2013-14 University Bulletin 
    
    May 20, 2024  
2013-14 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • ENG (0122) 452 - Seminar


    Credits: 3

    This course examines the portrayal of slavery in American literature. Covering works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama from the era of slavery to the early twenty-first century, the class seeks to understand the varied meanings of slavery in the nation’s political consciousness and in the imaginations of particular writers.

    When Offered: Spring

    Prerequisite 1: ENG 231  Prerequisite 2: ENG 232  Prerequisite 3: ENG 233  Prerequisite 4: ENG 250 
    Free Note: Senior Majors Only
  
  • ENG (0122) 453 - Seminar Thematic Topics


    Credits: 3

    Examine the art of narrating the self in various forms: spiritual confession, modern memoir, diaries and letters, autobiographical fiction. Learn the history of autobiography as a genre, read literary theory about the role of truth in autobiography, and trace connections between letters and journals of literary artists and their writing.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

    Prerequisite 1: ENG 231  Prerequisite 2: ENG 232  Prerequisite 3: ENG 233  Prerequisite 4: ENG 250 
    Free Note: Senior Majors Only
  
  • ENG (0122) 454 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3.00

    Investigate the nature of literary satire, emphasizing contemporary American short stories, novels, and poems. Satire takes a rich variety of forms, including parodies, lampoons, and dystopian and apocalyptic tales. Our aim will be to investigate how contemporary literary satires function-and in what new directions the genre may be proceeding.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

    Prerequisite 1: 0122*231 Prerequisite 2: ENG 232  Prerequisite 3: ENG 233  Prerequisite 4: ENG 250 
    Free Note: Senior Majors Only
  
  • ENG (0122) 455 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3

    This course will introduce some of the greatest writing by major world authors (writing in languages other than English that have been translated into English) of the second half of the twentieth and the first years of the twenty-first centuries.

    LearningGoal1Desc GLOBAL AWARENESS/CIVIC ENGAGE

    When Offered: Fall

    Prerequisite 1: ENG 231  Prerequisite 2: ENG 232  Prerequisite 3: ENG 233  Prerequisite 4: ENG 250 
    Free Note: Senior Majors Only
  
  • ENG (0122) 457 - Special Topics in Creative Writing


    Credits: 3

    This course addresses different topics and approaches important to the education of creative writers.

    DistribReqDesc Arts

    Prerequisite 1: ENG 312  or ENG 313  or ENG 315  or ENG 316 
    Free Note: Course may be repeated with different instuctor. Senior Majors Only
  
  • ENG (0122) 485 - Literature Capstone Seminar


    Credits: 3.00

    Required for majors on the Literature track, this capstone seminar teachers the practice of advanced literary scholarship. Each section focuses on a particular scholarly topic and culminates in a research-based capstone essay in which students are required to engage both the primary literature and relevant criticism

    Prerequisite 1: 0122*107 Prerequisite 2: 0122*250 Prerequisite 3: 0122*231 Prerequisite 4: 0122*232 Prerequisite 5: 0122*233
  
  • ENG (0122) 490 - Independent Study


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 491 - Directed Reading


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

  
  • ENG (0122) 492 - Internship


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 495 - Senior Creative Writing Capstone


    Credits: 3

    In this capstone course for Senior English Creative Writing majors, students develop portfolios of original writing alongside aesthetic statements justifying and explaining their work. Through peer critiques and extensive outside reading, students will learn to situate their own work in relation to established genres, traditions, and movements.

    Prerequisite 1: ENG 412  or ENG 413  or ENG 416 
  
  • ENG (0122) 496 - Study Abroad


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

  
  • ENG (0122) 500 - English Elective


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

  
  • ENG (0122) 596 - Study Abroad


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

  
  • ENG (0122) 600 - Chaucer


    Credits: 3

    A thorough reading in Middle English of Troilus and Criseyde with attention to bibliography and criticism. A prior knowledge of Middle English is not required.

  
  • ENG (0122) 605 - Shakespeare


    Credits: 3

    This course examines aspects of Shakespeare’s work and theater not ordinarily familiar to those who have had only an undergraduate course in Shakespeare, including Shakespearean biography and criticism.

