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ECE 403 - Control Laboratory
A laboratory consisting of design, analysis, construction, and testing of electrical and electromechanical circuits and devices. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: ECE 402.
Credits: 1.5
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ECE 407 - Electrical Engineering Projects
Under faculty supervision, students plan a project of at least one semester’s duration, conduct the analysis or design and test, and report on the results. If this work is to be the basis for an undergraduate thesis, the course should be taken no later than the seventh semester. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ECE 408 - Electrical Engineering Projects
Under faculty supervision, students plan a project of at least one semester’s duration, conduct the analysis or design and test, and report on the results. If this work is to be the basis for an undergraduate thesis, the course should be taken no later than the seventh semester. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ECE 409 - RF Circuit Design and Wireless Systems
Design and analysis of wireless communication circuits. Topics covered include transmission lines, antennas, filters, amplifiers, mixers, noise, and modulation techniques. The course is built around a semester long design project. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 309, 307, 323.
Credits: 3
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ECE 410 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory
Laboratory investigations of electromechanical energy conversion. Includes three-phase circuit analysis; magnetic coupling, magnetic forces, and nonlinearity; transformers; DC, synchronous and induction machines; equivalent circuit models; and power electronic control of machines. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 203 and PHYS 241.
Credits: 1.5
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ECE 411 - Bioelectricity
Studies the biophysical mechanisms governing production and transmission of bioelectric signals, measurement of these signals and their analysis in basic and clinical electrophysiology. Introduces the principles of design and operation of therapeutic medical devises used in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Includes membrane potential, action potentials, channels and synaptic transmission, electrodes, electrocardiography, pacemakers, defibrillators, and neural assist devices. Cross-listed as BIOM 441. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 203, BIOM 201, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ECE 412 - Digital Control Systems
Analyzes the design of dynamic systems that contain digital computers; the Z transform; block diagrams and transfer functions in the z-domain; block diagrams, frequency response and stability in the z-domain; state space methods; and design using the z-transform and state methods. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 402 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ECE 415 - Microelectronic Integrated Circuit Fabrication Laboratory
Fabrication and testing of MOS capacitors. Determination of material properties, including carrier concentration, mobility, lifetime, orientation, and layer thickness. Device fabrication using oxidation, diffusion, evaporation, and device testing of MOS and power bipolar transistors. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: ECE 564.
Credits: 1.5
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ECE 420 - Communications
Explores the statistical methods of analyzing communications systems: random signals and noise, statistical communication theory, and digital communications. Analysis of baseband and carrier transmission techniques; and design examples in satellite communications. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: APMA 310, ECE 324.
Credits: 3
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ECE 422 - Communication Systems Laboratory
Provides first-hand exposure to communications practice, including response of systems, signal theory, modulation and detection, sampling and quantization, digital signal processing, and receiver design. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 324; corequisite: ECE 420.
Credits: 1.5
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ECE 432 - Introduction to VLSI Design
Digital CMOS circuit design and analysis: combinational circuits, sequential circuits, and memory. Second order circuit issues. Global design issues: clocking and interconnect. Use of Cadence CAD tools. Team design of a significant VLSI chip including layout and implementation. This course satisfies the requirements for the Major Design Experience for undergraduates.
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Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: ECE 203, ECE 230
Credits: 4.5
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ECE 434 - Fault-Tolerant Computing
Focuses on the techniques for designing and analyzing dependable computer-based systems. Topics include fault models and effects, fault avoidance techniques, hardware redundancy, error detecting and correcting codes, time redundancy, software redundancy, combinatorial reliability modeling, Markov reliability modeling, availability modeling, maintainability, safety modeling, trade-off analysis, design for testability, and the testing of redundant digital systems. Cross-listed as CS 434. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE/CS 333, APMA 213 and 310 or equivalent, with grades of C- or higher, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ECE 435 - Computer Organization and Design
Integration of computer organization concepts, such as data flow, instruction interpretation, memory systems, interfacing, and microprogramming with practical and systematic digital design methods such as behavioral versus structural descriptions, divide-and-conquer, hierarchical conceptual levels, trade-offs, iteration, and postponement of detail. Design exercises are accomplished using a hardware description language and simulation. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 333 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4.5
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ECE 436 - Advanced Digital Design
Analyzes digital hardware and design; digital system organization; digital technologies; and testing. A semester-long hardware design project is conducted. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 435.
