SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry · Courses
ENS
20 courses with the subject ENS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENS 132Orientation Seminar:EnvSci1
In this one-credit seminar course, students will convene for one hour each week to engage in a combination of lectures, discussions, and group activities. Designed to place students on a pathway to program success, this seminar course will introduce students to the resources and opportunities available to them, as well as the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for having a successful environmental science learning journey. Fall
Climate Change Science and Sustainability is an introduction to climate science, the evidence of modern climate change, and an evaluation of some of the proposed solutions. The course integrates NASA and other web-based climate change media and products with outside readings.NASA's spatial and temporal climate change resources are the basis for most learning activities, which will enable students to continue their exploration of personal and societal climate change solutions.
In this one-credit professional development course, students will convene for one hour each week to engage in a combination of lectures, discussions, and group activities. Designed to prepare students for career success, this course will introduce students to the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for being cross-sectoral, competitive environmental science professionals. Spring.
One to three hours of class meetings per week. Special topics of current interest to lower division undergraduate students in environmental science. A detailed course subject description will be presented as a topic area is identified and developed. Fall and Spring. Permission of the instructor. SUNY ESF | 347 | Course Catalog
Full or part time position as an employee or volunteer in a professional setting with an environmental science focus. Internship will be structured in collaboration between ESF faculty advisor and on-site supervisor. Requires initial plan outlining learning goals and objectives, supervisor’s assessment and final report by student to be graded by faculty advisor. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. Fall, Spring, Summer. Prerequisite: Permission from instructor.
One half hour meeting per week. Students will synthesize information from courses in the Renewable Energy minor by performing research and preparing a scientific report on topics related to renewable energy and energy. The research will consist of literature review/analysis, modeling, field work or laboratory research. Spring. Prerequisite: ENS 450
Independent research in topics in environmental science for undergraduate students. Selection of subject area determined by the student in conjunction with an appropriate faculty member. Tutorial conferences, discussions and critiques scheduled as necessary. Final written report required for departmental record. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. Fall, Spring and/or Summer. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Two hours of classroom instruction and three hours of laboratory, field trip, workshop, or group studio per week. Geographical modeling is the simulation of natural systems in a spatial context, interfacing the traditional tools of ecological modeling with those of Geographic Information Systems. Students in this course learn the fundamentals of ecological modeling and develop a spatial model using GIS tools to address their own research questions. Spring. Prerequisites: EFB 518 or computer programming course; GIS course. Co-requisite: GIS course (if not already completed).
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. This course provides an introduction to interdisciplinary water management. It draws upon subject matters from many areas, including water policy, planning, economics, hydrology, law, engineering and water quality. Fall.
Two hours of lecture and three hours of group learning per week. Provides students with a working knowledge of wetland management, emphasizing wetland delineation, functional assessment and mitigation with module problems with reports required for each module. Two credits for completion of two modules; three credits for completion of three modules. Fall.
Experimental and developmental courses in new areas of interest to environmental studies faculty and graduate students not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Fall and Spring.
Lectures and discussions, seminars, conferences and group research on advanced topics of special or current interest, in fields of interest to environmental studies faculty and graduate students. Fall and Spring.
Individualized, special study of environmental science and policy subjects and issues. Comprehensive oral or written report required for some problems. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. Fall, Spring and Summer.
Professional experience which applies, enriches and/or complements formal coursework. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. Graded on an "S/U" basis. Fall, Spring and Summer.
