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3.00 Credits
Goal To allow students to select authors, works, genres, or themes to study in-depth. Content Varied; a topic agreed upon by student and professor and approved by the department chair. Taught Fall; Spring. Prerequisites Permission of the instructor. Credit 1-6 hours.
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Goal To provide practical experience for the student to apply what she has learned. Content Student will perform professional, creative, or research functions under professional supervision. Taught Fall; Spring. Prerequisites Permission of the instructor and department chair. Credit 1-9 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Goal This course will provide students with the opportunity to analyze complex environmental issues such as population growth, global warming and pollution in a geological context. Content Students will evaluate possible solutions to environmental issues through field and laboratory work and through individual research. They will apply knowledge of historical geology, sedimentology and paleontology in their analysis and synthesis of research. Taught Fall. Credit 3 hours.
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4.00 Credits
Goal To appreciate that the Earth and its living systems sustain humankind, and to understand how the agricultural and industrial activities of human societies modify biogeochemical cycles and transform natural ecosystems, often to the detriment of ourselves and other species. Content An introduction to environmental sciences, an interdisciplinary field integrating concepts from ecology, chemistry, politics, and economics. The focus is on interactions between people and the environment, with specific topics including human population growth; fuels and energy; pollution of air, water and soil; human alterations to global biogeochemistry, including global warming and acid rain; and responses of human societies to environmental issues. Laboratory exercises will take place in the lab and in the field. Taught Fall. Gen. Ed. Category Laboratory Science. Credit 4 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Goal To learn basic methods and techniques of research in chemistry and environmental science. To gain proficiency presenting, discussing and analyzing scientific works. To explore practical, philosophical, and ethical aspects of science. Content An introduction to research methods essential for chemical and environmental research. A strong emphasis will be placed on statistical analysis of data. Students will also be expected to read and evaluate primary literature sources to present both written and orally to the class. Taught Fall. Prerequisites CHM 101, CHM 102, or permission of department chair. Credit 4 hours, cross-listed as CHM 206; S-course.
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Goal To understand the chemical phenomena behind environmental aspects of atmospheric, water and soil systems. To evaluate the equilibrium between air/water and soil/water interfaces to give students insights into current anthropogenic impacts on biogeochemical cycling. To establish correct field sampling techniques and analysis methods for environmentally affected areas. Content This course will focus on advanced chemical aspects of environmental issues ranging from energy content, ocean/atmosphere equilibrium, contaminant transport, and organism storage mechanisms. A specific focus will involve an in-depth analysis on the effect of concentration and pH on soil, water, and atmospheric systems. The laboratory component will involve field sampling experiments combined with instrumental and analytical methods in a traditional laboratory setting. Taught Spring, alternate years. Prerequisites CHM 101, CHM 102, and CHM 206 (or BIO 203); or permission of instructor. Credit 4 hours, cross-listed as CHM 351.
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Goal To understand the reasons why many species are endangered, to examine possible solutions, and to consider the ethical and ecological ramifications of species extinctions. To appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of conservation biology by considering issues ranging from the level of the gene to the scale of the entire biosphere. Content Students read, review, and discuss current literature in this speaking-intensive course. Students will conduct both laboratoryand field-based studies. Topics include defining diversity, threats to biodiversity, population genetics of rare species, conservation strategies and nature preserves, and legal and ethical issues. Taught Spring. Alternate years. Prerequisites BIO 110 and 112. Credit 4 hours; S-course; cross-listed BIO 360.
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3.00 Credits
Goals To evaluate various environmental issues from a political and economic standpoint. Content This course will be a seminar style course that discusses environmental issues from an economic and political standpoint. A strong emphasis will be placed on role of the Supreme Court in assessing the constitutionality of various environmental laws. Environmental cost-benefit analyses will also be assessed to determine the justification and validity of current regulations. Taught Spring, alternate years. Prerequisites ESC 150. Credit 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Goal To provide a forum in which students make connections between chemistry, environmental science and other disciplines Content Varies with student interest. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, energy sources, environmental issues, and natural resources. With faculty guidance, students will work independently or collaboratively with faculty to research a focused topic or topics integrating chemical concepts and methods with those of other disciplines. Students may be required to do one or more of the following write a review paper covering scholarly literature, write commentaries on news media articles in which they critically evaluate scientific and non-scientific content, lead a seminar on a topic. Other requirements will depend on the topic(s) chosen for study. Taught Fall. Prerequisites CHM 101, CHM 102, CHM/ESC 206, 8 additional hours in environmental science, senior class academic standing, declaration of a chemistry or environmental science major, and permission of the department chair. Credit 3 hours, cross-listed as CHM 410.
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