Course Listings

AAEC 4309. Sustaining Global Ecology, Natural Resources and Economy
Challenges to global markets and environment across diverse systems and histories. Fulfills multicultural requirement. (Writing Intensive.)

ARCH 1311. Design, Environment, and Society
Introduction to architecture as an integral component of a complex world. Examination of societal and environmental contexts and appropriate design responses. Fulfills Core Social and Behavioral Sciences – Individual or Group Behavior requirement.

ATMO 1300. Introduction to Atmospheric Science
An investigation of atmospheric properties and physical processes that determine current weather events and long-term climate conditions. Partially fulfills Core Natural Sciences requirement.

ATMO 2301. Weather Climate, and Human Activities
Prerequisite: ATMO 1100 and 1300. Observation and analysis of the impacts of weather and climate on human activity, e.g., storms, climate change, forecasting, weather modification, health, energy, transportation. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

BIOL 1305. Ecology and Environmental Problems
An introduction to ecological principles and the analysis of environmental problems. Not for major credit. BIOL 1401, 1402, 1305, and 1306 may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously. Partially fulfills the lecture component of the Core Natural Sciences requirement.

BIOL 1401. Biology of Plants
An introductory coverage of plant-environment interactions and plant structure and function as they relate to our understanding of the plant world. Expressly designed for students not majoring in a biological science. Partially fulfills the Core Natural Sciences requirement.BIOL 1401 and 1402 may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously.

BIOL 1402. Biology of Animals
An introductory coverage of animal-environment interactions and animal structure, function, and behavior as they relate to our understanding of the animal world. Expressly designed for students not majoring in a biological science. BIOL 1401 and 1402 may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously. Partially fulfills Core Natural Sciences requirement.

BIOL 3303. Tropical Marine Biology
Prerequisite: One year of introductory biology or Honors integrated science. This course, taught at Hofstra University Marine Laboratory in Jamaica, introduces students to the ecology and diversity of tropical marine communities.

BIOL 3307. Population Biology
Prerequisite: BIOL 3309. Introduction to population biology theory with emphasis on interaction between genetics and ecology. (Writing intensive.)

BIOL 3309, Principles of Ecology
Prerequisite: BIOL 1305, or 1401, or 1402, or 1404. An examination of ecological systems emphasizing populations, communities, and ecosystems.

ECO 3336. Environmental Economics
Prerequisite: ECO 2301 and 2302 or consent of instructor. Applies economic models to current local and global environmental issues with an emphasis on evaluating policies.

EVHM 1301. The Natural History Tradition
An introduction to the field of nature writing. Field trip required. Special field trip fee. Fulfills Core Humanities requirement.

EVHM 1302. Introductory Fieldcraft: Nature as Text
Development of field skills and interpretation of landscape. Weekly field trips and outside projects required. Special field trip fee. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

EVHM 2302. The Literature of Place
An introduction to the literature of place through a series of writing and reading workshops.

EVHM 3300. Research Methods: Writing the Natural World
Writing for publication. A writing workshop in creative nonfiction focused on the relationship between people and nature. Field trips required. (Writing Intensive)

EVHM 3305. Ecology
An introduction to the ecology of individuals, populations, and ecosystems. Special field trip fee. (Writing intensive.)

EVHM 3306. Course Readings in Natural History
An exploration of contemporary writers whose focus is primarily the relationship of people with nature.

EVHM 3350. Advanced Fieldcraft: Nature as Text
An advanced exploration of location. Research of literature, culture, and ecology of a region in preparation for immersion in a field experience. Field trip required. Special field trip fee.

GEOG 1300. Fundamentals of Geography
Survey of world cultures and natural systems with a focus on human/environmental interaction, natural resources, globalization, and the concept of regions.

GEOG 1401. Physical Geography
Study of the atmospheric and terrestrial systems that shape our natural environment, especially the global patterns of climate, landforms, and vegetation. Partially fulfills Core Natural Sciences requirement.

GEOG 3300. Geographic Information Systems
Fundamentals of cartography and the use of geographic information systems for thematic mapping and spatial analysis. Laboratory emphasizes experience with GIS software.

GEOG 3301. Remote Sensing of the Environment
Prerequisite: GEOG 3300 or equivalent. Introduction to remote sensing techniques including air photo interpretation and digital satellite image processing. Emphasis on the use of remote sensing imagery in geographic information systems.

GEOG 3310. Environmental Change
Prerequisite: GEOG 1401 or equivalent natural science courses. Investigates changes in climate, hydrology, soils, biota and landforms since the start of the Ice Age, and the effects of these environmental changes on humans.

