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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Marine Studies Consortium Coordinator's Permission Note: Not a Natural Sciences elective Examines the many ways in which the sea has shaped our New England history, from the earliest Native American fisheries to modern shipping industry. Course themes will include historical, political, and economic developments. Students will study the historical insights gleaned from shipwrecks, time capsules of discrete moments from New England's past. Activities may include field sessions at a marine archaeology site, visits to museums, and guest lectures on current research projects.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level BIO and Marine Studies Consortium Coordinator's permission Offered by the Marine Studies Consortium to familiarize students with the biology and natural history of marine mammals. Emphasis is placed on whales, dolphins, and seals of the western North Atlantic, but species from all over the world are discussed. Topics include anatomy, behavior, evolution and field identification of marine mammals, as well as the history of whaling and contemporary conservation problems. Includes laboratory work and field trips.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level BIO, two 300-level biology courses, and Marine Studies Consortium Coordinator's permission This upper-level course examines the biology and conservation of cetaceans: whales, dolphins and porpoises. Topics include physiology, population biology and life history analysis, molecular genetics, morphology, distributional ecology and social behavior. Early lectures focus on the biology of cetaceans and how they are adapted to marine environment. Later lectures use case studies to review how biological principles can be applied to the conservation of a wide range of cetacean species.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level BIO and CHM 220, and Marine Studies Consortium Coordinator's permission Note: Does not satisfy four-credit required NS course. This four-credit course surveys the basic biology, behavior and life history of marine biota as well as reviews the physical aspects of various marine habitats from polar to tropical latitudes. An emphasis is placed on evaluating the evolution of traits as adaptive responses to the oceanic environment. The relative roles that the physical environment and species' interactions (predation, competition, symbiosis) have in structuring marine communities in various marine habitats is discussed. Students become familiar with a variety of marine habitats and the diverse biota living in the world's oceans. In addition, students gain an understanding of interactions between marine species and how marine communities are organized. This course includes a laboratory during which students will examine specimens from several marine phyla or take field trips to various marine habitats. Field trips to the rocky intertidal, tide pools, sand flats, salt marsh, and the New England Aquarium are planned.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level BIO, two 300-level biology courses, and Marine Studies Consortium Coordinator's permission This upper-level survey course covers the evolution, systematics, anatomy, physiology and behavior of freshwater, marine, and anadromous fishes from temperate to tropical environments. The course also examines the diversity of fish interactions in aquatic communities: predatory/prey relationships, host/symbiont interactions, and the various roles of fishes as herbivores. Study of inter- and intra-specific predator-prey relationships among fish populations in aquatic communities integrates principles of ecology.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the vital role of wetlands in the hydrology and ecology of global landscapes. Explores the function of inland and coastal marshes, swamps, and bogs and their role in water and nutrient cycles. Surveys the biodiversity of wetlands habitats, from microbes to vertebrates. Considers the biological links between wetlands and human activities, such as agriculture, coastal development, and fisheries, as well as the legal framework for the protection and restoration of endangered wetlands.
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3.00 Credits
A sense of place is crucial to developing attitudes toward appreciating and protecting natural environments. A natural history approach to understanding environments is experiencing a resurgence and wider application to modern day issues. This course examines components of New England's flora and fauna, including organisms commonly encountered in the field, such as birds, mammals, insects, and flowering plants, within the context of their land, air, and water environments. Students will learn also how to read the landscape, using clues for detecting natural and human-made disturbances. Field trips are a key component of this course, and thus is not offered in Winter or Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an overview of health hazards that you are exposed to as you progress through your day. Topics will not be limited to the quality or the health of the natural environment but will explore the hazards that you may potentially encounter on the job, in the home, as well as those present in the natural environment. Subjects for consideration include drinking water safety, water and air pollution, hazardous waste disposal, toxic materials, pesticides, food additives and pharmaceuticals. Each laboratory project will require a written report that will reflect your search of current literature of the topic, the processing and comparison of data generated by the class, and your conclusions based upon class results.
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1.50 Credits
In this course students will examine the chemical composition of air, the most common indoor and outdoor air pollutants, their sources and health problems associated with exposure. Air quality worldwide will be discussed as well as the synergistic effects of exposure to more than one pollutant at a time. The statistical increase in air quality around the world and related diseases will be discussed. Lab activities will include the measurement of carbon monoxide as generated from a smoking cigarette and automobiles, radon gas in homes, acid rain, allergens in dust in homes, and ultraviolet light damage. Students will choose a topic of interest for a brief oral presentation and handout a fact sheet to share with the class.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the concept of natural physical processes by which members of a society are harmed. Examines the origins, effects, prediction, measurement, and mitigation efforts of some of the common natural hazards. Topics such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods and severe weather, using current examples of recent events where applicable. A project focusing on questions pertaining to such events is a major component of the course. This course is designated as Communication Intensive. C I
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