17 courses with the subject ESC, 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.
ESC 102Introduction to Environmental Science4
[GSR] An interdisciplinary course designed to introduce students to the problems associated with humans and their relationship to the environment. Environmental science enables us to understand how the world is operated by physical, chemical, and biological processes and how mankind, technology, and human social processes affect the natural world. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Global and Social Responsibility [GSR] requirement.
[QR] This course is an overview of the use of methods, tools and techniques used in environmental monitoring. Modular lecture and lab content focuses on five core areas of environmental assessment: hydrology, agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, and energy systems. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Quantitative Reasoning [QR] requirement.
[NSM] Wild Blue Ridge takes you to the forests, ponds, streams, and mountains around Ferrum College where you will acquire the basic skills needed to identify, share and preserve the natural history of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. 1 Credit(s). 2 Contact Hour(s). This course has been designated as meeting the Natural Science and Math Requirement in Ferrum Colleges General Education Requirements.
Allows the student to gain firsthand experience and knowledge of procedures and practices common to the field by providing service to program, college, business, and/or the community. Pass/Fail. 1 Credit(s). 45 Service Hour(s).
A course specifically designed for agriculture, biology, and environmental science majors to be able to design an independent study class in a specialized field that is not normally in the schedule. 1-4 Credit(s).
Under faculty supervision, students will design and carry out a vigorous scientific study of a specific problem in environmental science. Written and oral presentation of the research are required. 1-3 Credit(s).
Coursework and skills determined by individual instructors. Course Session Cycle: Fall and Spring Semester
ESC 202Quantitative Environmental Methods and Statistics4
[QR] Provides students with a fundamental understanding of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of a variety of quantitative data. It integrates a complete course in introductory statistics with a survey of fundamental environmental techniques by combining lectures with a series of class research projects. Required of all Environmental Science majors. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Quantitative Reasoning [QR] requirement.
High School Algebra I and II. Course Session Cycle: Fall Semester Course Yearly Cycle: Every Year
ESC 203Fundamentals of Ecology4
[QR] An introductory study of the interrelationship of organisms with the abiotic and biotic components of their environment. Includes a basic introduction to population dynamics. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Quantitative Reasoning [QR] requirement.
Sophomore Standing. Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester Course Yearly Cycle: Every Year
ESC 205Tropical and Marine Ecology4
[NSM] An introduction to the geology, taxonomy, and ecology of tropical ecosystems. Emphasis is divided between the study of a variety of tropical terrestrial ecosystems and marine organisms in coral reefs and eel grass communities. This course requires a multiple week field trip in the Caribbean or Latin America. 4 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
ESC 208Ireland’s Natural History: Interaction of Nature and Culture4
[NSM] This course is designed to study the unique natural history of Ireland and the effects on the Irish people and their culture. This course requires a two week field component traveling through the countryside of Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. 4 Credit(s). 5 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
[NSM] This course deals with principles of maintaining biological diversity in managed landscapes. Conservation biology investigates human impacts on biological diversity and loss and develops practical legislative and policy approaches to preventing extinction of species. Conservation biology has two underlying themes – seeking new approaches to sustainability and maintenance of biological diversity. This course will explore the theories and methods related to these themes; students will use a particular biodiversity “hotspot” to apply concepts related to biology, ecology, policy, and law to design an effective management plan for this hotspot. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
ENG 112 - Composition & Research Course Session Cycle: Fall Semester Course Yearly Cycle: Every Year
ESC 310Natural Resource Policy and Economics3
[NSM] Introduction to natural resource policies and economics, including legal frameworks, impact analyses, and valuation methodologies. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
[NSM] A survey of those naturally occurring resources which are useful and necessary to man. The limits of these resources are examined, along with consideration of reasonable expectation of exhaustion of retrievable resources. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
[NSM] A survey of the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on the geomorphology, physics, chemistry, and biology of inland freshwater systems. Required laboratory and field trips emphasize techniques of sampling, analysis, and presentation. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
ESC 405Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management4
[OC] This course examines the ecology and biology of fish and wildlife species as a basis for teaching specific techniques related to the study and management of fish and wildlife populations and habitats. Topics covered include habitat evaluation and management, capture and handling, age and sex determination, population estimation, diseases and parasites, stocking and hunting management, endangered species management and protected areas, and management of the human users of the wildlife. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Oral Communication [OC] requirement.
[QR] A survey of the basic principles of managing forestlands. Emphasis is placed on ecology, silviculture and management options for private landowners. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s). 6 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Quantitative Reasoning [QR] requirement.
[NSM] Concepts from toxicology and ecotoxicology are introduced. The first half of the course will address fundamental concepts of toxicology (effects of poisons on individual organisms), experimental toxicology, and chemical hygiene. The second half of the course will introduce ecotoxicology (effects of poisons on ecosystem structure and function) and monitoring and assessment of ecotoxicological conditions. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Natural Science/Math [NSM] requirement.
