Introduces new majors to the discipline, major, and profession through advising exercises, guest lectures, panel discussions and skills practice. Provides a foundation of common disciplinary frameworks and methodologies to support students in major coursework. Prerequisites: First-Year Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Science major.
Explores how and when climate has changed over time and its impact on people and ecosystems; how humans have altered Earth's climate historically; how climate will change in the future; and implications for people and planet. Learn to communicate about climate change and take action. Credit not awarded for both ENSC 1490 and ENSC 2490.
Introduction to skills for assessing human impacts on the global environment. Theory and application of GPS, geographic information systems and satellite remote sensing to address key environmental issues. Prerequisites: ENSC 1010, ENVS 1500, GEOG 1200, NR 1010, NR 1090, or Geospatial Technologies minor.
Advanced exploration of how and when climate changed over time; impact on people and ecosystems; how humans have altered Earth's climate historically; how climate will change in the future; what this implies for people and planet. Learn to communicate about climate change and take action. Credit not awarded for both ENSC 1490 and ENSC 2490. Prerequisites: One class in physical or natural sciences or engineering.
Tailored to the interests of a specific student, occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under faculty supervision, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Up to six hours. Three can be applied to elected concentration with Director permission.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Up to six hours. Three can be applied to elected concentration with Director permission.
Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of pollutant behavior from source to ultimate fate. Laboratory methodologies for measuring pollutants and predicting their transport, behavior, and fate. Prerequisites: CHEM 1400, CHEM 1450, MATH 1212 or MATH 1234; MATH 1224 or MATH 1248.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Role of stress and disturbance and the natural process of recovery in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Human efforts to modify, restore, and remediate altered ecosystems. Prerequisites: NR 2030, BCOR 1450, or BCOR 2100; minimum Junior standing.
Approaches used to identify, evaluate, and manage environmental risks. Focus on interactions among ecological, economic, and social considerations; often utilizing a watershed perspective. Problem formulation, methods selection. Case studies. Project-oriented. Prerequisites: ENSC 2030 or NR 2430; NR 3050 or SEP 2880; minimum Junior standing.
College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisites: Senior standing; Instructor permission.