  
  • ENG (0122) 608 - Major Author Course


    Credits: 3

    This course studies the works of a major British writer representing any period of British literary history and chosen by the instructor.

  
  • ENG (0122) 609 - Milton


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 610 - Genre Development Lyric


    Credits: 3.00 to 4.00

    Who is seeing this scene? Who is telling this narrative? This course will explore the role of point of view in modern/contemporary poetry and consider the work of the narrative poem.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

    Free Note: Undergraduates register for 3 credits Graduates register for 4 credits
  
  • ENG (0122) 611 - Genre Development Novel


    Credits: 4.00

    This course traces the development of the novel from its emergence in the early eighteenth century to the current moment.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 612 - Genre Development Drama


    Credits: 4.00

    The course explores and studies selected plays by African American women playwrights, from Angelina Grimke and Mary P. Burrill to Lynn Nottage and Suzan-Lori Parks, and those playwrights’ relationships to and influences on American theater and culture.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

    Free Note: May be taken as Literature Capstone for English Majors
  
  • ENG (0122) 613 - Genre Development Satire


    Credits: 4

    This course is a critical study of the genre of satire. We will consider classical Greek and Roman works in translation, the long eighteenth century, and its diversity of expression in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

  
  • ENG (0122) 614 - Medieval Literature


    Credits: 3

    This course examines the major works and types of Old and Middle English literature to 1500, exclusive of Chaucer, in modern English translations.

  
  • ENG (0122) 617 - Seventeenth-Century Poetry


    Credits: 3

    This course studies selected writers of the period exclusive of Milton and Shakespeare.

  
  • ENG (0122) 618 - British Lit 18th Century


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 619 - British Poets 19th Cent


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 620 - American Literature I


    Credits: 3

    This course examines phases of American literature and life explored in depth from the period 1600-1800.

  
  • ENG (0122) 621 - American Literature II


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 622 - American Literature III


    Credits: 3

    This course is a study of major writers, themes, and forms from World War I to the present. Students will explore the work of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Eliot, Stevens, O’Neill, Williams.

  
  • ENG (0122) 629 - History of The English Language


    Credits: 4

    This course is a study of elements and history of the English Languages starting with the indo-Europeans and continuing to the present moment.

  
  • ENG (0122) 630 - Comparative Literature in The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 631 - Literature and Other Arts


    Credits: 4

    This course is a consideration of the interaction between literature and other arts.

  
  • ENG (0122) 633 - Hist of Literary Critics


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 634 - Methods of Literary Analysis:Theory and Practice


    Credits: 4

    This course is a study of the theory and practice of different methods of literary analysis. Students will be asked to engage with major theoretical and practical texts of literary analysis and be expected to apply different methods of analysis to a variety of literary works.

  
  • ENG (0122) 635 - Research Methods


    Credits: 4

    This is a course on the learn-by-doing experience of actual research and is also a crash course, or for some, a review MLA style, the most useful (because most common) humanities approach to publishing research.

  
  • ENG (0122) 637 - Major Motifs in Literature


    Credits: 4.00

  
  • ENG (0122) 638 - Teaching Writing: Theory and Pratice


    Credits: 4

    This course explores history, theory, and practice of teaching rhetoric and writing, particularly in colleges and universities in the United States since the Mid-19th Century. We will consider cultural and ideological pressures that have shaped history, impact of such pressures on actual classroom practice, and current state of the discipline.

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENG (0122) 640 - Fiction Workshop


    Credits: 4

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 641 - Poetry Workshop


    Credits: 4

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 642 - Playwriting Workshop


    Credits: 4

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 643 - Creative Non-Fiction Workshop


    Credits: 4

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENG (0122) 644 - TV/ Screenwriting Workshop


    Credits: 4.00

    This workshop will explore techniques of writing for film and television by analyzing selected teleplays and screenplays and by reading selected texts about the nature of film and television writing. In addition, each student will write a television series spec script and a treatment for an original screenplay.

    When Offered: Spring

    Free Note: For MFA Students Only
  
  • ENG (0122) 650 - The History and Theory of Translation


    Credits: 4

    Students will engage in an investigation of the theory of translation and analysis of actual translations done during different time periods.

