ENVS 100. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. 4 Credits.

Notes: includes a weekly laboratory that uses basic quantitative techniques for collecting and analyzing data from environmental systems.
Pre-requisites: MTHD 104. Corequisite: ENVS 100L.
Satisfies: a BACR for natural sciences.
An introductory exploration of environmental science that emphasizes a scientific approach toward understanding contemporary human interaction with the natural environment. The structure, function, and interrelationships of terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric systems are treated through the application of biological, chemical, and geological principles. Companion course to ENVS 100L.

ENVS 100L. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB. 1 Credit.

Pre-requisites: MTHD 104. Corequisite: ENVS 100.
Companion lab to ENVS 100.

ENVS 300. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE JUNIOR SEMINAR. 1 Credit.

Pre-requisites: ENVS 100 and major declared as Environmental Science.
Exposes a variety of potential careers in the environmental sciences.

ENVS 323. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: GEOS 323.
Pre-requisites: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with an emphasis on its applications in the environmental sciences. May be taken to satisfy a core requirement in the Geosciences programs. Includes hands-on GIS work in the lab and instructor demos of various toolsets with increasing complexity.

ENVS 399. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-5 Credits.

ENVS 400. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR. 1 Credit.

Pre-requisites: ENVS 300 and junior or senior standing.
Through reading current literature, discussion, and writing, students integrate knowledge of chemistry, biology, and geology with current environmental issues.

ENVS 449. ADVANCED SPATIAL ANALYSIS. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: GEOS 449.
Pre-requisites: GEOS 323 or ENVS 323, or GEOS 321.
An advanced course building Geographic Information System models for environmental applications. Students design, collect data, process data, and build several spatial models of increasing complexity. Covers advanced techniques in Geographic Information Systems including raster processing, analysis methods and layout design, and documents projects in a report form and creates production quality maps.

ENVS 490. CAPSTONE: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY. 3 Credits.

Cross-listed: GEOS 490B.
Pre-requisites: CHEM 172 and CHEM 172L or permission of instructor. Corequisite: ENVS 490L or GEOS 490BL.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–senior capstone.
Application of principles of geochemistry to environmental problems, including air and water pollution, water-rock interactions, weathering, and soil formation. Origin, distribution, and transport of inorganic contaminants in air, water, soils, sediments, and plants. The behavior of trace elements in near surface environments. Companion course to ENVS 490L or GEOS 490BL.

ENVS 490L. CAPSTONE: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY LAB. 1 Credit.

Cross-listed: GEOS 490BL.
Pre-requisites: CHEM 172 and CHEM 172L or permission of instructor. Corequisite: ENVS 490 or GEOS 490B.
Companion lab to ENVS 490 or GEOS 490B.

ENVS 496. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-15 Credits.

ENVS 499. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-5 Credits.