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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
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3.00 Credits
Description: [Usually offered Spring, even numbered years] Principles and practices of soil, water and crop management under arid and semiarid conditions; the use of diagnostic procedures for evaluating soils and waters, reclamation, and economics of irrigation project development. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): SWES 200. May be convened with: SWES 501. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Principles of operating farm irrigation systems, evaluation of systems, selection of systems, basic irrigation scheduling, measurements of water flow, soil moisture, pump and system efficiencies. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Course includes 1 or more field trips. Prerequisite(s): MATH 110, SWES 200. Open to non-majors only. Typical structure: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. Identical to: ASM 404; ASM is home department. May be convened with: SWES 504. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course will aid students in developing the writing and organizational skills needed to produce effective technical reports, theses, dissertations and journal articles. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option. May be convened with: SWES 508. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Scientists speak a different language, a dialect filled with abstract symbolism, hypotheses and references to Latin and Greek. In this course, students learn journalism techniques to translate environmental science topics into language a layperson could appreciate. The writing concepts will apply to any field of science, as well as grant proposals, public reports and media including web-based publishing. Students also learn techniques for converting numbers into relevant statistics. Students will ?orkshop in groups and work closely with the instructor to produce publication-quality articles on assigned or agreed-upon topics. The best of these could be posted on university-affiliated websites, with credit given to the author. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): A ? or better in ENGL 102 and any math class. May be convened with: SWES 515. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies for both the natural and social sciences. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): RNR 271 or equivalent; basic knowledge of computer operations. Typical structure: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. Identical to: RNR 417; RNR is home department. May be convened with: SWES 517. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: The purpose of this course is to enhance students knowledge and skills related to environmental risk assessment, including hazard assessment, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment, and risk characterization. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: CPH 418. May be convened with: SWES 518. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: An overview of Earth as a planet, including concepts of global scale radiation, heat and water budgets, is presented in the first part of the course. The second part focuses on local scale land-atmosphere exchanges affecting soil temperature, crop water use, and fate of air pollutants. The third part emphasizes individual student and group study of selected topics. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): MATH 125; Concurrent registration, PHYS 102. May be convened with: SWES 520. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This laboratory course emphasizes the methods used to identify human and animal pathogens, their toxins and antigens. It encompasses methods used in bacteriology, virology, mycology and immunology. It will be assumed that you know basic bacteriological methods, including staining, streaking for isolation, and aseptic technique. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Special course fee required: $50. Prerequisite(s): MIC 205A, MIC 205L. MIC 421A is not prerequisite to MIC 421B. Typical structure: 1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory. Identical to: MIC 421B; MIC is home department. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Current concepts in water quality, aerobiology and microbial biogeochemistry. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): MIC 285R. Identical to: MIC 425. May be convened with: SWES 525. Usually offered: Fall.
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