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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of a period, author, or topic. Open only to English majors who have completed 12 credits of 300-level or above courses in English. Requires approval of advisor, program coordinator, and department head. Cannot be used as a substitute for required English courses.
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6.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students develop their oral and written communication skills and to improve their English reading comprehension. Students discuss various topics and practice effective and accurate English communication using proper grammar. The intention is for students to develop an academic vocabulary as well as critical thinking. Students will be placed in this course based upon results from an English Placement Test, and a written essay. This course is limited to students whose first language is not English.
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4.00 Credits
In this course, students practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing to become more fluent in spoken English. The course addresses improvement in oral skills needed for class discussions and presentations, and aims to give students practice in writing clear and effective college-level English. Students also develop academic vocabulary and lecture note-taking skills. Students will be placed in this course based upon results from an English Placement Test, and a written essay. This course is limited to students whose first language is not English.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students communicate more effectively and confidently in spoken English. The course addresses improvement in oral skills needed for class discussions and presentations. Students also have opportunities to develop their vocabulary and grammar skills as well as practice pronunciation through group exercises. This course is limited to students whose first language is not English.
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3.00 Credits
This course aims to give students practice in writing clear and effective college-level English through practice in generating ideas, drafting, revising, and editing. Students explore the development and structure of sentences, paragraphs, and essays while learning how to use various resources to improve their writing skills. This course is limited to students whose first language is not English.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to environmental concerns, including definitions for basic components of the environment and their interactions, and a classification of environmental units based upon energy consumption. An overview is given of the specific concerns of overpopulation, energy consumption, and general results of overstress on the environment, such as pollution, food crisis, and depletion of natural resources. As the need arises in the context of the course, basic concepts of biology, chemistry, and physics are reviewed. The course is taught from an interdisciplinary approach, with contributions from biology, geography, and chemistry.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS is one of the skills most cited as being essential to environmental scientists, especially those wishing to enter the policy arena. The course will introduce the student to the basic concepts of GIS as well as many of its applications. Prerequisites: BITS 101 or its equivalent and ENVS 215.
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to establish the proper method of performing an environmental assessment. Students will learn how to properly design an environmental monitoring protocol. This includes determining the statistically correct number of samples to analyze, how to properly collect the samples, how to preserve them, how to analyze them, and ultimately how to interpret the data obtained. Prerequisites: NSCI 190, CHEM 100 or CHEM 101, SSCI 315 and ENVS 215.
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3.00 - 15.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to provide pre-professional work related experience at an off-campus site. The director of the environmental science program will assist the student in obtaining an internship, if needed. In all cases, the student must have the internship approved and the number of credits that the internship will count for approved by the environmental science director before enrolling in the course. The student intern will be supervised by the environmental science director and by the on-site supervisor. This course is normally taken in the junior or senior year. Prerequisites: Permission of the Director of Environmental Science.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the theory and practices of financial management in the modern business firm. Special emphasis is placed on the application of time-value-of-money, valuation of securities, analysis of financial statements, weighted average cost of capital calculations and investment/budgeting decisions. Prerequisites: ACCT 202 and BUSI 201.
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