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DOS 9990 - Dissertation in Organizational Studies
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 12
Doctoral-level independent research and writing related to leadership and organizational studies.
Enrollment Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate. Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Organizational Studies - EDD.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 1030 - The Paleobiology of Dinosaurs
Credit Hour(s): 4
Multidisciplinary investigation into the morphology, classification and identification of the dinosaurs. Environmental, climatic, and geographic conditions on earth during the time of the dinosaurs. Biological principles involved in understanding the origin, evolution, and extinction of the dinosaurs.
Corequisite(s): EES1030L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 1030L - The Paleobiology of Dinosaurs Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 1030.
Corequisite(s): EES1030
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 1050 - Dynamic Earth
Credit Hour(s): 4
Processes that have shaped the earth from its origin until the present. Origin and evolution of life. Focuses on understanding the nature of science by examining earth materials (minerals, rocks, fossils) and features (represented by geologic and topographic maps) and what these reveal about the past and present.
Corequisite(s): EES1050L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 1050L - Dynamic Earth Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 1050.
Corequisite(s): EES1050
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 1070 - Sustainable Earth
Credit Hour(s): 4
Earth and environmental processes focusing on issues related to the mutual interaction of human society and the planet. Both human and environmental sustainability will be emphasized by exploring current topics.
Corequisite(s): EES1070L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 1070L - Sustainable Earth Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 1070.
Corequisite(s): EES1070
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 1990 - Directed Studies
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 4
Course topics designed for undergraduate students at the freshman or sophomore level. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 2010 - Hydrology and Water Resources
Credit Hour(s): 3
Hydrology and the distribution and availability of water resources; natural and anthropogenic processes that influence water quantity and quality; water quality and contamination issues; water resources and water-rights conflicts.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 2150 - Global Change
Credit Hour(s): 4
Introduction to Earth systems, using modules that are based on environmental events such as volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and climate change. An online laboratory component allows students to see how scientists use real time data sets to understand Earth systems.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 2510 - Earth Systems
Credit Hour(s): 4
Comprehensive treatment of earth materials and the external and internal geologic processes that shape the earth. Water systems are also discussed.
Corequisite(s): EES2510L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 2510L - Earth Systems Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 2510.
Corequisite(s): EES2510
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 2550 - Earth History
Credit Hour(s): 4
Comprehensive treatment of the earth’s past as interpreted through the study of rocks and fossils. Basic concepts include geologic time and age dating, and the physical, chemical, and organic evolution during geologic time periods. The history of plate movements and mountain building events, especially in North America. Three hours lecture, two hours lab. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2510 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES2550L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 2550L - Earth History Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 2550.
Corequisite(s): EES2550
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 2600 - Environmental Science and Society: A Cross Cultural Perspective
Credit Hour(s): 3
Presents environmental problems and the ethical, social, political, and technological bases for their solution, using examples from diverse countries and cultures.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Multicultural Competency, Wright State Core
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EES 3100 - Earth Science Research
Credit Hour(s): 3
Research experience for prospective high-school science teachers, who will use laboratory and library research to give quantitative explanations of natural phenomena.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 3120 - Earth Materials
Credit Hour(s): 4
The minerals and rocks that make up the solid earth, their significance and uses. Based upon the “rock cycle” the materials studied include the rock-forming minerals as well as their weathered products. The laboratory focuses upon the identification and classification of minerals and rocks in hand specimen.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 3140 - Sedimentary Petrology
Credit Hour(s): 4
Optical properties of common minerals. Survey of sedimentary rocks in hand sample, thin section and field occurrence.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 3160 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Credit Hour(s): 4
Clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks, their mineralogy, texture, provenance, and classification. Principles, rules, and geologic and geophysical correlation techniques. Fluid flow sediment transport and depositon, sedimentary structures, and depositional environments.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 3120 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES3160L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3160L - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 3160.
Corequisite(s): EES3160
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 3170 - Field and Laboratory Studies of Coastal Processes
Credit Hour(s): 2
Introduction to the seashore and ocean system intended for educators. Topics include the origin of ocean basins, sediment, the chemistry and physics of water, tides, the biology of selected sub-environments and oceans, and the Earth system. The course is organized around a four-day field trip and a pre- and post-trip class meetings.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 3180 - Water and the Environment
Credit Hour(s): 3
Hydrology and the distribution and availability of water resources. Natural and anthropogenic processes that influence water quantity and quality. Water quality and contamination Issues of water resources. Water resources and water-right conflicts. Hands-on analysis of water quality.
Corequisite(s): EES3180L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3180L - Water and the Environment Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 3180.