Credits: 4.5
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ECE 457 - Computer Networks
A first course in communication networks for upper-level undergraduate students. Topics include the design of modern communication networks; point-to-point and broadcast network solutions; advanced issues such as Gigabit networks; ATM networks; and real-time communications. Cross-listed as CS 457. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Either CS or ECE 333 with a grade of C- or better.
Credits: 3
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ECE 473 - Analog Integrated Circuits
Topics include the design and analysis of analog integrated circuits; feedback amplifier analysis and design, including stability, compensation, and offset-correction; layout and floor-planning issues associated with mixed-signal IC design; selected applications of analog circuits such as A/D and D/A converters, references, and comparators; extensive use of CAD tools for design entry, simulation, and layout; and the creation of an analog integrated circuit design project. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 303 and 307.
Credits: 3
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ECE 482 - Microwave Engineering Laboratory
Analyzes the measurement and behavior of high-frequency circuits and components; equivalent circuit models for lumped elements; measurement of standing waves, power, and frequency; use of vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers; and computer-aided design, fabrication, and characterization of microstrip circuits. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: ECE 556 or instructor permission.
Credits: 1.5
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ECE 484 - Wireless Communications
This is a survey course in the theory and technology of modern wireless communication systems, exemplified in cellular telephony, paging, microwave distribution systems, wireless networks, and even garage door openers. Wireless technology is inherently interdisciplinary, and the course seeks to serve the interests of a variety of students. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 323 and 420.
Credits: 3
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ECE 485 - Optical Communications
This course covers the basics of optical communications. The first half of the course is spent describing optical devices including the LED, laser, optical fiber, PIN photodiode, APD detectors, optical amplifiers, modulators, etc. Characteristics of devices and their effect on the overall system are discussed. The second half of the course is devoted to system design and analysis. The emphasis is on modulation/demodulation and channel control methods, defining performance measures, and describing network architectures. Common applications of optical communications are then discussed. This course is intended to complement training in communications and in optics. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 323, APMA 310, and ECE 420.
Credits: 3
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ECE 525 - Introduction to Robotics
Analyzes kinematics, dynamics and control of robot manipulators, and sensor and actuator technologies (including machine vision) relevant to robotics. Includes a robotics system design project in which students completely design a robotic system for a particular application and present it in class. Includes literature related to emerging technologies and Internet resources relevant to robotics. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 402 or 621, or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ECE 541 - Optics and Lasers
Reviews the electromagnetic principles of optics: Maxwell’s equations; reflection and transmission of electromagnetic fields at dielectric interfaces; Gaussian beams; interference and diffraction; laser theory with illustrations chosen from atomic, gas, and semiconductor laser systems; photomultipliers and semiconductor-based detectors; and noise theory and noise sources in optical detection. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 303, 309, and 323.
Credits: 3
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ECE 556 - Microwave Engineering I
Design and analysis of passive microwave circuits. Topics include transmission lines, electromagnetic field theory, waveguides, microwave network analysis and signal flow graphs, impedance matching and tuning, resonators, power dividers and directional couplers, and microwave filters. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 309.