  
  • ENG (0122) 651 - Language in the Mind, Literature and Culture


    Credits: 4

    This course draws from the philosophy of language and from research in cognitive linguistics to provide readers and writers of literature with a deeper understanding of their native language and of the way grammar, syntax, figures of speech, and narrative strategies create meaning.

  
  • ENG (0122) 652 - The Personal Essay


    Credits: 4

    This course explores the nature of the personal essay, arguably, after the novel, the most characteristic modern literary form. Readings will include the original modern practitioners of the form as well as twentieth and twenty-first century essayists writing in English.

  
  • ENG (0122) 653 - Telling Truths:The Outsider AutoBiography


    Credits: 4

    Students will read memoir and autobiography in both essay and book form in order to understand and model the ways in which author’s of life-narrative who are outside the mainstream culture grapple with problems of truth, memory, and story.

  
  • ENG (0122) 661 - Antiquity and Modernity


    Credits: 4

    This course explores the influence of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East on the literature and culture of the West.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 663 - Development of The Narrator in Fiction


    Credits: 3.00 to 4.00

    This course traces the development of the narrator in the major fictions of Western writing.

    When Offered: Spring

    Free Note: Undergraduates–Register for 3 credits Graduates–Register for 4 credits
  
  • ENG (0122) 664 - Modernism


    Credits: 4

    This course is a study of selected writers of the late 19th and early 20th century.

  
  • ENG (0122) 690 - Directed Readings


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENG (0122) 691 - Independent Study


    Credits: 3

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENG (0122) 699 - Continuous Matriculation


    Credits: 0

  
  • ENG (0122) 790 - Independent Study


    Credits: 1.00 to 9.00

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 791 - Practicum Colloquium


    Credits: 4

    This course is a weekly practicum designed to help MFA students develop professional careers after graduation. Course considers job opportunities, networking mentoring, publishing and long term career management. Attendance is required.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENG (0122) 799 - Thesis Colloquium


    Credits: 4

    This is an optional course open only to candidates for the M.A. in English. Students are assigned to a professor who guides them in the preparation of a thesis.

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 101 - Social Science And Environmental Problems


    Credits: 3

    Current and emerging environmental issues are presented in the contexts of economic, social, and political influences upon the decision-making process. Additional contributions are offered by guest commentators about the nature of environmental problems, potentially available technological solutions, and the limitations of current conceptual and analytical knowledge.

    DistribReqDesc Social Sciences

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 102 - Natural Science and Environmental Problems


    Credits: 3

    This course presents the scientific concepts and methods available for the evaluation of the nature of environmental problems, the physical aspects of these problems, the available potential technological solutions, and the limitations of current conceptual and analytical knowledge. Additional contributions are offered by guest commentators about economic, social, and political influences upon decision-making processes.

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 104 - Environmental Geology


    Credits: 3

    The influence of topography, bedrock, and climate on man. Introduction to basic geologic and oceanographic concepts. Soil conservation, water pollution, and land use that can disrupt the planetary ecological balance are considered within a geologic context.

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 106 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY


    Credits: 3

  
  • ENV (0125) 108 - Physical Geography


    Credits: 4

    Understanding the physical processes that shape the earth: erosion, running water, and valley formation: glaciation and deserts; seashore and ocean basin development; earthquakes, mountain building, and continental drift; rocks and minerals. Laboratory. Field trip(s) required.

  
  • ENV (0125) 109 - Physical Geology


    Credits: 4

    Explore the unifying explanation for earth processes like earthquakes and volcanoes, and the link to major features such as continents, mountains and oceans. Some of the topics covered include the physical processes that shape the earth, global change, earth materials, geologic maps, and ice ages. Laboratory. Field trip required.

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Spring

    Free Note: Cross-listed with 0112-102 
  
  • ENV (0125) 110 - Historical Geology


    Credits: 4

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Spring

    Free Note: Cross-listed with 0112-103 
  
  • ENV (0125) 111 - Unified Science For Elementary Teachers


    Credits: 4

    Unified Science is designed specifically to meet the needs of future elementary school teachers who need a basic understanding of concepts from the sciences that they will teach. This is a 4-credit laboratory course that will meet the requirement for a science for Childhood Education.

