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2.00 Credits
This course will examine the organization and mission of public health agencies at local, national and global levels. Human and environmental health issues related to natural disasters, bioterrorism, chemical warfare, and epidemic diseases will also be addressed. Same as BIOL 230. Offered spring semester of even years.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Research. Internship. EXSP 108 Soccer. ( 1 hour) Instruction in the basic skills and tactics of soccer. Students will practice skills and acquire knowledge necessary for participation as a fitness or leisure time activity. Offered fall semester of odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
Remote sensing concepts and methods including multispectral image analysis and acquisition, radar imaging, satellite and airborne remote sensing systems, digital image analysis, the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter, use of global positioning system equipment. Geographic Information Systems ( GIS) exercises applied throughout the course. Same as PHYS 300, GEOG 300. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hours.). Examination of the politics of environmental issues, including air and water pollution, hazardous waste, solid waste disposal, ozone depletion, global warming and alternative energy systems; emphasis on political interactions within and across nation-states in dealing with environmental problems. Same as PLSC 309. Offered spring semester.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 110. A study of fundamental ecological principles and their relationship to current environmental problems. Lecture and laboratory with field work. Recommended for students from all disciplines. Same as BIOL 312.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the principles involved in managing resources for sustainable community, economy and environment. Topics include global environmental problems and solutions, water quality in the Ozarks, environmental impact assessment, and local field work. Same as GEOG 313. Offered fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENVR 312. An introduction to hazardous waste regulations, solid waste management programs, the Clean Air Act, OSHA regulations, the Clean Water Act, environmental audits, remediation technology and issues relating to the impact of environmental laws on society. Same as PLSC 315. Offered fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hours.). Prerequisite: ENVR 315. This course will provide a "next logical step" beyondEnvironmental Laws and Regulations, and focus on the practical and policy issues, as well as the varying options that may be available for compliance with those laws and regulations. It is specifically designed in addition to be of particular interest and use to those in the workplace who may currently have or may anticipate having responsibilities in the areas of environmental management and compliance issues.
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3.00 Credits
This course seeks to develop a better understanding of both the factual and ethical dimensions of our current and possible future environments. Explores several contemporary approaches in environmental ethics (including: deep ecology, ecofeminism,animal rights, market efficiencies,the loss of biodiversity and responses from deontological, utilitarian, and virtue ethics, etc.) and representative theoretical problems (e.g., Aldo Leopold's "landethic" vs. natural rights views, ecological holism vs. moral atomism, market efficiency vs. moral obligations, etc.) Using a case-study approach, students then learn to apply different ethical frameworks to several ethical choices occasioned by human interaction with the natural order. Same as PHIL 320. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CHEM 103. Provides an in-depth examination of substances classified as hazardous by various agencies and programs including the Department of Transportation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The course will explore chemical emergency preparedness, risk assessment, and emergency response planning and training. This course covers the skills and competencies set out under OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Rules, 29 CFR 1910.120, and National Fire Protection Association Standards, NFPA 472, for Hazardous Materials Response, Awareness Level.
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