Credits: 3
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ECE 563 - Introduction to VLSI
Digital CMOS circuit design and analysis: combinational and sequential circuits, arithmetic structures, memories. Modern design issues: leakage, optimization, clocking, and interconnect. VLSI circuit design, simulation, and layout. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 203, 230. Desirable: ECE 303, ECE 333 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ECE 564 - Microelectronic Integrated Circuit Fabrication
Explores fabrication technologies for the manufacture of integrated circuits and microsystems. Emphasizes processes used for monolithic silicon-based systems and basic technologies for compound material devices. Topics include crystal properties and growth, Miller indices, Czochralski growth, impurity diffusion, concentration profiles, silicon oxidation, oxide growth kinetics, local oxidation, ion implantation, crystal annealing, photolithography and pattern transfer, wet and dry etching processes, anisotropic etches, plasma etching, reactive ion etching, plasma ashing, chemical vapor deposition and epitaxy; evaporation, sputtering, thin film evaluation, chemical-mechanical polishing, multilevel metal, device contacts, rapid thermal annealing, trench isolation, process integration, and wafer yield. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 303 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ECE 576 - Digital Signal Processing
Fundamentals of discrete-time signal processing are presented. Topics include discrete-time linear systems, z-transforms, the DFT and FFT algorithms, digital filter design, and problem-solving using the computer. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 323 and 324, or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ECE 578 - Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
This course provides hands-on exposure to real-time digital signal sampling (DSP) using general-purpose DSP processors. The laboratory sequence explores sampling/reconstruction, aliasing, quantization errors, fast Fourier transform, spectral analysis, and FIR/IIR digital filter design and implementation. Programming is primarily in C++, with exposure to assembly coding. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECE 323 and 324; corequisite: ECE 576.
Credits: 1.5
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ECE 586 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
A first-level graduate/advanced undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ECE 587 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
A first-level graduate/advanced undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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EVSC 101 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences
Introduces the principles and basic facts of the natural environment. Topics include earth materials, land forms, weather and climate, vegetation and soils, and the processes of environmental change and their implications to economic and human systems. (S)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 102 - Practical Concepts in Environmental Sciences
Practical concepts and problem solving in environmental sciences through demonstrations, hands-on activities, structured discussions, and problem sets beyond those of traditional lectures or discussion groups. Emphasizes experience and critical thinking in the four core areas: geology, hydrology, atmospheric sciences, and ecology. (S)
Credits: 1
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EVSC 120 - Elements of Ecology
Introduces the science of ecology and its application to current environmental issues. A number of topics relating to population growth and regulation, biodiversity, sustainability, and global change are used as a framework to investigate basic ecological principles. Emphasizes the application of basic science to the understanding and mitigation of current environmental problems. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 140 - Water on Earth
Studies the natural history of the Earth’s hydrosphere, including its origin, evolution, and importance in Earth processes. Introduces the hydrological cycle and the role of water in a variety of Earth processes. Discusses human influences on the hydrosphere and current topics in hydrological science and water resources, such as contamination and resource allocation, emphasizing the scientific basis for past, present, and future decisions. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 145 - Virginia’s Environments
A general survey of the basic foundation, concepts, and dynamics of the total Earth system with natural Virginia as the unifying concept. Understanding is built on the foundation of geological and geomorphological processes that form and modify the landscape of Virginia, including basic geology, processes of mountain building, flooding, and erosion. Also examined are various ecosystems in the state, especially the Chesapeake Bay, and the human impact of these varied landscapes, particularly through exploitation of mineral and water resources, waste disposal and pollution, and land use issues. (O)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 148 - Resources and the Environment
Explores the impact of people on the environment in the past and present with projections for the future. Addresses the phenomena and effects of food and energy production and industrial processes, including such topics as lead pollution, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and the disposal of radioactive waste. Demonstrates how the environment works in the absence of humans and discusses how human use of resources perturbs the environment. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 150 - Earth’s Weather and Climate
Long-term global climactic controls and short-term severe weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes are treated in terms of the physical laws governing the motions of the atmosphere and the energy driving the system. Discusses climactic and atmospheric events that severely impact human behavior. Explores responses by early and modern humans to perturbations in the weather and climate. Examines utilization of renewable energy residing in the sun, wind, and water; and advertent and inadvertent weather modification. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 176 - Water: Understanding our Essential Natural Resource
Surveys the major topics of the water cycle, water use, management of water resources, and water quality. Emphasis is on the personal connection to issues involving water. (IR)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 201 - Materials That Shape Civilizations
