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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the skills and principles of outdoor pursuits. Students build competencies in multiple outdoor pursuits, which may include, but are not limited to, backpacking, map reading and orienteering, snow sports, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, challenge course activities, mountain biking, and rock climbing. Emphasis is placed on learning skills and techniques for safe participation in backcountry environments, proper use of equipment, and causing minimal impacts by practicing Leave-No-Trace principles.
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3.00 Credits
Facilitates the development of outdoor leadership competencies including foundational knowledge, professional conduct, judgement and decision making, group processing, facilitation, environmental stewardship, program management, safety and risk management, and technical skills. Emphasizes teambuilding through the use of activities, adventure games, and initiative problems. Students will learn the theoretical foundations, administrative processes, and technical skills that are necessary to provide high-quality adventure programs to a variety of audiences.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the physical and human geography of a specific area of the world. Focuses on a regional analysis of the area within a physical, cultural, economic, and environmental context. This course may be offered as study abroad. During the study abroad offering, students will collect, analyze, and present information related to the study region before and during the field trip. Presentations will be both written and oral. Students will incur costs for up to three weeks of transportation, room, and board as well as venue entrance fees. The course may involve camping and strenuous hiking.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the nature, characteristics, challenges, and possibilities associated with development in economically peripheral regions of the world. Spatial aspects of uneven development, globalization, and interaction between developed and developing regions of the world will be addressed through analyzing environmental settings, historical circumstances, institutions, and cultural forces associated with underdevelopment and poverty.
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3.00 Credits
Provides a thorough background to the geo-environmental aspects of soil such as its physical and chemical properties, factors of soil formation, classification, and geographical distribution. Examines the interpretation of soil surveys and their role in land-use planning, natural resource management, and environmental quality. One semester field trip is required.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to fundamentals of water issues around the world, and how they affect the development, design, evolution and sustainability of societies and economic viability. Includes discussion of case studies where conflicts over water allocations, drought limitations, water quality problems and catastrophic floods are damaging societies and international relations. Students will be exposed to and discuss current and developing methods for reducing such problems in support of more sustainable societies.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the application of geologic principles for understanding and solving questions regarding our environment. This course will focus on the interaction between society and our planet in the context of natural hazards, natural resources, and other current topics.
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3.00 Credits
Reviews major economic activities; focuses on significant characteristics, location theory, and spatial patterns. Field trips may be required.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the phenomenon of terrorism through a spatial/geographic lens in order to understand how and why terrorism differs across the globe. Case studies of different terrorist organizations will be discussed. A field trip may be required. The course meets for three hours per week.
Prerequisite:
EGGS102 OR EGGS104
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to field study of the geology and environmental issues in a specific region. Students will read, summarize, and present background information on field trip locales; record and analyze field observations; and synthesize the experience in a written report. Requires primitive camping and strenuous hiking. Students will incur costs for up to two weeks of transportation, room, and board.
Prerequisite:
EGGS120
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