Course Descriptions

Fall 2007 graduate courses:

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Core Courses

• EVR 6936 Seminar in Environmental Science. A seminar course that reviews a major theme or themes in environmental science that integrates knowledge and research from various scientific disciplines. (3 hours)
• GEO 6116 Perspectives on Environmental Thought. Analysis of the evolution of the major schools of environmental thought from antiquity to present-day green analysis, deep ecology, ecofeminism, and post-modern ecology. (3 hours)
• STA 5166 Computational Statistics 1. Statistical analysis of data by means of statistics package programs. Regression, ANOVA, discriminant analysis, and analysis of categorical data. Emphasis is on inter-relation between statistical theory, numerical methods, and analysis of real life data. (3 hours)
• EVR 6937 Seminar in Environmental Policy. An explanation of the environmental policy process highlighting the scientific, technological and institutional, political, social and economic factors, that influence the formulation, application, evaluation, and changes of environmental regulations. (3 hours)

Elective Courses

• BSC 6932 Selected Topics in Biology. Seminar-length or short courses in specialty areas of biology, available as needed or as required by current biological findings. These are topics not usually available on a regular schedule, such as landscape ecology, systems ecology, stream ecology.
• CHM 6938 Selected Topics in Chemistry. Seminar-length or short courses in specialty areas of biology, available as needed or as required. These topics might include Atmospheric Chemistry, Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology.
• ENY 5505 Aquatic Entomology. Taxonomy, development, and ecology of aquatic insects with emphasis on local forms and application to stream biomonitoring. (3 hours)
• EVR 69** Special Topics in Environmental Science. Seminar-length or short courses in specialty areas of biology, available as needed or as required by current environmental situations. These are topics not usually available on a regular schedule, such as Environmental Instrumentation, Methods in Environmental Chemistry and Geology, Numerical and Computer Models in Environmental Science, Water Resources Management, and Scientific/Technical Writing.
• GEO 5145 Advanced Remote Sensing. Study of digital image processing techniques. Topics include filtering techniques, geometric and radiometric normalization, and classification algorithms with emphasis on developing. (3 hours)
• GEO 6*** Political and Cultural Ecology. Contemporary developments in the theory and method of cultural and political ecology. Study of the evolution of society-environment thought within geography and other social sciences and evaluation of the theoretical and methodological innovations that have led to the growth of political and cultural ecology. (3 hours)
• GEO 6115 Advanced Field Techniques. Field examination of one region. Students will complete field work in human and physical geography in a selected area.
• GEO 6147 Advanced Geographic Information Systems. Analytic study of select topics in GIS. Case studies of the application of GIS in environmental studies, coastal science, and urban planning. (3 hours)
• GEO 6166 Advanced Statistical Methods. Examination of advanced statistical methods used by geographers. Descriptive, spatial and inferential statistics and multi-variate analysis are highlighted.
• GEO 6*** Seminar in Development Geography. Survey of the conceptualization of third world “development” from various theoretical perspectives, in addition to critically evaluating development experience in the global South. Theories covered will range from neoliberalism to Marxism.
• GEO 6178 Environmental Applications of Geographical Information Systems. Examination of GIS applications in agriculture, forestry, wildlife management, biodiversity conservation, environmental assessment, water resources and pollution modeling.
• GEO 6286 Advances in Water Resources Geography. Water resources policies are examined from theoretical and practical perspectives focusing on management strategies in different physical and human environments.
• GEO 6*** Seminar in Gender, Environment, and Development. Exploration of the multi-layered interaction between environment and development in specific localities throughout a variety of theoretical lenses. Critical is the use of gender as an analytical category, thereby highlighting the importance of social constructions of power in mediating specific development outcomes.
• GLY 6828 Groundwater Geochemistry. Chemical behavior of groundwater. Interaction of water with aquifer materials, chemical effects of waste disposal, use of chemical tracers, and transport of hazardous chemicals. Methods of data sampling and analysis are emphasized.
• GLY 6827 Advanced Hydrogeology. Flow systems, analytical and numerical solutions to groundwater flow problems. Emphasis on the theoretical aspect of groundwater flow systems and their interaction with the geologic framework.
• GLY 6739 Selected Topics in Geology. Each topic is directed by a specific faculty member in geology and may include such specialized topics as Isotope Geochemistry, Paleolimnology, and Solute Transport.
• HIS 6939 Seminar in Environmental History. Research in specific topics in environmental history.
• PCB 5306/L Limnology. An introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological nature of fresh-water environments.
• PCB 5415 Behavioral Ecology. An emphasis on the evolutionary mechanisms that influence an organisms behavioral responses to environmental events. The theoretical framework is presented and analyzed.
• ZOO 5456/L Ichthyology. Evolution, systematics, structure, behavior, physiology, and ecology of fishes.