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Fall 2023
Feb 05, 2025 |
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| ENVS 300 - Environmental Science Field Methods |
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An introduction to field methods used in earth and environmental sciences fieldwork for data collection and reliable scientific observations. The course allows students to learn and apply a number of field skills including basic surveying (compass, transit, level and GPS use); soil, mineral and rock description and classification; geological mapping; sampling and analysis methods for water discharge and quality; snow pit analysis; and map, air photo and satellite interpretation. Students develop professional field reports and develop their own field program to address a specific earth or environmental science problem. Students are required to enroll in the corresponding laboratory (3 hours).
Prerequisite: ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy, GEOL 208 Principles of Physical Geology, and GEOL 233 Environmental Geology; or permission of instructor.
Corequisite: ENVS 300L Environmental Science Field Methods Lab.
1.250 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Independent/Directed Study Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department Course Attributes: Undergraduate Level Course Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Non-Matriculated May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student Corequisites: ENVS 300L Prerequisites: PREREQ for ENVS300 General Requirements: ( Course or Test: ENVS 101 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: GEOL 208 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: GEOL 233 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) and ( Course or Test: BIOL 130 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: BIOL 160 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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