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1.00 Credits
1 credit Writing (W) Course (anticipated 2009) Co-requisite: Environmental Studies; Corequisite or Prerequisite: EL102 This is a one credit course taken simultaneously with Environmental Studies. Students will learn to critique scientific papers, ethically obtain and use appropriate information to analyze environmental issues, and complete a research paper accurately citing the scientific literature.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit (spring) Prerequisite: Must be Environmental Studies Major This will be a one credit offering. Various environmental professionals from around the area will discuss their careers and the academic preparation required to pursue their careers. Some speakers will present at Mitchell College; others will introduce students to their workplaces. Students will be expected to complete their own research project on careers that interest them.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (anticipated 2009) Prerequisite: Environmental Studies This course will introduce students to the methods and instruments used to measure air, soil and water quality by performing projects associated with local habitat. Environmental Protection Agency procedures will be used.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (anticipated 2010) Prerequisites: BI 143 or BI 105; EC 132 and ES 1101 and Junior standing (or permission of the instructor) This interdisciplinary course explores the application of basic economic principles to help understand environmental problems and evaluate alternative solutions. Economic principles will be used to analyze fundamental environmental issues such as property rights, conservation, public good, environmental protection, natural resource damage assessment, pollution control. Connections between economic understanding and improved public policy are emphasized. The impacts of population growth and economic growth on natural resource depletion and various types of environmental pollution will be explored and alternative environmental policies will be compared.
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3.00 Credits
3 credit Elective Writing (W) Course (anticipated 2010) Prerequisites: EL 101; EL 102; BI 143 or BI 105; ES 101 and Junior standing (or permission of the instructor) This course, taught in conjunction with the English Department, will explore environmental issues through classic writings in the environmental field. Potential readings might include the following: Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire; Henry Beston, The Outermost House; Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons; Rachel Carson, Silent Spring; Willa Cather, Plains Song; Barry Commoner, The Closing Circle; Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek; Buckminster Fuller, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth; Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons";Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac; Eliot Porter, In Wildness is the Preservation of the World; John & Mildred Teal, Life and Death of the Salt Marsh; Henry David Thoreau, Walden; E. O. Wilson, The Future of Life; D. W. Wolfe, Tales from the Underground
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (anticipated 2010) Prerequisites: BI 105 or BI 143; ES 101 and Junior standing (or permission of the instructor) This course will involve the study of human interaction with the environment and potential impacts of environmental agents on human health and safety. Hazards from natural sources and human activities that contaminate our air, land, water, food, homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces will be examined. Topics to be covered include: emerging viruses, the effect of global warming on species distribution, and how weather patterns affect water currents and thus outbreaks of various diseases. Problems in assessing and controlling these impacts, protective legislation, media coverage and various approaches to resolve environmental health problems will also be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (anticipated 2010) Prerequisites: ES 101; Environmental Economics; Environmental Law and junior standing (or permission of the instructor) In this interdisciplinary course, students will examine the role of scientific knowledge on the formation of policy at the local, state, national and international levels. Students will analyze environmental issues and resulting problems facing the world today, as well as the policy issues involved in solving these problems. Topics may include: land use practices and reform, farmland and open space preservation; soil and water conservation; wetlands protection and rehabilitation; waste management and reduction, recycling and composting; air pollution, global warming and sea level rise; and marine wilderness areas. Behavioral factors influencing decisions will be considered. The course will enhance student abilities to critically evaluate environmental management, policy and modeling tools. The influential role that environmental scientists exert on local, regional, and national policies will be examined through case studies. Attendance at meetings of local conservation committee or meetings of other government agencies discussing environmental issues will be required in this course.
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3.00 Credits
Global (G) Course (anticipated 2010) Prerequisite: BI143, BI105 or ES101 and Junior Standing or permission of instructor This will be an interdisciplinary course investigating the science behind global climate change; and the geographical, political and societal impacts of this issue.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (anticipated 2010) Pre-requisites: GV119 and BI105, BI143 or ES101 and Junior standing (or permission of the instructor) This interdisciplinary course will explore basic issues of law and policy involved in the consumption, conservation, and regulation of natural resources. Students will examine of the purposes, methodology, and impacts of the environmental regulatory process at the local state and national level, including such national statutes as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, OSHA regulations, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Wilderness Act. Students will analyze the relative costs and benefits of various forms of environmental regulation within the context of the American political, administrative, and legal systems. While the course focuses on U.S. environmental law, students will also consider the increasingly important field of international environmental law and agreements.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
3-6 credits (anticipated 2010) Prerequisite: Senior major in Environmental Studies This course will require students to complete a senior research project, including an internship, that will demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have acquired through the Environmental Studies program. Attendance at meetings of local conservation or government agencies dealing with environmental issues will be required. Presentations of student work will become part of the annual Earth Day Event at Mitchell.
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