Corequisite(s): EES3180
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 3230 - Introduction to the Ocean
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamental principles and processes of oceanography for students with background in geology. Emphasizes topics of interest to Earth Science teachers.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3250 - Climate Change
Credit Hour(s): 3
Temperature and precipitation patterns over tens to millions of years. Factors studied include air pollution, orbital and solar variation, and plate tectonics. Nature of evidence for previous climatic conditions and the bases for predictions of future climate change.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3450 - Concepts in Earth Science I for Early and Middle Childhood Education
Credit Hour(s): 4
Introductory survey of geoscience. Rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, geologic time, oceanography and meteorology, planetary science. Lecture is interspersed with hands-on activities intended to reinforce concepts and to provide the students with ideas for teaching their own classes. Students will develop lesson plans on several topics.
Prerequisite(s): WSU Math Placement Level 23 or Undergraduate level DEV 0970 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0990 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0270 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level MTH 2410 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level DEV 0270 Minimum Grade of P
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture; Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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EES 3460 - Concepts in Earth Science II for Middle Childhood Education
Credit Hour(s): 4
Processes that impact the Earth system such as volcanic eruptions, global climate change and ice ages, and the resulting interactions between air, land, water and life in the Earth system.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 3450 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 3600 - Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste
Credit Hour(s): 4
Relationship of physical and biotic environments to design and operation of systems and procedures employed in maintenance and promotion of a quality environment. Emphasizes water quality control and methods and management of waste disposal.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3620 - General Environmental Health
Credit Hour(s): 3
Relationship of physical/chemical/biotic environments to design and operation of systems and procedures employed to maintain and promote healthful human environments. Emphasizes food sanitation, solid waste, institutional/ housing/recreational sanitation, and vector control.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3660 - Environmental Health Sciences Internship
Credit Hour(s): 6
Internship in an environmental or public health agency or industrial organization, supervised by faculty and a professional environmentalist. Reports and specific assignments determined in cooperation with internship director.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Internship
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 3680 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Credit Hour(s): 3
Managing hazardous materials and emergency response in the workplace, at spills, or at hazardous waste sites. Satisfies OSHA training requirement 29 CFR 1910.120.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3700 - HAZWOPER Refresher
Credit Hour(s): 1
Refresher training covering management of hazardous materials and emergency response in the workplace, at spills, or at hazardous waste sites. Satisfies the requirements for 8 hours of refresher training specified under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 3990 - Special Problems in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
Research and problems designed for undergraduate students at the junior level. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 4010 - Topics in Earth and Environmental Science
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
Advanced topics of current interest in the earth and environmental sciences. Topics vary but are expected to be appropriate for undergraduate students at the junior or senior level. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4130 - Map Design with GIS
Credit Hour(s): 2
Theory and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how to utilize the GIS functions to process field data for the production of a professional map. Geologic mapping will be the primary study case.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2510 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4190 - Paleobiology
Credit Hour(s): 4
Origin of higher taxa, speciation, genealogical relatedness of all life, transformation of species, and macroevolutionary trends, as well as the response over geological time of Earth’s biota to environmental, ecological, and geographical changes. Role of fossil organisms in reconstructing past environments and global paleogeography. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES4190L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4190L - Paleobiology Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 4190.
Corequisite(s): EES4190
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 4200 - Micropaleontology
Credit Hour(s): 4
Origin, evolution, and diversity of microfossil organisms. Use of microfossils as biostratigraphic indicators, and their role in interpreting the geologic history of the Earth. Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental reconstruction using specific microfossil organisms. Microfossils as indicators of metamorphism and their use in locating geologically derived energy resources. Integrated Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 4190 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES4200L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4200L - Micropaleontology Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 4200.
