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3.00 Credits
Toxicology is in broad terms the science of poisons. This course will provide an overview of the many branches of toxicology and examine the effects of poisons, or toxins, on individual organisms and ecosystems. Of specific interest will be the uptake (ingestion), metabolism, storage, and excretion of toxins and the adverse effects experienced by organisms exposed to toxic substances. The mechanisms by which substances induce cancer, birth defects, and nervous and immune system damage will be studied. Additionally, fundamental principles of toxicology, such as doseresponse and selective toxicity, will be described. The sources, chemical properties, environmental fates, and regulation of toxins will be addressed. Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Offered alternate years (fall). Prerequisites: CHM 201 Organic Chemistry I, any 200level course in Biology, or permission of the instructor
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4.00 Credits
Students are encouraged to pursue internship experiences.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the ecological, political, social, and ethical implications of contemporary environmental problems. Attention will be given to understanding and evaluating the scientific nature of local, national, and global environmental issues, the historical origins of these problems, and the strategies and goals of the contemporary environmental movement. The course also considers the political, social, and technological options available for addressing environmental problems.
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4.00 Credits
In this interdisciplinary course students will explore real solutions to the delicate problem of environmental and cultural conservation in developing Latin American countries. Each year a particular country (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, or Honduras) will serve as a model and ultimate destination for study. Students will meet regularly during the spring semester to develop projects and prepare for the twoweek intensive, travelstudy program that will take place in early summer. This preparation will include study of the area's ecological diversity, political and cultural history, and relevant Spanish vocabulary and conversation skills. In the Latin American country students will explore a variety of habitats, live in and interact with members of a small community, work with conservation professionals, and conduct independent research projects. The objective of this course is to show that if we are to develop lasting solutions, we must consider the environment in relation to the people who live in it. Prerequisite: successful completion of the language requirement in Spanish and instructor permission Meets general academic requirement D or S.
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4.00 Credits
Internships may be arranged with appropriate private or public institutions on a local, state, or federal level (especially through the Semester in Washington program). Internships are designed to provide students with practical as well as theoretical insight into environmental problems.
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0.50 Credits
This course will explore several broad areas of family finance: taxes, banking, money management, credit, personal loans, home mortgages, home equity loans, and insurance. Specific topics will include the Federal income tax return, checking accounts, electronic banking, money market funds, CDs, debit and credit cards, car leases, fixed rate vs. adjustable rate mortgages, refinancing, auto and homeowner's insurance, HMOs and PPOs, disability insurance, term vs. whole life insurance, and reading the financial press. Students will develop a mastery of the subject matter through assigned readings, class discussion, and completion of assigned exercises.
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0.50 Credits
This course will explore several broad areas of family finance: saving and investment, retirement planning, and estate planning. Specific topics will include risk preferences and tolerances, riskreturn tradeoffs, the stock market, bonds and their features, diversification, mutual funds, openend and closedend funds, load vs. noload funds, index funds, asset allocation, pension plans and vesting, the defined benefit plan, the defined contribution plan, the 401(k), traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, wills, trusts, and gifts. Students will develop a mastery of the subject matter through assigned readings, class discussion, completion of assigned exercises, and participation in workshopstyle presentations. Prerequisites: FIN 105 Family Finance I or permission of the instructor
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0.50 Credits
The course offers students the opportunity to participate in the active management of a portfolio of assets which was originally funded by a loan from the College. Students will study current financial markets, lead discussions, arrange speakers, and monitor and analyze current portfolio holdings. The primary goals of the course are to learn how to manage a portfolio and to promote an understanding of financial assets and markets.
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4.00 Credits
This course develops the major propositions of modern financial theory and the guidance that they provide to the corporate financial manager. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on two major areas of decisionmaking: the investment decision and the financing decision. The exposition of these two areas requires that the following topics be covered: Present value, valuation, portfolio theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, capital budgeting techniques, the cost of capital, capital structure, leverage, management of working capital, and ratio analysis. Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics and MTH 144 Statistical Analysis or MTH 104 Statistical Methods Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 238.
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4.00 Credits
The study and application of the mathematical tools needed for financial decisionmaking. The mathematics is developed in a rigorous way but the emphasis is on the economic rationale underlying the concepts covered and the application of those concepts. The course begins with a discussion of present value theory. From this the following topics are developed in detail: future value, growth rates, annuities in arrears and in advance, corporate bond valuation, the extinction of debt by amortization, conventional mortgages and recent innovations in the mortgage market, sinking funds, deferred annuities, perpetuities, and the effects of compounding and effective annual interest rates. Prerequisite: ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics and MTH 144 Statistical Analysis or MTH 104 Statistical Methods and MTH 121 Calculus I Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 312.
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