their relationship to underlying geologic structure and lithology. Topics include weathering, soil formation, erosion, sediment production, and landform genesis in fluvial, arid/semiarid, glacial, periglacial, karst, eolian, and coastal environments. Laboratory exercises emphasize interpretation of topographic maps and use of aerial photography and satellite imagery for environmental applications. Field excursions will focus on local fluvial and karst landforms. A field trip fee may be required. Prerequisites: ES 100 and 101 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to soils as natural bodies and the study of soil characteristics and classification, including the basics of soil profile description, field textural classification, recognition of master horizons, and essential soil-landscape, soil-vegetation, and soil-climate relationships. Laboratory work involves field excursions to describe soils and examine soil-landscape relationships. A field trip fee may be required. Prerequisites: ES 100 and 101 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Students will investigate the occurrence and behavior of water in the geologic environments in the context of the hydrologic cycle. Topics include hydrologic processes in surface and ground waters; pollution and contamination of water resources; surface water-ground water interaction; saturated and unsaturated zone processes; movement of chemicals in soils; site characterization; soil remediation techniques; and development and management of water resources. Applied field and laboratory methods for hydrogeologic investigations are emphasized. A field trip fee may be required. Prerequisites: ES 100 and 101 and a mathematics course, or consent of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will conduct a literature review, prepare a major paper and give a presentation on a topic relevant to their major.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on writing, using grammatical structures and patterns of English for high intermediate ESL students.
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3.00 Credits
This course will assist high intermediate ESL students with their pronunciation of American English, facilitate communicative skills, familiarize students with American idioms, and help gain accuracy in understanding aspects of listening comprehension.
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