Corequisite(s): EES4200
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4210 - Structural Geology and Tectonics
Credit Hour(s): 4
Study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units. Deformational structures such as folds, faults, joints, cleavage, foliation, and lineation and their superposition are used to unravel the history of deformation, and to understand the stress fields that produced the observed strain and structures. Tectonics is the structural evolution of regional patterns of deformation at the scale of mountain ranges. Integrated writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4220 - Introduction to Geophysics
Credit Hour(s): 4
Methods and concepts of practical exploration geophysics. Seismic refraction, seismic reflection, gravity methods, electrical methods, and magnetic methods. Requires Saturday field work in the vicinity of the campus.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2150 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4240 - Oceanography
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to the interrelated geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the ocean.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4250 - Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks
Credit Hour(s): 4
Diagenesis of ancient and modern sedimentary rocks. Theory and application of petrographic techniques with emphasis on porosity development and interpretation of diagenetic environments.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4260 - Earth and Environmental Sciences Seminar
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 2
Research topics in earth and environmental sciences. Occasional lectures by faculty or invited researchers. Students may give presentations prepared for professional meetings to the seminar for feedback and evaluation. Students present their work in progress.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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EES 4270 - Process Geomorphology
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of the processes that create and modify landforms. Classifications of landforms and what they reveal of past geologic processes and climates. Integrated Writing Course. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 1050 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level EES 2510 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4280 - Earth and Environmental Sciences Colloquium
Credit Hour(s): .5
Weekly seminar in which research scientists from within and from outside the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences present their research.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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EES 4290 - Remote Sensing of Earth
Credit Hour(s): 3
Remote sensing from an earth science perspective. Students learn to interpret various types of images including stereo air photos, airborne multi-spectral digital images and satellite images. Hands-on digital image processing using industry standard software.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4300 - Environmental Applications of Geographic Information Systems
Credit Hour(s): 4
Concepts, terminology, data models, and analytical functions of Geographic Information Systems. Availability and processing of digital data, application of GIS as a mapping tool, spatial analysis of environmental and geologic problems. Hands-on exercises and a guided mapping project.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4310 - Quality Assurance of Environmental Analysis
Credit Hour(s): .5
Fundamentals of Quality Control and Quality Assessment for analysis of environmental samples.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CHM 1210 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level CHM 1220 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4320 - Environmental Microbiology
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examines interactions of microorganisms with abiotic resources to affect natural and human-created systems, drawing on tools from microbiology, aquatic chemistry, soil science, limnology and oceanography, analytical chemistry, ecology, geology, and biochemistry. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CHM 1220 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level BIO 1150 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4330 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examines how elements cycle through and between the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere, and related environmental issues such as global change, aquatic nutrient pollution, and acid rain. Integrated Writing.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level BIO 1150 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level CHM 1220 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4340 - Mapping Methods
Credit Hour(s): 2
Basic skills of mapping and measurement with a Brunton compass as applied to field studies in the earth and environmental sciences. Key skills include pace and compass traverse mapping, triangulation, bearing and reverse bearings, measurement of lines and planes.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4350 - Field Mapping
Credit Hour(s): 2
Geologic phenomena studied and mapped in the field. Mapping techniques are utilized in a series of exercises of increasing complexity. Standard methods are utilized for observing, describing, interpreting and mapping rock units and their structure.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4360 - Environmental Field Techniques
Credit Hour(s): 2
Principles of monitoring environmental water quality, including lake, river, groundwater, and related issues. Field experiences, include monitoring system design, well design for various monitoring purposes, sampling protocol, sample preservation, and monitoring and sampling at field sites.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4370 - Seismic Reflection Digital Imaging and Processing
Credit Hour(s): 4
Theory and practice of computer processing of seismic reflection data. Deals with seismic data formats, seismic data manipulation, filtering, velocity analysis, stacking and migration, all in both land and marine contexts. Hands-on experience with industry-standard software packages.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 4220 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4380 - Seismic Interpretation
Credit Hour(s): 4
Principles of seismic reflection data interpretation, as well as pitfalls, are examined in the context of both structural styles and stratigraphic settings. The student will use industry-standard software packages.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 4220 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4400 - Glacial Landforms
Credit Hour(s): 2
Field trip to the Finger Lakes (New York to examine the landforms, processes, and deposits associated with Pleistocene continental glaciation, as well as subsequent post-glacial modifications.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 4410 - Physical Geology and Natural History of Ohio
Credit Hour(s): 2
Field trip course examining the landforms, processes, and deposits associated with Pleistocene continental glaciation, as well as subsequent post-glacial terrain modification. The course involves 1 day of lecture/lab and 4 one-day thematic field trips.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4420 - Paleozoic Vertebrates and Plants
Credit Hour(s): 4
The rise and evolution of Paleozoic vertebrate and plant groups emphasizing the evolution of jawed fishes, early tetrapods, and the terrestrialization of Earth. Phylogenetic and molecular analysis.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 4430 - Analysis and Prediction of Complex Natural and Human Systems
Credit Hour(s): 3
