EXPIRED--Environmental Management Systems Courses Description

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EMS 1011 Environment and Technology: Perspective on Environmental Problems (3) See ENVS 1000 .

EMS 2051 Soil Science (4) See AGRO 2051 .

EMS 3040 Applied Environmental Management (4) F, S Prereq. : EMS 1011, ENGL 3002 or 3101. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab . Applications of planning, management, and decision making to environmental policy, systems, and management; evaluation of environmental decision making; environmental ethics; analysis of environmental issues at the local, state, and national levels.

EMS 3045 Soil Conservation (2) See AGRO 3040 .

EMS 3050 Environmental Regulations and Compliance (3) F, S Prereq. : EMS 1011, ECON 2030 or AGEC 2003 . Local, state, and federal environmental regulations; enforcement of and compliance with regulations; roles of regulatory agencies.

EMS 3090 Environmental Internship (3) F,S Prereq.: permission of department and junior standing. Credit will not be given for this course and AGRO 3090 . Professional experience in some aspect of environmental management; student must submit a proposal explaining internship goals and education component; reports, employer evaluation, paper, and presentation are required.

EMS 4010 Applied Ecology (2) See ENVS 4010 .

EMS 4020 Quantitative Risk Assessment (3) F,S Prereq.: six hours of chemistry and six hours of biological sciences, MATH 1431 or equivalent . Assessment of environmental risks; interactions of pollution/toxins with the human body; managing and predicting risks.

EMS 4030 Environmental Permit Writing (3) S Prereq. : ENGL 3002 or 3101, EMS 3040. May not be taken for graduate credit . Permit writing; permitting process; environmental assessment; environmental impact statements; communicating technical information.

EMS 4040 Environmental Instrumental Analysis (3) S Prereq. : CHEM 1201, 1202, 1212, 2001. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. May not be taken for graduate credit . Analysis of pollutants in the environment; development of analytical technique; sampling of different media including soil and water.

EMS 4055 Chemical Properties of Soil (4) See AGRO 4055 .

EMS 4056 Microbial Ecology and Nutrient Cycling in Soils (4) See AGRO 4056 or BIOL 4256 .

EMS 4077 Environmental Soil Physics (3) See AGRO 4077 .

EMS 4999 Senior Project in Environmental Management (1-3) F,S,Su Prereq.: Permission of department, senior standing, and a minimum GPA of 3.00 on all course work taken in the major. This course may be repeated for up to 6 hrs. of credit. Course may not be taken for graduate credit . Student will develop and submit a research proposal to the faculty; student will work on a specific project under the supervision of a faculty member. This course is intended to prepare students for graduate work in some area of environmental management.

EMS 7057 Advanced Soil Physics (4) F See AGRO 7057

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