Reviews the structure, properties, methods of production, uses, and world supply of the materials on which present and past civilizations have been based; including materials used in heavy industry, construction, communications, medicine, as well as textiles and naturally occurring organic materials. Emphasizes the effects of environment on materials and energy relationships. Cross-listed as MSE 201. (S)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 210 - Beaches, Coasts and Rivers
Studies the geologic framework and biophysical processes of the coastal zone, and the role of the major river systems in modifying the coastal environment. Emphasizes human modifications, including case studies along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 215 - Introduction to Oceanography
Analyzes the principles that govern the world’s oceans and their integration into an understanding of the major marine environments. Topics include marine pollution, global climate, and marine policy. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 222 - Conservation Ecology—Biodiversity and Beyond
Studies ecological science relevant to sustaining populations, species, ecosystems, and the global biosphere. Includes discussion of genetic inbreeding, critical population size, community structure and organization, maintenance of critical ecosystem function, and global biogeochemistry. Case studies from around the world demonstrate links between human-driven environmental change and the health of the biosphere, at all levels, from the organism to the planet. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 223 - Conservation Ecology Laboratory
This course offers hands-on study of ecological science relevant to sustaining populations, species, ecosystems and the global biosphere. The laboratory includes three modules that teach the scientific method while exposing students to current topics in conservation ecology. Modules include assessment of land use change in various localities based on the students’ origin, assessment of stream health in the Rivanna watershed, and assessment of soil fertility under alternative land management. Case studies in the local community will demonstrate links between human-driven environmental change and the health of the biosphere. Offered to complement EVSC 222, but may be taken on its own. (Y)
Credits: 1
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EVSC 230 - Politics, Science, and Values: An Introduction to Environmental Policy
Introduces a wide variety of domestic and international environmental policy issues. Explores how political processes, scientific evidence, ideas, and values affect environmental policymaking. This class satisfies the social sciences area requirement and not the natural sciences/mathematics area requirement, since EVSC 230 is devoted to the subject of environmental policy. Cross listed as ETP 230 and PLAP 230. (Y)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 280 - Fundamentals of Geology
Studies the composition, structure, and internal processes of earth; the classification, origin, and distribution of earth materials; earth’s interior; and the interpretation of geological data for the solution of problems of the natural environment. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Recommended: At least one semester of college chemistry with lab such as CHEM 141, 142.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 280L - Fundamentals of Geology Laboratory
Field and laboratory experimentation into the nature of earth materials and processes, especially as applied to use and human problems. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: EVSC 280.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 320 - Fundamentals of Ecology
Studies energy flow, nutrient cycling and allocation in natural ecosystems, organization of species at the population and community levels, and interaction between people and the biosphere. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One semester of calculus; recommended; at least one semester of college-level chemistry and biology with labs such as CHEM 141, 142, and BIOL 202.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 320L - Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory
Field and laboratory experimentation illustrative of ecological systems, and their checks, balances, and cycles. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: EVSC 320.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 340 - Physical Hydrology
Studies the physical principles governing the flow of water on and beneath the earth’s surface, including fundamental concepts of fluid dynamics applied to the description of open channel hydraulics, ground water hydraulics, and dynamics of soil moisture. Introduces elements of surface water and ground water hydrology and explores humanity’s influence on its hydrological environment. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One semester of calculus.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 340L - Physical Hydrology Laboratory
Field and laboratory experimentation illustrative of the hydrological cycle, including energy and mass transfer in surface and ground water. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: EVSC 340.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 350 - Atmosphere and Weather
Introduces the physical laws governing atmospheric behavior and examines atmospheric variables and their role in the fluid environment of the earth. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One semester of calculus; recommended: at least one semester of college physics with lab such as PHYS 231, 232.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 350L - Atmosphere and Weather Laboratory
Studies the principles of measurements, instrumentation for measuring atmospheric parameters, and methods of observing and calculating atmospheric variables. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: EVSC 350.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 360 - Tropical Field Ecology
This course is designed to introduce students to the plants and animals found in the tropical marine environment of the Caribbean and to study their adaptations in the context of community ecology. Fishes, invertebrates, and marine plants will be in the major groups encountered. Cross-listed with BIOL 350. (SS)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: BIOL 201 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 362 - GIS Methods
