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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Examines Native American religions and their perspectives on the human relationship to the natural environment. Topics include the rise and fall of pre-Columbian state theocracies, the ceremony of the Sacred Pipe, revitalization movements, and sacredness and ritual in contemporary life. (VII)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Special topics courses are offered from time to time. Course content varies with interest of the instructor. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis and Design E8 and, in some cases, consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. An assessment of developments in biotechnology potentially affecting various facets of human society, or warranting significant public debate. Covers the implications of genetic engineering and other biotechnological developments for public health, environment, agriculture, legislation, research ethics, public policy, and commerce. Prerequisites: Public Health 1 and 2 or consent of instructor. Same as Public Health 123.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Examination of differing definitions of the problem of achieving peace and the special problems of seeking peace in the nuclear age. Same as International Studies 121. (VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Understanding the impact of the nuclear age on the environment and human health through the interrelated developments of nuclear power and nuclear weapons. The early years of weapon development, catastrophic environmental pollution, perils of nuclear power in the U.S. and Russia. Same as International Studies 122 and Public Health 168. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Examines microorganisms and their functions in the aquatic environment, specifically microorganisms' role in the biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen, sulfur, and mercury, and how our activities are affecting these cycles. How and why indicator organisms are used in the determination of water quality for public health. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis and Design E5 or a general course in biology.
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4.00 Credits
Laboratory, three hours. Enumeration and identification of microorganisms from various aquatic environments. Examines microbial mediation of the sulfur, nitrogen, and mercury cycles and the public health aspects of water quality. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis and Design E8 or a general course in the Biological Sciences Core curriculum; and completion of or concurrent enrollment in E160.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Uses and impact of heavy-metal toxins in the environment traced from ore bodies, product manufacture, consumption, and waste management. Routes of exposure; medical and societal impacts of these exposures. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis and Design E8; junior standing and consent of instructor. Environmental Analysis and Design E164 and Public Health 164 may not both be taken for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Laboratory, three hours. Involves planning, sampling, gathering, and analyzing data. Direct first-hand experience in carrying out a scientific research project from inception through final technical report. Prerequisite or corequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E164. Prerequisites: E8 and either E115 or consent of instructor. Environmental Analysis and Design E164L and Public Health 164L may not both be taken for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, one hour; laboratory, three hours. Provides weekly lecture, laboratory experiments, and demonstration of techniques in the environmental sciences. Three to five Saturday field trips as well as a four-day field trip to study specific environmental problems. Prerequisite or corequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E110. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E185L.
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