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ENSP 4500 - Advanced Studies in Special Topics in Literature
Limited enrollment. Topics vary from year to year. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENSP 4800 - The Bible
Analyzes readings in the English Bible. Designed to familiarize or re-familiarize the literary student with the shape, argument, rhetoric, and purposes of the canon; with the persons, events, and perspectives of the major narratives; and with the conventions, techniques, resources, and peculiarities of the texts. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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ENSP 4995 - Research Leading to an Essay on London
Undergraduates who have successfully completed a summer program taught in Britain (‘The Culture of London: Past and Present’) will draw upon the on-site experiences to develop an independent research program pursued through the length of a semester. In regular consultation with the faculty advisor, each student will develop a coherent plan of inquiry into a London-related topic. The outcome of the research will be a 12-15 page essay. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1010 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1020 - 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.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 1040 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1050 - Ethics, Protocols, and Practice of International Research
Ethics, Protocols, and Practice of International Research
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1080 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1200 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1300 - Earth’s Weather and Climate
An overview of the atmospheric sciences primarily for non-science majors. Topics include weather forecasting, the greenhouse effect and global warming, ozone depletion, El Niño, air pollution, atmospheric optical effects, global climate, and the impacts of weather on human health. Three lectures per week. No science/math background is required.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1450 - An Inconvenient Truce: Climate, You and CO2
Carbon is the building block of life, the way we trap the energy of the sun to feed all biological systems, and the way we power human civilization. It is also the driver of global climate change. How does the climate system work? How has climate changed? How will it change in the coming decades? What are the likely impacts on humanity and the ecosystems on which we depend? What can we do about it? We explore climate change, top to bottom.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1600 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 1762 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2010 - 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 2010.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2030 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2050 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2070 - Earth Systems Technology & Management
Earth Systems Engineering Management (ESEM) is a comprehensive perspective that combines engineering, environmental science and psychology to explore how human beings can take care of the ecosystem. Students will listen to lectures and discuss background readings from a variety of perspectives related to ESEM. Then they will apply what they have read to a practical problem: identifying and managing national parks and other national entities.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2200 - Plants, People and Culture
This course will explore the interrelationships between humans and plants. An introduction to basic plant biology provides a framework for exploring the process of plant domestication and the economic and cultural consequences for humans, including plant diversity and use of indigenous plants. The origin and dispersal of major plants used by humans as food, drink, fiber, medicine and fuel will be considered.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2220 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2221 - 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 2220, but may be taken on its own.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 2800 - 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. Recommended: At least one semester of college chemistry with lab such as CHEM 1410, 1420.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 2801 - Fundamentals of Geology Laboratory
Field and laboratory experimentation into the nature of earth materials and processes, especially as applied to use and human problems. Corequisite: EVSC 2800.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 2900 - 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.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3020 - 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. Experience with word processing, file managers, and other computing skills is essential. Prerequisite: The equivalent of the College natural science/mathematics and social science area requirements.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 3060 - Biomechanics of Organisms
This course explores interactions between biology and the fluid within which terrestrial organisms (air) and aquatic organisms (water) function. Topics covered include locomotion, heat exchange, diffusion and mass exchange, bio-acoustics, and bio-optics in the two different fluids, as well as living at the interface between air and water. For each topic, basic physical principles and current research will be covered. Prerequisite: MATH 1210, MATH 1220, PHYS 1610 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3200 - 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. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus; recommended; at least one semester of college-level chemistry and biology with labs such as CHEM 1410, 1420, and BIOL 2020.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3201 - Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory
Field and laboratory experimentation illustrative of ecological systems, and their checks, balances, and cycles. Corequisite: EVSC 3200.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 3300 - Atmosphere and Weather
Introduces the physical laws governing atmospheric behavior and examines atmospheric variables and their role in the fluid environment of the earth.
Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or MATH 1310. Recommended: at least one semester of college physics with lab (such as PHYS 1425/1429 or PHYS 2010/2030).
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3301 - Atmosphere and Weather Laboratory
Studies the principles of measurements, instrumentation for measuring atmospheric parameters, and methods of observing and calculating atmospheric variables. Corequisite: EVSC 3300.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 3600 - 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. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3601 - Physical Hydrology Laboratory
Field and laboratory experimentation illustrative of the hydrological cycle, including energy and mass transfer in surface and ground water. Corequisite: EVSC 3600.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 3660 - 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 3500. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 3665 - 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. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 or EVSC 3200, 3201 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3810 - 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.
Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3840 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3841 - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Lab
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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 or instructor permission.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 3850 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800, calculus, and physics.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3860 - Introduction to Geochemistry
Studies the principles that govern the distribution and abundance of the elements in the Earth’s lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 and EVSC 2800.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3880 - 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. Prerequisite: One course (including high school) in geology, Earth Sciences, or environmental sciences, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 3881 - Watersheds of Lewis and Clark Laboratory
In-depth exploration of some of the geological and hydrological aspects of the concurrent lecture course, with particular emphasis on the use of maps and the completion of hands-on activities. Observation, identification, and data analysis will be developed as tools useful in the study of the landscape. The laboratory section is an optional experience for students enrolled in the lecture course. Several field trips will be conducted.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4002 - Undergraduate Seminar
A weekly, one-hour seminar series for majors, other interested undergraduates, and the University community dealing with environmental processes, research, issues, careers, and graduate study.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4010 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
Introduction to the physics and techniques of remote sensing. Prerequisite: at least one year of college-level chemistry or physics, or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4020 - Dryland Ecohydrology
Study of ecohydrologic processes characteristic of arid and semiarid regions. Prerequisites: Any introductory hydrology course or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
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EVSC 4030 - 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. Prerequisite: Completion of Natural Sciences/Mathematics area requirement and third- or fourth-year standing, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4040 - Climate Change: Science, Markets & Policy
We will explore what many consider the greatest environmental issue of our time. Co-taught by professors in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the School of Law, our objective is to help students develop an integrated view of anthropogenic climate change and possible responses to it. We will review the evidence and critiques of it, impacts of climate change, and potential for markets and institutions to address/mitigate impacts.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4050 - Topics in Oceanography
Introduces oceanography together with a survey of marine resources and the scientific bases for their management. Prerequisite: One year college-level science.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4060 - 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 4060. Students must be enrolled in both.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4070 - 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. Prerequisite: An introductory GIS course.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4082 - Geology and Ecology of U.S. National Parks
The seminar will involve a close reading of the text with additional outside readings from peer-reviewed journals and books. Students will lead discussions on geological and ecological topics specific to the parks. The impacts of humans on the ecosystems of the specific parks will also be a major topic of investigation and analysis. Prerequisites: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or EVSC 3200
Credits: 2
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EVSC 4090 - 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. Prerequisite: CHEM 1420 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4100 - Management of Forest Ecosystems
An ecosystem course which treats the ecology of forests and consequences of forest processes in natural and managed systems. The class emphasizes the “pattern and process” concept that is the central theme in modern vegetation sciences at increasing scales: from form and function of leaves and other parts of trees through population, community and landscape ecology to the role of forests in the global climate and carbon-cycling. Pre-requisites: EVSC 3200, 3400, or 3500 recommended.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4110 - Estuarine Ecology
An interdisciplinary course covering the physical, biogeochemical and ecological aspects of coastal estuaries. Prerequisites: EVSC 3200
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4122 - Coastal Ecology Seminar
A graduate/undergraduate seminar on current topics in coastal ecology.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4130 - 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.
Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 and one course in calculus.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4140 - Global Coastal Change
A comprehensive treatment of global environmental factors affecting coastal marine systems, including climate change, sea-level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment transport, disturbance and habitat loss, overfishing, alien species, and eutrophication. Includes case studies providing real-world examples, and detailed reviews of the evidence of changes and possible solutions.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4142 - Seminar in Environmental and Biological Conservation
In-depth investigation of current research and practice in environmental and biological conservation. Format will include the discussion of fundamental texts and recent readings in conservation along with guest speakers from the local scientific and conservation communities.
Prerequisite: EVSC 320 or BIOL 301 and EVSC 222 or one other course in conservation, or permission of the instructor
Credits: 2
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EVSC 4150 - Terrestrial Plant Ecology
The objective of the course is to provide students with a basic understanding of factors influencing the distribution of terrestrial plants at the local, landscape, and global scales. We will focus on the basic principles of plant biology and their role on determining the relative distributions and abundances of plant species, patterns of community structure, and ecosystem function.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4160 - Forest Sampling
Study of quantitative methods for sampling forest ecosystems
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4200 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4210 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4220 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4230 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4240 - Restoration Ecology
This course examines the science of restoration ecology and the practice of ecological restoration through lectures and in-class discussion. Emphasis is on application of ecological concepts, models, and methodologies to restoration of degraded and impaired ecosystems. The potential for exploiting restoration projects as large-scale ecosystem experiments and the importance of grounding restoration efforts in basic ecological theory are discussed. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4250 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 and one semester of chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4260 - Ecology of Grasslands and Tundra
This course will emphasize plant community and ecosystem ecology of water-limited grassland systems and energy-limited tundra systems. Various topics will be covered including water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles, primary production, plant physiology, plant competition, and plant-herbivore interactions. We will examine the environmental factors that control these systems, as well as their geographic distribution throughout the globe. Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4270 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 and 3200; one year college chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4280 - 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. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, CHEM 1410, 1420, EVSC 3200.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4290 - Limnology: Inland Water Ecosystems
This course will focus on lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs as ecosystems. The goal of the course is to provide an understanding through lectures and discussions of the main physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine similarities and differences among inland waters. Major human impacts on inland waters will also be considered.
Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 and 1 semester of chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4320 - Mountain Meteorology
Examines the influence of mountains on typical and severe weather, including local wind circulations and downslope windstorms. A field study in the Shenandoah National Park provides the students with hands-on experiences in atmospheric measurement techniques and the interpretation of meteorological data obtained in mountainous terrain. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4332 - Mountain Meteorology Seminar
Mountain Meteorology Seminar
Credits: 2
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EVSC 4340 - Biometeorology
This course will focus on interactions between weather, climate and living systems from cellular level to planetary scale. The role of microbes in the evolution of the atmosphere and current interactions between weather and climate and microbes including precipitation processes will be covered. In addition, plant and animal biometeorology, including human biometeorology, will be covered from landscape to biome scales.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4350 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4360 - Weather Forecasting
This course draws upon the fundamental principles of dynamical and physical meteorology to forecast mid-latitude weather conditions with a focus on the 1-7 day time frame. The class reviews the full suite of modern meteorological observation systems and provides an introduction to numerical weather prediction. Along with lectures/discussions and classroom exercises, forecasting for various locations is a regular part of the course. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4370 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4440 - Climate Change
This course will focus on the history of Earth’s climate and theories of climate change across a range of temporal scales. The course will initially focus on Earth’s climate before the period of modern meteorological data collection, pre-1850. Then changes in climate during the period of instrumental data collection will be covered. The course will conclude with debates on the causes of current climate variation and potential impacts. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4470 - Introduction to Climatological Analysis
Examination of various techniques for the analysis of climatological data sets at a variety of temporal and spatial scales. Topics include large-scale atmospheric circulation, synoptic climatology, air quality, extreme event analysis, agricultural climatology, climatic water balance, and biometeorology. Prerequisite: EVSC 3300.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4490 - Air Pollution
Study of formation, atmospheric transport, and deposition of airborne pollutants. Prerequisites: Introductory chemistry or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4630 - Land-Atmosphere Interaction
Study of energy, water, and carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the land surface.
Prerequisite: Must have completed EVSC 3300 or EVSC 3600
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4640 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3600.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4650 - Water Sustainability
In this course we will explore the dimensions of what “sustainability” and “sustainable development” mean in the context of water use and management. We will examine the different ways in which water is used, valued, and governed, examining sustainability through different lenses and perspectives.The course will NOT count for the Math/Science area requirement in the College.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4660 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3600.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4700 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 3600 or instructor permission
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4710 - Environmental Geochemistry
This lecture course focuses on the occurrence and distribution of chemical elements and the processes influencing that distribution among the various reservoirs of the Earth-surface environment, including rocks, soil, water, and air.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1420 (one semester of college-level chemistry) and EVSC 2800 (one semester of college-level geology)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4810 - 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. Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4820 - Geology and Ecology of U.S. Ore Deposits
The seminar will primarily be an interdisciplinary study group to examine the interrelationships of geology, ecology and land-use issues during the exploration for, the exploitation of, and the environmental legacy of the mineral resources of the United States. Additional outside readings specific to the deposits will be utilized for environmental issues and concerns. Prerequisites: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4830 - Geological Field Methods in Environmental Sciences
This course will integrate lectures, field exercises and trips, and computational techniques to develop solid skills important for Geosciences. Specific projects may include surveying, geologic mapping, soils descriptions, stream and groundwater monitoring, flooding hazards, use of tracers, sampling techniques and various other tools of the trade. Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit.
Credits: 4
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EVSC 4832 - Water-Rock Interactions Seminar
Reading and discussion of the research literature linking hydrological and geochemical processes in the environment. Prerequisites: One geology, geochemistry, or hydrology course, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4840 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800 and 3600.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4850 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800; corequisite: EVSC 4851.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4851 - 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. Corequisite: EVSC 4850.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4860 - 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. Prerequisite: Required prerequisite course EVSC 2800 or equivalent college-level introductory geology course by transfer credit.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4870 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Studies the processes that regulate the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus within and between oceans, continents, and atmosphere. Prerequisite: One semester of college chemistry and one or two of the EVSC core classes.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4880 - 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. Prerequisite: EVSC 2800, 3600.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4890 - 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. Prerequisite: Introductory course in geosciences or astronomy.
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4891 - Planetary Geology Lab
Optional laboratory for EVSC 4890 students that will expose students to sources and types of information about processes and materials on planetary bodies as well as techniques for interpreting and mapping the surface features and geologic history of planetary objects.
Credits: 1
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EVSC 4991 - The Theory and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation
The goal of this class is to rigorously compare real-life conservation program implementation with the theoretical goals of conservation science. This course is a senior-level offering designed to serve as a capstone class for students enrolled in the Environmental and Biological Conservation Specialization program and will be presented in a seminar format where a theoretical presentation of conservation science within the context is presented.
Prerequisite: EVSC 3200 (fund. of Ecology) or BIOL 3020 (Evolution and Ecology)
Credits: 3
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EVSC 4993 - 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. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 6
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EVSC 4995 - 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. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 6
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EVSC 4999 - Thesis Research
Provides credit for doing work in pursuit of the undergraduate thesis option for majors in Environmental Science
Credits: 3
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ETP 2020 - Global Sustainability
Earth’s ecosystems are threatened by accelerated population growth, depletion of natural resources, environmental degradation, and loss of biodiversity. This interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand and lead efforts to address these challenges. It provides foundational knowledge and challenges participants to deepen their understanding by working collaboratively to develop and implement a real-world, local sustainability project.
Credits: 3
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