Explores the theory of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications in a range of disciplines using various GIS software packages. Example applications are from physical and social sciences, often with a focus on the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. For students interested in immediate applications of GIS in their work. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: The equivalent of the College natural science/mathematics and social science area requirements. Experience with word processing, file managers, and other computing skills is essential.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 375Z - Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Belize
This course is an introduction to the organisms and ecosystems of Belize, including fresh water, marine and terrestrial examples. Special emphasis will be placed on the interactions of the ecosystem components and on the conservation of specific ecosystems and locales. (J)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: BIOL 201, 202, 203, 204 or EVSC 320 (with lab) or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 376 - Watersheds of Lewis and Clark
Explores geological and hydrological processes that form and modify the landscape of the American West. Following the route of Lewis and Clark, the processes of mountain building, glaciation, flooding, and erosion are studied. Also considered are the human impact on this landscape, particularly through exploitation of mineral and water resources. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course (including high school) in geology, Earth Sciences, or environmental sciences, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 380 - Earth Processes as Natural Hazards
Studies the dynamic processes of Earth’s interior and surface and the impact of natural hazards on society. Geological topics, including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods, will be described. Observations and geological data will be used to make decisions about risk to human life and property. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Recommended (but not required) prerequisite courses include EVSC 101, EVSC 280, or a good high-school Earth sciences course. Chemistry and calculus will not be used.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 384 - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Examines erosional processes and their role in creating landforms. Explores the influence of processes and landforms on land use and the human environment, including hazards from floods and landslides. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 385 - Geodynamics
Studies the basic principles of continuum mechanics and their application to problems in the geological sciences, including the behavior of the Earth’s lithosphere, rock mechanics, and flow of water. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280, calculus, and physics.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 386 - Introduction to Geochemistry
Studies the principles that govern the distribution and abundance of the elements in the Earth’s lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: CHEM 141, 142 and EVSC 280.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 410 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
Introduction to the physics and techniques of remote sensing. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: at least one year of college-level chemistry or physics, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 413 - Population Ecology and Conservation
Studies ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral processes that occur within and between populations in natural communities. Emphasizes the mathematics of population dynamics and species interactions and uses models to demonstrate the diversity of life histories in plants and animals. Discusses the application of population ecology to current issues in conversation biology. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 and one course in calculus.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 415 - Topics in Oceanography
Introduces oceanography together with a survey of marine resources and the scientific bases for their management. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One year college-level science.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 420 - The Ecology of Coastal Wetlands
Investigates the ecology of coastal interface ecosystems, including sea grass, mangrove, and salt marsh emphasizing biogeochemisty, succession, and dynamic processes related to the development and maintenance of these systems. Explores the differences between tropical and temperate coastal systems. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 423 - Marine Environments and Organisms
Surveys the major habitats of marine and estuarine areas and the organisms which have adapted to life in these environments. Emphasizes the organisms and communities which have evolved in response to stress and competition in the sea, and the systematics and natural history of marine organisms. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 425 - Ecosystem Ecology
Study of the flows of energy and the cycling of elements in ecosystems and how these concepts connect the various components of the Earth system. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 and one semester of chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 427 - Soil Science
Introduces the study of soils as a natural system. Topics include the fundamentals of soil chemistry, hydrology, and biology with respect to genesis, classification and utilization. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280 and 320; one year college chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 428 - Environmental Microbiology
Analyzes the impact of microbial physiologic reactions on environmental quality: microbes as transformers of chemical pollutants; microbes as transformers of nutrient elements; microbes as agents of energy transfer in ecosystems; and microbes as contaminants. Emphasizes the quantitation of microbial activities. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: BIOL 201, CHEM 141, 142, EVSC 320.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 430 - Management of Forest Ecosystems
Studies processes in forest ecosystems which effect management decisions. Emphasizes the interactions between the physiological processes of plants and system-level functions such as the cycling of nutrients and the flow of energy and water. Examples of current and projected uses of forest systems are discussed throughout, including harvesting for fiber and energy, and the preservation of forests as water purification and air pollution control systems. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320, 340, or 350 recommended.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 431 - Methods in Aquatic Ecology
