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3.00 Credits
A field course involving collection, identification, preservation, population studies, and life history studies of animals of regional ecosystems. Systematics, evolution, and biogeography are emphasized. (Meets the laboratory/field requirement for natural sciences.) Prerequisite: Biology 108 or 109 or consent of instructor. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World lab or field requirement.) (Also listed as Biology 203.) 1 unit - Linkhart.
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3.00 Credits
Human habitation of the Southwest from earliest times, with emphasis on human interaction with environment. Changes in cultural patterns over time. No prerequisites. Block 7: Prehistory: The Southwest. This course provides a detailed look at the lifeways of the prehistoric peoples of the American Southwest. We will examine archaeological evidence and explore the major research issues for the Paleoindian, Archaic, and Ancestral Puebloan peoples who occupied the Colorado Plateau and adjacent areas between 11,500 B.C. and Spanish contact at A.D.1540. No previous knowledge of archaeology is required. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Anthropology 204.) 1 unit - Department.
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3.00 Credits
The analysis of distributions, abundances, and interrelationships of organisms. Populations, communities, and ecosystems are investigated, and implications for humans considered. Laboratory and field experience. (Meets the laboratory/field requirement for natural sciences.) Prerequisite: Either 1.) 1 unit from Biology 105, 107,108,109, Geology 130 or 140 and Chemistry 107; or 2.) Environmental Science 112 and 155 with strong Studies in Humanities Biology; a college-level Biology course strongly recommended. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World lab or field requirement.) (Also listed as Biology 208.) 1 unit - Ebersole.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
A focus on the thermodynamics and kinetics of pollutants in the air, water, and soil, as well as some toxicology. Statistical methods and the analysis of environmental samples using instrumental methods as well as techniques in chemical waste treatment are covered. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
The application of concepts and techniques of geoscience and other disciplines to archaeology to help solve ancient dilemmas. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
Introduces students to the history of native peoples primarily in North America. The course includes histories of individual native groups as well as the relationship between American Indians and a variety of Europeans from before contact until the present. Examines a variety of primary and secondary materials to see patterns in the ways that Native Americans have been affected by the process of conquest, the ways in which Anglo-Europeans have responded to Native Americans, and in the ways in which American Indians have become a part of and remained apart from "mainstream" American culture. As a broader goal, we also look at the way "history" is made, understood, and used by very different cultural traditions. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 Credits
Block 3: American Frontiers. The process of conquering the American continent from 1492 to the present. An examination of the variety of forms that Euro-American conquest took (exploration, religion, economic development, settlement, and military encounter), the impact of conquest on native peoples, the social and economic development of the frontiers, and the lives that people led and lead in places considered frontiers. (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200 and History 217.) 1 unit - Hyde.
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3.00 Credits
Conflicts and commonalities between practicing environmentalists (pastoral cultures of New Mexico and southern Colorado) and card-carrying environmentalists. Course topics include historic, economic, and social origins of conflicts between these rural cultures and urban environmentalists and today's response by pastoral cultures to re-create equitable economies that sustain environment and culture. Field trip to New Mexico and southern Colorado. (Meets the Critical Perspective Requirement.) Writing emphasis. Block 2: Environmental Justice in the Southwest. Conflicts and commonalities between practicing environmentalists (pastoral cultures of New Mexico and southern Colorado) and card-carrying environmentalists. Course topics include historic, economic, and social origins of conflicts between these rural cultures and urban environmentalists and today's response by pastoral cultures to re-create equitable economics that sustain environment and culture. Field trip to New Mexico and southern Colorado. Prerequisite: ( field trip) (Writing Intensive). (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200 and Environmental Science 120 and Sociology 190.) 1 unit - Varela.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the major environmental laws, and the landmark court decisions interpreting them that affect environmental policy in the Southwest. Topics include mining, grazing, forests, water, Native Americans, and wildlife. (Also listed as PS 203.) No Prerequisites. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
The most influential external force that has shaped the status and culture of contemporary Native Americans has been federal law. The course examines these laws and Supreme Court decisions that led to the forced removal of Native Americans, established trustee doctrine, imposed assimilation policy, allocated land and natural resources, and changed the system of government for Native American tribes. We consider current efforts by Native Americans to enforce the laws that were enacted to protect their interests but which have been ignored for centuries. Focus is in the Southwest including current litigation over water rights in Colorado, land in New Mexico, and hunting and fishing rights in much of the region. No prerequisites. 1 unit - Kannan.
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