GEOG 3335. Field Seminar in Physical Geography
Seminar conducted in field setting to provide students with first-hand opportunity for observing actual physical and human aspects of study area. Specific region and topic may vary. May be repeated for credit with change of subject matter.

GEOG 3353. Man, Resources, and Environment
Prerequisite: Introductory physical geography or consent of instructor. Study of the interrelated problems of population growth, efficient use of natural resources, and human disruption of the earth’s environment.

GEOG 3360. Technology and the Human Landscape
Study of the relationship of technological development and energy use with human use of the earth from pre-humans to the present. Fulfills multicultural requirement. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

GEOG 4301. Geomorphology in Environmental Management
Prerequisite: GEOG 1402, GEOL 1303, or consent of instructor. Evaluation and analysis of earth-forming processes and terrain features in relation to human activities. Course emphasizes analytical techniques.

GEOG 4321. Biogeography
Prerequisite: IGEOG 1401 or consent of instructor. Study of plants and animals in their spatial context, functional interaction, and as related to human impacts.

GEOG 4357. Geography of Arid Lands
Systemic and regional inquiry into the physical nature and the problems of human utilization of the arid and semi-arid lands of the earth.

GEOL 1303. Physical Geology
Beginning course. A study of earth materials (rocks and minerals), gradation (erosion and deposition), diastrophism (earth movements and mountain building), vulcanism and earth resources. Partially fulfills Core Natural Sciences requirement.

GEOL 3322. Oceanography
Prerequisite: GEOL 1303 or GEOG 1401 or ATMO 1300. The physiography and origin of ocean basins and of the processes and systems operative in them including physical, chemical, and biological factors as well as sedimentation patterns.

GEOL 3323. Environmental Geology
Prerequisite: GEOL 1303 or GEOG 1401. Study of geological processes that affect human activities, emphasizing natural hazards, water resources, waste disposal, energy, mineral resources, and land use and planning. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

GEOL 3328. Geology of Energy Resources
Prerequisite: GEOL 1303. Origin, distribution, and exploitation of geological resources of energy, with emphasis on hydrocarbons, coal, and nuclear energy. Not for credit for geoscience majors.

HLTH 2302. Environmental Health and Awareness
Examines critical issues and relationships affecting biospheric health including personal, community, and international ecology. Fulfills Core Social and Behavioral Sciences–Individual or Group Behavior requirement.

HIST 3327. Survey of American Environmental History
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. A survey of American environmental and conservation history from the Age of Discovery through the environmental awareness of the twentieth century.

HIST 4323. Nature and Americans
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. History of the relationship between Americans and their land from prehistory to the present.

LARC 3302. Development of Landscape Architecture
History of landscape architecture. Design as expression of culture and society's relationship to nature. Geographical, historical, and cultural context of major movements in landscape architecture. Fulfills multicultural and core Humanities requirements.

LARC 4302. Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development
Prerequisite: BIOL 1305 and 1113. An introduction to environmental planning issues with emphasis on the integration of related disciplines to attain environmentally and socially sustainable development.

NRM 2301. Introductory Wildlife
Introduction to the ecology and management of wildlife populations. Stresses principles, life histories, and management techniques. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

NRM 2302. The Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources
An introduction to the ecology and conservation of renewable natural resources of native lands, including their multiple use for timber, water, range, recreation, and wildlife. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

NRM 2305. Introduction to Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries
Survey and management of freshwater habitats: types of organisms, adaptations, and ecological interactions; and effects of solar radiation, temperature, currents, dissolved gases, chemicals, and pollution. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

NRM 2307. Diversity of Life
Principles of evolution, genetics, and biodiversity as related to conservation and management of natural resources at scales ranging from genes to the biosphere. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

NRM 3302. Range Plant Ecology
The basic principles of autecology and synecology and their relationship to management of the range ecosystem.

NRM 3307. Principles of Conservation Science
A survey of the theory and practices of conservation biology. Emphasis is placed on methods used to maintain plant and animal biodiversity.

PHIL 3325. Environmental Ethics
Discussion of conceptual and moral questions surrounding human population and consumption of resources, loss of biodiversity and wilderness areas, and human use of nonhuman animals.

WE 1300. Introduction to Wind Energy
Provides a basic understanding of the wind energy industry and discusses the basic meteorology of wind, extraction of energy from wind, wind plant development, and the environmental and ecological impact of wind energy plants.

WE 2300. Social Impacts of Wind Energy
Provides an in-depth look at environmental, economic, national security, health benefits, and issues of wind energy vs. traditional fuels.. Fulfills CoreTechnology and Applied Science requirement.