Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Courses
ENVSC
9 courses with the subject ENVSC, 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.
ENVSC 200Introduction to Environmental Science3
This team-taught course is designed to be the entrance/introduction to major course in Environmental Science. The course consists of seven modules. The first module is an introduction to research methods, and is designed to teach students the fundamentals of searching the primary literature, reading scientific research papers, and accessing and using available environmental databases. Modules 2.6 address various large issues in environmental science. Each of these issues manifests across spatial and temporal scales from local/short-term to global/long-term. Information in each module will be conveyed via assigned readings from a textbook, student presentations of case studies, computer laboratory exercises in which students will access existing databases with the goal of downloading and analyzing some small data set, reviews of 1.2 papers from the primary literature, and discussions of the readings. These modules cover the breadth of environmental science including population growth/control, climate science and climate change, water resources, energy issues, and pollution. The last module specifically addresses communication skills, science-based policy and resource management, and the critical importance of communication between scientists and non-scientists. This module will include writing exercises and presentation skills. At the end of the course, local environmental professionals (lawyers, regulatory personnel, health department officials, urban planners will be invited to participate in a panel discussion of careers options.
ENVSC 296Independent Studies in Environmental Science1-3
/Maximum of 18 Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
ENVSC 404Environmental Applications of Biogeochemistry3
This course focuses upon geochemical and biogeochemical principles applied to environmental analysis, remediation and sustainable technologies. Students will apply stable isotope chemistry to environmental forensics and environmental processes. The generation and chemical fate of radioisotopes are presented. Organismal processes and their biotechnological applications are also discussed, including microbial redox chemistry and cell surface chemistry. Biogeochemistry at macroscopic spatial scales is also addressed. CHEM 227 or CHEM 301 or GEOSC 418) Recommended Preparation: CHEM 113 or equivalent; CHEM 202, 210 or equivalent
/Maximum of 9 ENVSC 494 is an experiential course that allows undergraduates to design, complete and present a research project in environmental science.
3 credits of 400-level coursework; Junior or senior standing
ENVSC 495Internship in Environmental Science1-3
/Maximum of 9 ENVSC 495 is an off-campus internship experience with a local, regional, or national environmental organization, government agency, or private- sector business.