Trains students in field and laboratory techniques used in aquatic ecological research. Two weekend field trips to the Eastern Shore of Virginia serve as the foundation. Laboratory exercises include the data and samples gathered in the barrier island lagoons and in the Chesapeake Bay. Analyzes water quality and patterns of primary and secondary production in aquatic ecosystems. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 432 - Aquatic Plant Ecology
Studies the physiology and ecology of aquatic plants from tropical, temperate, and polar waters. Emphasizes comparisons among major plant groups (phytoplankton, macroalgae, vascular) of fundamental physiological processes, including photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, resource allocation, and growth. Discusses iterations between plant physiology an ecosystem function and the structure of plant communities for both marine and freshwater environments. Examples of human impacts on aquatic environments, including eutrophication and global climate change, are considered in the context of plant physiology and ecology. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 444 - Applied Hydrology
Introduces hydrology as applied to environmental problems including water resources, systems analysis, and the effects of urbanization and land use on the hydrological cycle. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 340.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 445 - Introduction to Forest Hydrology
Study of major hydrological processes typical of forested catchments and critical analysis of recent research on the interactions between forests and the water cycle. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 340 or instructor permission
Credits: 3
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EVSC 446 - Hydrological Field Methods and Data Analysis
Hydrological instruments are introduced; students employ the instruments to make field measurements and perform a range of data analysis exercises. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 340.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 447 - Introduction to Climatological Analysis
Discusses the general circulation of the atmosphere, followed by quantitative analysis of climactic fluctuations and their impact upon ecologic and economic systems. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One semester of calculus; EVSC 350 recommended.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 455 - Synoptic Climatology
Studies the formation, movements, and meteorological and climatological attributes of synoptic-scale weather systems and the impact on the environment. Explores the relationship of these systems to air quality, atmospheric transport, climate change, and evaporation and precipitation regimes. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 350 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 457 - Microclimatology
Analyzes the principles governing atmospheric processes occurring at small temporal and spatial scales near the Earth’s surface, including energy, mass, and momentum transfer. Includes features of the atmospheric environment affecting plants and feedback mechanisms between plants and their local microclimates, trace gas exchange between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere, energy budgets, evapotranspiration, and motions near the surface. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 350 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 459 - Air Pollution
Study of formation, atmospheric transport, and deposition of airborne pollutants. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Introductory chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 461 - People, Culture and Environment of Southern Africa
This course focuses on anthropogenic impacts on the environment and environmental contributions to the development of peoples and cultures in South Africa and Mozambique, with emphasis on the links between history, culture, power, and the environment. This course is offered concurrently with ANTH 461. Students must be enrolled in both. (SS)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Credits: 3
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EVSC 465 - Environmental Policymaking in the United States
Exploration of the possibilities for, and constraints on, domestic environmental policymaking. Examination of the roles of Congress, the executive branch, and the courts in environmental policymaking. Critical analysis of the analytical principles and values commonly employed in environmental policymaking. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Completion of Natural Sciences/Mathematics area requirement and third- or fourth-year standing, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 466 - GIS and Arc/Info
Explores the theory of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the use of Arc/Info software for research and other applications in a range of disciplines. Example applications are from physical and social sciences, often with a focus on the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. For students interested in research and longer term applications of GIS. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: The equivalent of the College natural science/mathematics and social science area requirements. Experience with word processing, file managers, and other computing skills is essential.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 468 - Advanced GIS
Explores advanced Geographic Information Systems concepts through use of Arc/Info, Erdas Imagine, and other GIS software in individual and group projects. Topics include data management, raster modeling, image manipulation, and 3-D visualization. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: An introductory GIS course.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 470 - Instrumental Methods for Analysis of Environmental Samples
Studies instrumental methods of chemical analysis in an overall context of sampling and evaluating sources of pollution. Analyzes contaminants in air, water, soil, or plant materials. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: CHEM 142 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 478 - Groundwater Geology
Study of the mechanics of groundwater flow, with attendant heat and mass transport; regional geological controls on groundwater occurrence and movement; and the role of groundwater in geological processes. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280, 340.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 481 - Petrology
Study of the origin and classification of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Emphasizes rock series and tectonic associations of rock types. Study of thin sections and hand samples in the laboratory. Field experience and laboratories are included. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 483 - Water-Rock Interactions Seminar