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

    Prerequisite 1: EST 102 
    Free Note: Only open to Childhood/Childhood Step students. Field trips may be required Free Note 2: Only open to Childhood/Childhood Step students. Field trips may be required.
  
  • ENV (0125) 112 - Environmental Chemistry 1


    Credits: 4

    Environmental Chemistry is designed to meet the needs of the Environmental Science major.It covers both theory and practical application. The laboratory portion of the course is the “hands-on” portion with the ultimate goal of having the student feel comfortable using some of the “tools of the profession”

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 113 - Environmental Chemistry I I


    Credits: 4

    When Offered: Spring

    Prerequisite 1: ENV 112 
  
  • ENV (0125) 156 - Climate Change


    Credits: 3.00

    A survey of the world’s weather and climatological patterns in relation to the Earth’s continents, oceans, soils, vegetation, and human culture and health. Topics include modern climatological classification systems, prehistoric climatic regimes, and

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 200 - ENVIRONMENTAL ELECTIVE


    Credits: 1.00 to 6.00

  
  • ENV (0125) 205 - Introduction To The Oceans


    Credits: 3.00

    Students will be introduced to the principles of ocean science and anthropogenic impacts on the ocean. Topics to be investigated will include: ocean formation and destruction, ocean circulation, how waves are formed, life in the oceans, hydrothermal vents, coral reefs, marine pollution, and climate change.

  
  • ENV (0125) 210 - Mapping Environmental Issues


    Credits: 3.00

    This course addresses the spatial aspects of key environmental topics. It provides an overview of these issues and an introduction to the software, analysis techniques and theoretical approaches used to address them. Potential topics include the spa

  
  • ENV (0125) 215 - Intro to Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Systems


    Credits: 3.00

    This three-week long, field-based research course is taught in Australia. Students will be introduced to the two most diverse ecosystems on Earth, corals reefs and tropical rainforests, which are threatened by human activities. Students participate in and present the results of a research project on coral reef ecology.

    LearningGoal1Desc GLOBAL AWARENESS/CIVIC ENGAGE DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    Free Note: Cross-listed with 0105-215  and 0112-215  All Students are required to pass a swimming test prior to enrolling See Center for International Education for further information
  
  • ENV (0125) 224 - Marine Science


    Credits: 4.00

    This course examines physical characteristics of the world’s oceans and local marine environments including environmental aspects of New York coastal waters and sediments. Field experience in collecting and analyzing ocean and marine geologic data..</

    Free Note: Cross-listed with E A S 0112-224 
  
  • ENV (0125) 225 - Human Evolution


    Credits: 4

    This course presents paleontologic contexts and biocultural conditions that prevailed through human evolutionary processes, starting with the earliest primate ancestors, advancing to hominids and their increasingly complex biocultural systems and continuing through prehistory to the rise of high civilizations. The fossil remains of various stages of human evolution will be studied along with their tool technologies, ecology, and strategies for survival in an ever changing global environmental substrate. Issues relative to the peopling of the world, the origin, radiation and adaptations of modern humans will be examined, while controversial topics in the phylogenetic sequence and interpretation of fossil remains, including explanatory means of evolution versus creation will be discussed. Twenty-five hours of lab/fieldwork are required.

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Spring

    Free Note: 25 Hours of Lab Work Required
  
  • ENV (0125) 250 - Physical Problems of Pollution


    Credits: 3

    This course looks at negative environmental impacts from populations and technology. It uses the principles of the physical sciences to teach students how these problems arose and, by inference, what some solutions may be. The instructor also discusses the interface between science, technology, and politics.

    DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 260 - Environmental Geography


    Credits: 3

    Topics include the survey of natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable, and an evaluation of their use, management, and conservation. Analyses are provided of the mode, occurrence, and classification of the economically important resources. Present and future consumption is considered with respect to known reserves.

