ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE I

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited. Students must also sign up for the corresponding lab course, EESC BC1011, to receive credit.

This class examines the basic principles of environmental science using current local and global environmental news as case studies. Issues covered are climate change, invasive species, water resources, sustainability, etc. A major goal is for students to understand the science behind environmental issues. Readings from the scientific literature, various newspaper articles, magazines and an online textbook are carefully coordinated with the topics. Because of our location, the lab curriculum features studies of the Hudson River and its forested shorelines. The lab is closely paired with the lecture and features hands-on and inquiry-based lab and field studies of statistics, data presentation, writing in the format of a scientific paper, data collection (on land and on the Hudson River), water chemistry, microbiology, microscopic and macroscopic life in the river, birds and plants in Riverside Park, biodiversity on a green roof, local geology, topographical maps, compass use, and museum studies.

Please note:  In order to register for EESC BC1001, students must first register for one of the sections of Environmental Science Lab EESC BC1011 . Students must take both lecture and lab.

• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch
  CULPA: 14 h-index: 5 Info
• 4.5 points

ENVIRONMENTAL SCI LAB

"Corequisite:  EESC BC1001.  To secure a spot in the class, students must  first enroll in EESC BC1011, Environmental Science Lab 
before
 enrolling in EESC  BC1001, Lecture, to be included in the waitlist for the lecture portion.  Enrollment is secured by inclusion in the lab section which is limited in size."

• M 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• T 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• F 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch
  CULPA: 14 h-index: 5 Info
• 0 points

Environmental Science Journal Club

ENVIRNMTL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Students entering college usually have had little exposure to Environmental Science with few High Schools teaching an Environmental Science Class and even fewer an AP Environmental Science Class.  For this reason, many students do not know that Environmental Science exists as a major nor what it means to major in Environmental Science and related fields.  The goal of this class is to introduce students to Environmental Science along with the related fields of Sustainability and Environmental Justice.  This introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability will occur through a mix of talks, classic and recent journal articles, and guest speakers. Students will have weekly readings which over the course of the semester will cover a wide swath of topics.  The instructors along with guest speakers who are experts in their field, will come and talk to students about their work as well as their journey through their career.  The class will be discussion-driven with students expected to contribute every week.  There will be a reading to prepare for class each week.  Students will post responses to the readings before coming to class in order to be prepared for discussions.  In addition, students will be expected to lead discussions and participate in activities during the semester.  The class is limited to students participating in the Environmental Science Pathways Scholars Program. 

Students will:


be exposed to a wide swath or Environmental Science Literature

be exposed to topics in Environmental Justice

begin to hone skills characteristic of an Environmental Scientist

become better prepared for Barnard and an Environmental Major

• W 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 1 points

ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURMENTS

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited. Required field trip on first Friday of the semester. Hands-on approach to learning environmental methods. Students take a one-day cruise on the Hudson River to collect environmental samples. These samples are then analyzed throughout the semester to characterize the Hudson River estuary. Standard and advanced techniques to analyze water and sediment samples for nutrients and contaminants are taught.

• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Brian Mailloux
  CULPA: 10 h-index: 36 Info
• 3 points

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS

Prerequisites: One year of college science or EESC V2100 or permission of the instructor. Acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of environmental data, assessment of spatial and temporal variability. Focus on water quality issues and storm surges. Uses existing and student-generated data sets. Basic principles of statistics and GIS, uses standard software packages including EXCEL and ArcGIS. Includes a half-day field trip on a Saturday or Sunday. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).

• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• MW 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth Cook
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 11 Info
• Instructor: Mike Z He
  Info
• 3 points

WORKSHOP SUSTAINABLE DEVEL

Students address real-world issues in sustainable development by working in groups for an external client agency. Instruction in communication, collaboration, and management; meetings with and presentations to clients and academic community. Projects vary from year to year. Readings in the course are project-specific and are identified by the student research teams.

• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Logan Brenner
  CULPA: 5 h-index: 4 Info
• 4 points

ENVIR SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR

Guided, independent, in-depth research culminating in the senior thesis in the spring. Includes discussion about scientific presentations and posters, data analysis, library research methods and scientific writing. Students review work in progress and share results through oral reports. Weekly seminar to review work in progress and share results through oral and written reports.

• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

ENVIR SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR

• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 4 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Prerequisites: Permission of the chair required. Does not provide major credit. Advanced projects for students who have adequate backgrounds to work independently with guidance from a member of the faculty.

• Instructor: Logan Brenner
  CULPA: 5 h-index: 4 Info
• 1-4 points