Reading and discussion of the research literature linking hydrological and geochemical processes in the environment. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: One geology, geochemistry, or hydrology course AND permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 484 - Engineering Geology
Studies engineering properties of earth materials and their behavior in response to surface processes as they affect land use and natural resource utilization. Two lecture hours and three field or laboratory hours. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280 and 340.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 485 - Coastal Processes
Reviews wave generation, wave prediction, wave refraction, transformation, shoaling, and associated inshore currents. Topics include the generation of littoral drift and shallow water surge; beach and barrier island geomorphology and problems of erosion. Includes the historical development of research in coastal processes and a quantitative analysis of spatial patterns along sandy coasts. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280; corequisite: EVSC 485L.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 485L - Coastal Processes Laboratory
Laboratory analysis of sediment, map, and aerial photo data sets. Lab demonstrations with the wave tank and rapid sediment analyzer. Weekly exercises and research projects required. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: EVSC 485.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 486 - Geology of Virginia
The course examines the geological evolution of the state and mid-Atlantic region in the context of plate tectonics, including stratigraphy, mountain building, metamorphism and deformation, and geomorphic processes. The human impact on this landscape through the exploitation of mineral resources is examined. Field trips to the various provinces of the state will help provide fundamental understanding of the state’s foundation. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280 or equivalent (including high school) in geology, Earth sciences, or environmental sciences, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 487 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Studies the processes that regulate the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus within and between oceans, continents, and atmosphere. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One semester of college chemistry and one or two of the EVSC core classes.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 488 - Planetary Geology
Studies the origin and evolution of the solar system, emphasizing the geology of the planets and satellites of the inner solar system and the satellites of the gaseous planets. Compares and contrasts the Earth with Venus and Mars. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Introductory course in geosciences or astronomy.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 493 - Independent Study
Specialized topics in ecology, atmosphere, hydrology, environmental geology, or environmental systems not normally covered in formal classes under the direction of the faculty. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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EVSC 494 - Independent Study
Specialized topics in ecology, atmosphere, hydrology, environmental geology, or environmental systems not normally covered in formal classes under the direction of the faculty. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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EVSC 495 - Supervised Research
Original research usually involving a field or laboratory problem in the environmental sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members. The results may form the basis of an undergraduate thesis which is required to partially fulfill the Distinguished Majors Program in environmental sciences. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 496 - Supervised Research
Original research usually involving a field or laboratory problem in the environmental sciences under the direction of one or more faculty members. The results may form the basis of an undergraduate thesis which is required to partially fulfill the Distinguished Majors Program in environmental sciences. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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EVSC 503 - Applied Statistics for Environmental Scientists
Provides a firm knowledge of experimental design, hypothesis testing, and the use of statistical methods of data analysis. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: MATH 111, STAT 112, or equivalent; corequisite: EVSC 503L.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 503L - Applied Statistics Laboratory
Uses computer laboratories in the analysis of quantitative data. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: EVSC 503.
Credits: 0
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EVSC 515 - Advanced Oceanography
The principles of oceanography with views on real world applications, especially to the teaching of this class at the high school as well. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: At least one year of college-level chemisty or physics or instructor permission..
Credits: 3
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EVSC 544 - Physical Oceanography
Studies the physical properties, processes, and structure of the oceans; mass and energy budgets; methods of measurements; and the nature and theory of ocean currents, waves, and tides in the open sea, near shore and in estuaries. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PHYS 231, 232 or equivalent, two semesters calculus, MATH 131, 132 recommended, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 562 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
This is an introductory course focusing on the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology. The course combines related theory with practical laboratory assignments. (S)
Credits: 4
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ETP 230 - Politics, Science, and Values: An Introduction to Environmental Policy
Introduces a wide variety of domestic and international environmental policy issues. Explores how political processes, scientific evidence, ideas, and values affect environmental policymaking. This class satisfies the social sciences area requirement and not the natural sciences/mathematics area requirement, since ETP 230 is devoted to the subject of environmental policy. Cross listed as EVSC 230 and PLAP 230. (Y)
Credits: 3
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