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 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch
CULPA: 14
h-index: 5
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- 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 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- M 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- W 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- W 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- F 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch
CULPA: 14
h-index: 5
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- 0 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.
- MF 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Brian Mailloux
CULPA: 10
h-index: 36
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- 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 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- MW 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Cook
CULPA: 1 h-index: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Mike Z He
Info - 3 points
WATER, SANITATION & HEALTH
Course description: This course focuses on understanding water, sanitation and health from the global south to high income countries and how the necessities of water and sanitation can interact to affect people’s lives. Specifically, what are the options for providing cleaner water and improved sanitation in order to reduce the incidence of waterborne diseases, geogenic contaminants, and anthropogenic contaminants and how do these vary across the globe. The class will begin by examining the urban and rural water cycles, how water moves through the environment and then how individuals obtain drinking water. The emphasis will be on water quality and what impacts water quality. The second section will focus on understanding types of sanitation, how they work, and how they can be improved. Approximately half the population in the global south is without improved sanitation and infrastructure throughout high income countries needs updating and replacing. The third section will examine all types of water contaminants including: anthropogenic, geogenic, and microbial. This will include an introduction to public health and epidemiological studies and how different contaminants can impact health. The final portion of the class will integrate the three areas to understand how they interact and how interventions can improve health outcomes. We will use case studies from the US, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Brian Mailloux
CULPA: 10
h-index: 36
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- 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.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
- 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
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.
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Instructor:
Brian Mailloux
CULPA: 10
h-index: 36
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- 1-4 points