  
  • ENV (0125) 265 - The Developing World Culture Conflict and Change


    Credits: 3.00

    The course 0125-265 The Developing World: Culture and Change offered by Prof.Fletcher who has been working professionally for a number of decades in Central America, will bring the Environmental Studies Program curriculum aspects of developing world c

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 280 - Urban Environments


    Credits: 3

    Investigations into unique aspects and problems of the geologic, meteorologic, and aquatic environments of metropolitan regions. Topics include field relationships, projects, and problems related to pollution, land use, and utilization of resources. The reciprocal effects of the metropolis on the environment will also be examined.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 291 - Observing Nature in The Field


    Credits: 0.00

    This course will develop observational and outdoor skills through a series of afternoon laboratories conducted outside. Students will investigate the human relationship with nature by exploring terrestrial and marine environments of Long Island and beyond. Grading will include journaling and laboratory exercises such as sound maps, species identifications, and others.

  
  • ENV (0125) 301 - Environmental Science


    Credits: 4.00

    Students will examine the impact of humans on the environment emphasizing a hands-on approach. This course provides students with an overview of biogeochemical earth systems and addresses specific areas of concern including solid waste disposal, water and air quality, biodiversity, population growth and climate change. Field trips required.

    Prerequisite 1: 0125*112
    Corequisite: 0106*111


  
  • ENV (0125) 310 - Water Resources And Hydrology


    Credits: 3

    The distribution of surface and subsurface water supplies, the development of aquifers and drainage basins, and the quality of water supplies are discussed in relation to effects of urbanization.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 323 - Marine Resources


    Credits: 3

    A survey of the economic potential of marine resources and the fragility of the marine environment. Over-exploitation of coastal marine fisheries and coastal pollution from oil spills and waste disposal are discussed. The environmental impact of marine transportation and recreation will also be examined.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 343 - Primate Ecology and Sustainable Development


    Credits: 3

    This course, focusing primarily on primate ecology and adaptations, aims to address the fundamentals of sustainability in which environmental conditions, cultural horizons and politico-economic concerns are inseparably intergrated. Cross-listed with Anthropology 343 .

  
  • ENV (0125) 390 - Special Topics


    Credits: 1.00 to 3.00

    This course teaches the fundamentals of safety to those intending to work or to supervise in a chemistry laboratory or studio. Hazards, protection, accident prevention, and government regulation topics are discussed. The course meets for two all-day Saturday sessions.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 391 - Special Topics


    Credits: 1.00

    Study coral reef biology, geology, oceanography and conservation in this intensive, one-week, one-credit field course. Apply concepts from Conservation Biology, Oceanography or Adelphi in Australia. Lectures and field excursions (including snorkeling and hiking).

  
  • ENV (0125) 392 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies


    Credits: 4

    Laboratory investigations conducted on human skeletal collections enhance critical evaluation and acquisition of technical abilities in forensic analysis regarding biologic sexing and aging, sexual dimorphism, inherited variability, markers of stress and trauma, differential disease diagnosis, and retrieval of cultural data. Lab reports required. Two 75’ scheduled meetings per week.

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 410 - Senior Seminar/Capstone


    Credits: 3.00

    This course examines the basic concepts of environmental toxicology including uptake mechanisms, interactions, and elimination of toxic substances. Students will understand how toxic substances impact the aquatic and terrestrial environments, identify potential health hazards to humans, and how these health effects can be abated or reduced.

    When Offered: Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 412 - Marine Science


    Credits: 4.00

  
  • ENV (0125) 415 - Field Research On Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Systems


    Credits: 3.00

    This three-week long, field-based research course is taught in Australia. Students will be introduced to the two most diverse ecosystems on Earth, corals reefs and tropical rainforests, which are threatened by human activities. Students conduct a research project on coral reef ecology during the stay on Heron Island.

