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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA This course is mainly for English Writing Concentration majors and minors. Students will prepare a written proposal prior to the start of class and submit it to the professor. The proposal will outline the student's writing project for the semester including expected goals and outcomes. Upon approval, the student will produce a significant portfolio of work under the tutelage of the professor. The aim of this course is to have students graduate from the program with a significant body of written work. This course may be taken instead of an internship.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
Three-Six-Nine Credits The Internship in English is highly recommended for juniors and seniors. The English Department offers three different internships that correlate well with the three concentrations in the major: Writing, Theater, and Literary Research. Each is designed to provide experience leading to a professional career, offering practical training related to the student's concentration or interests. Recent placements include advertising firms, PR consultancies, theater companies, news media, TV shows, and the college' s Writing Center. The Research internship allows advanced students the opportunity to work directly with English faculty as research assistants, learning the skills necessary for graduate study, research, and teaching. Each intern compiles a portfolio of works from the assignment. Th e intern ? training is supervised by the employer on site as well as by the internship coordinator on campus. Internships in writing fulfill part of the upper-level writing major and minor requirements. Available every semester Prerequisite: Permission of internship coordinator
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA Dual listed as POSC 202 The purpose of this course is to teach the "layperson" how to get involved in environmental issues; how to evaluate environmental problems and their proposed solutions; and how to effectively fight for environmental protection. Offered every spring.(Does not fulfill Core/LS Natural Science requirement.) Prerequisites: ENSC 101, POSC 110
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits This course focuses on Earth's geologic resources and how they influence man' s use of the physical world. Topics include plate tectonics; earthquakes; rock and mineral formation; weathering and erosion; groundwater and surface water; stratigraphy and energy resources; glaciation and geologic history. Students make observations and measurements and translate them into meaningful data from which inferences can be drawn. Through hands-on experience, students gain skills of map reading, identification of minerals and rocks, interpretation of geologic and topographic maps. Offered every spring. Prerequisite: ENSC 101
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1.00 Credits
One Credit LA Laboratory to accompany ENSC 210. Corequisite: ENSC 210
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA This course will provide an introduction to Geographic Information Systems. A Geographic Information System is a series of tools to create, edit, maintain, and analyze maps and data about features that occur over a specific geographic area. The course will detail the terminology, concepts, and applications that are commonly used with GIS. Hands-on training will be provided in the labs for input and edit functions, ad hoc query and analysis functions, and facilities-management functions. Offered every fall. (Does not fulfill Core/LS Natural Science requirement.) Prerequisite: ENSC 101
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA Dual listed as ECON 305 A policy-oriented examination of the relationship between the economy and the natural environment. Topics include the environmental consequences of economic growth and development; the labor market impacts of environmental legislation; and the economic theories of "public goods" and "social costs." Offered every fal(Does not fulfill Core/LS Natural Science requirement.) Prerequisite: ECON 102
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1.00 Credits
One Credit LA Dual listed as CHEM 309 A laboratory course designed to provide the student with experience using the standard instrumentation involved in chemical analysis of the environment. The instrumental techniques used include UV/Visible spectrophotometry, flame and furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and gas chromatography. Offered biannually in fall. Prerequisites: CHEM 131, CHEM 132, and CHEM 202 or CHEM 215-216 Corequisite: ENSC 310
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA Dual listed as CHEM 310 This course includes detailed coverage of water, soil, and air environments. It is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the reactions, transport, and effects of naturally occurring chemical systems. The major anthropogenic pollutants and their effects upon the environment will also be studied. Offered when sufficient student demand exists. Prerequisites: CHEM 131, CHEM 132, and CHEM 201 or CHEM 211
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA This course is an extension of basic microbiological methods for analyzing environmentally important processes. Since many of the functions of ecosystems are governed by microorganisms, the microbiota are likely to be key indicators of environmental impacts. Topics in this course include microbial diversity, ecologicalparameters affecting microorganisms, population interactions, and applied aspects of microbial ecology. Offered when sufficient student interest exists. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 312
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