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College-Program Codes: 7-11. Check with department for semester when these courses are offered. Read each course description for prerequisites
2925 PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE GLOBAL POLLUTION PERSPECTIVE (3 credits) This course is a section of the interdisciplinary environmental issues course, People and the Environment. The focus of this course is to explore the scientific aspects of global pollution, including causes, effects, and solutions.
3040/ECON 3040 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (3 credits) Examines environmental problems as consequence of market’s failure to accurately value environmental resources. Alternative private and public policies are examined in terms of their effectiveness in improving the efficiency and equity with which water, air, and other resources are allocated. Prerequisite: ECON 2000 or consent of instructor.
3300 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY (3 credits) Helps students pursuing environmental studies to develop environmental management skills required in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses. Safe handling, transport, and storage of hazardous materials with respect to their physical and chemical nature, and application of regulatory requirements relevant to specific business and hazardous materials involved. Prerequisites: CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1112. (May not be offered every year)
3920 DIRECTED GROUP STUDY: SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROVERSIES (2 credits) When taken as Environmental Controversies Seminar, the following description applies: Staff and student presentations followed by group discussions of classic and current problems in environmental quality control. Prerequisite: ENVR 2000.
4050 GEOCHEMISTRY (3 credits) A review of geochemical processes that are active at the earth's surface. The course will include the inorganic and organic chemistry of natural water systems, chemical weathering of clays, and the effects of pollutants on geochemical systems. Prerequisites: GEOL 1110 and CHEM 1212.
4101/CHEM 4101 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY I (3 credits) Intensive study of biogeochemical cycles of natural and man-made pollutants including transformations, transport, fate and persistence mechanisms. Environmental effects, long-term impacts, and methods of treatment/prevention are discussed. Prerequisites: CHEM 1112 or CHEM 1212 or consent of instructor.
4102/CHEM 4102 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY II (3 credits) A study of the environmental chemistry of condensed phases, atmospheric environmental chemistry, applied environmental chemistry, and chemical principles for various environmental processes that relate to green chemistry for pollution prevention and cleanup. Prerequisite: ENVR 4101.
4200 WASTEWATER TREATMENT (3 credits) Introduction to the operation of the principal methods and treatment processes of municipal and industrial wastewater, and for the disposal of treated effluent and sludges, and other solid materials. Integration of fundamental principles of science with different aspects of sanitary technology. Prerequisites: BIOL 1212, CHEM 1112 or CHEM 1212, and MATH 1170, or consent of instructor. BIOL 1212 is not required for Chemistry majors.
4210 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY (3 credits) Environmental laws, regulations, and policies regarding waste management and pollution will be overviewed. Prerequisite: ENVR 3920 or consent of instructor.
4220 SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS (4 credits) Methods of sampling and analysis of air, water, soil and other environmental compartments will be described in lecture and experienced in laboratory session. The focus is on regulations and prescribed protocols for environmental field and lab work. Prerequisites:CHEM 1212, PHYS 1101, or consent of instructor.
4230 AIR POLLUTION TECHNOLOGY (4 credits) In depth overview of sources and types of air pollution, major environmental impacts, regulations, and technologies for control and clean up. Prerequisites: ENVR 3300, ENVR 4210, MATH 2471, PHYS 1101, CHEM 1212, or consent of instructor.
4240 WASTE MANAGEMENT (4 credits) An overview of the solid and hazardous waste situation at the local, state, national and international levels. The focus on management will include a systems approach to prevention, and remediation of wastes. Prerequisites: CHEM 1212, ENVR 3300, ENVR 4210, MATH 2471, PHYS 1101, or consent of instructor.
4260 RISK ASSESSMENT AND AUDITING (3 credits) Overview of human/environmental risk assessment methods and environmental auditing techniques, with a focus on regulatory compliance and case studies. Prerequisites: ENVR 3300, ENVR 4210, ENVR 4240, one semester of college statistics, CHEM 1212, or consent of instructor.
4400 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (3 credits) Fundamental aspects of microbiology and biochemistry as related to land production, environmental pollution and water quality control processes. The role of major groups of microorganisms as pollutants, as purifying agents, and as agents of biochemical changes, and ecological importance of each group in the environment. Prerequisites: BIOL 1212, BIOL 3710, CHEM 1212, or consent of instructor.
4500 ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY (4 credits) An overview of major environmental pollutants, their transport, fate and toxicology. Pollutant effects studied from practical and theoretical focus on stress at various levels of biological organization. Prerequisites: BIOL 1212, BIOL 2610, CHEM 1212, or consent of instructor.BIOL 1212 and BIOL 2610 are not required for Chemistry majors.
4920 DIRECTED GROUP STUDY: SENIOR SEMINAR (1 credit) A series of 2 seminars (1 credit each) will explore 1) the environmental job market and graduate school opportunities (Fall), and 2) current environmental issues/literature (Spring). Prerequisites: Senior status; Environmental Studies major, and ENVR 3920.