    LearningGoal1Desc GLOBAL AWARENESS/CIVIC ENGAGE DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

    Free Note: Cross-listed with 0105-415  and 0112-415  All Students are required to pass a swimming test prior to enrolling See Center for International Education for further information
  
  • ENV (0125) 420 - Internship


    Credits: 3.00 to 6.00

    The environmental program requires an internship with an external agency or other practical field experience. This is intended to ensure that environmental studies students are exposed to the practical applications of classroom experiences. This will involve prior permission and supervised readings in consultation with the chosen faculty adviser, and a substantial written project embodying the results of the internship.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 441 - Forensic Anthropology


    Credits: 4

    When Offered: Fall

    Prerequisite 1: ANT 112  or ENV 225  or BIO 362 
    Free Note: 25 Hours of Lab Work Required
  
  • ENV (0125) 485 - Special Topics


    Credits: 2

    The environmental program will offer seminars on selected topics of current concern, as appropriate.

  
  • ENV (0125) 490 - Special Topics


    Credits: 3

    This course addresses the spatial aspects of key environmental topics. It provides an overview of these issues and an introduction to the software, analysis techniques and theoretical approaches used to address them. Potential topics include the spatial scale of population, water availability or environmental justice.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 491 - Independent Study


    Credits: 2.00 to 3.00

    Independent research in environmental studies is intended for students who are interested in exploring a particular aspect of an environmental problem. This independent study involves supervised readings and research in consultation with the chosen faculty adviser. A substantial written project embodying the results of the semester’s work is required.

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 498 - Guided Research


    Credits: 2.00 to 4.00

    When Offered: Fall,Spring

  
  • ENV (0125) 500 - Environmental Studies Intro Seminar


    Credits: 3

    This seminar introduces case studies of current environmental problems and environmental issues. Scientific concepts and methods and technical solutions to problems in specific areas are discussed, as are the limitations of current conceptual and analytical knowledge. Additionally, the cultural, political, institutional, and economic aspects of current and emerging concerns are introduced as they affect the environmental decision-making process. Readings of the current literature, discussions, and reports emphasize critical reading and writing skills. All students without an equivalent preparation will be required to take this seminar.

    When Offered: Fall

  
  • ENV (0125) 501 - Principles of Earth Science I


    Credits: 3

    Appraisal of the earth’s relationship to the universe and analysis of the earth’s structure and enveloping gases. Current theories and application of the physical laws as they are encountered in the observation of natural phenomena in the field of geology. One or more field trips required.

  
  • ENV (0125) 502 - Principles of Earth Science II


    Credits: 3

    Study of the principles of earth sciences as they apply to paleontologic, meteorologic, and oceanographic phenomena. Term projects emphasize the analysis of experimental models or the data derived from them. One or more full-day field trips required.

  
  • ENV (0125) 503 - Green Energy Conservation


    Credits: 3.00

    High performance and energy efficiency are the goals of green building design. This course will explore major topics in sustainable design, including industry standards for high performance. A case study approach will be used to evaluate seven buildings that are models of green building design.

  
  • ENV (0125) 504 - Green Energy Management


    Credits: 3.00

    High performance and energy efficiency are the goals of green building design. This course will explore major topics in sustainable design, including industry standards for high performance. A case study approach will be used to evaluate seven buildings that are models of green building design.

  
  • ENV (0125) 519 - Hazardous Material and Waste Operations Management ( HAZWOPER )


    Credits: 3

    This is a 3 credit course in the safe handling of hazardous materials based upon their chemical and physical properties. Determination of the classification, identification and verification of known and unknown materials using instruments and equipment is discussed. Meets OSHA “40 Hour HAZWOPER†training requirements for certification.

    Prerequisite 1: CHE 104  or ENV 112  Prerequisite 2: CHE 106  or ENV 113  Prerequisite 3: ENV 101  or ENV 102 
    Free Note: Pre-req courses listed or equivalent or permission of instructor. Must pass a medical exam to partake of the required respiratory training
  
  • ENV (0125) 530 - Environmental Economics


    Credits: 3

    A broad perspective on economic issues with respect to the natural world. Topics include the theory of public goods, the problem of sustainability, environment and global institutions, and policy approaches.

  
  • ENV (0125) 531 - Conservation,Preservation And Regulation


    Credits: 3

    Roles and values associated with the natural and built environments in relation to environmental protection. Historical antecedents to contemporary environmental issues and the patterns of developing cultural and legal protection.

    When Offered: Fall

 

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