Quantitative analysis and probabilistic forecasting of the behavior of complex nonlinear natural and human systems. Methods of analysis include fractals to quantify spatial, size, and temporal scaling and chaos to study sensitivity to initial conditions and feedback. Modeling includes self-organization and cellular automata. Systems studied include seismology, chemistry, biochemistry, hydrology, medicine, geography, and coupled human and natural systems.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2550 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4440 - Geophysical Well Log Analysis
Credit Hour(s): 3
Theory, application, and interpretation of geophysical logs emphasizing their use in correlation and determination of porosity, permeability, and fluid content of subsurfance formations.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 3160 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4450 - Petroleum Geology
Credit Hour(s): 3
History and legal aspects of the petroleum business including lease acquisition, assignment of working interests, overriding royalties, etc. Petroleum geology, oil and gas exploration techniques, geology of oil producing regions, well drilling, well log interpretation, enhanced oil and gas recovery, CO2 sequestration, production equipment, oil and gas sales and marketing.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4460 - Sequence Stratigraphy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examines the mechanisms that produce sea-level change, how sediments respond to changes in sea-level, and how the architecture of basins may be assessed using the sequence stratigraphic model. Topics include the scales of stratigraphic cycles, seismic applications and outcrop scale high resolution sequence stratigraphy.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4470 - Astronomy for K-12 Educators
Credit Hour(s): 2
Introduction to astronomy and the space sciences from the viewpoint of the amateur astronomer. Emphasizes both aesthetic and scientific aspects, and the amateur’s enthusiasm for the subject.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4480 - Plate Tectonics
Credit Hour(s): 3
History and development of the theory of plate tectonics with an emphasis upon the particular needs of the educator.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 4500 - Carbonate Sedimentology and Petrology
Credit Hour(s): 4
Origin, composition, and diagenesis of ancient and modern carbonate rocks. Macroscopic and microscopic identification of rock constituents. Survey of depositional models for modern carbonate environments, emphasizing Floridian and Bahamian carbonates facies.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 3140 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4510 - Effective Scientific Communication
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamentals of effective scientific communication in written and conference presentation formats. Basics of good scientific prose, manuscript and figure preparation and submission, poster and platform presentations, job interviews, research proposals, and communication with non-scientists. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4530 - Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks
Credit Hour(s): 4
An introduction to the diagenesis of ancient and modern sedimentary rocks. Topics include the theory and application of petrographic techniques with emphasis on porosity development and interpretation of diagenetic environments.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 3140 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4540 - Subsurface Fluid Flow
Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical processes underlying the movement of fluids through the porous subsurface. Transport of particulates and solutes, including contaminants within ground water flow regimes, and the flow of oil, gas and brine in georeservoirs. Emphasis on quantitative problem solving. 3 hours lecture/ 2 hours lab.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): EES4540L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4540L - Subsurface Fluid Flow Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required laboratory for EES 4540.
Corequisite(s): EES4540
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 4550 - Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry
Credit Hour(s): 3
Interactions between natural fresh waters and their geologic environments. Includes chemical equilibrium, modeling using PHREEQC, carbonate system, water-rock interactions, sorption isotherms, redox reactions, biologic influences on aqueous geochemistry, and applications of environmental isotopes.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CHM 1220 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level CHM 1220L Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4560 - Groundwater Contamination
Credit Hour(s): 3
Common anthropogenic contaminant distribution in the groundwater as investigated in recent decades. Emphasizes contaminant degradation mechanisms in detail by physical, chemical and microbial processes, which directly affects the mobility and fate of the contaminants in soil and water. Department Managed Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2510 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4570 - Site Remediation and Management
Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical, chemical, and biological methods used to remediate contamination in soils and groundwater, emphasizing practical applications. Strategies and technologies to address contamination, including the natural attenuation, containment techniques, pump-and-treat, and in situ technologies. Sufficient technical detail so the student can apply basic engineering design equations.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 4560 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4590 - Advanced Aquatic Geochemistry
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamentals of biogeochemistry in aquatic systems, emphasizing physical, geological, chemical, and biological interactions in marine and lacustrine environments. Biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, trace metals, gases, energy, and chemical equilibria and rates in natural waters.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CHM 1210 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4600 - Limnology
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of the morphological, physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes, bogs, and watersheds. Includes one week of lecture on main campus and one week of field study in northern Wisconsin.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Practicum
Course attributes: Instructor Approval Required
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EES 4610 - Near-Surface Geophysics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Electrical and geophysical methods most used for near-surface studies, including ground penetrating radar, resistivity, and electromagnetics. Focuses on data acquisition methods, data processing and analysis, as well as report preparation.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 4220 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4620 - Environmental Toxicology
Credit Hour(s): 3
Effects of environmental contaminants on aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Effects on the biochemical and physiological levels are related to impacts on individuals, populations, and ecosystems. Current approaches for assessing environmental toxicity.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4640 - Risk Assessment and Communication
Credit Hour(s): 3
Determination of quantitative risk to humans and the environment. Current regulatory activities, including hazard identification, sampling, data evaluation, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment, and risk characterization.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4660 - OSHA Compliance
Credit Hour(s): 1
Practical application of the theories of safety and health law. Intended for persons having management responsibility for occupational safety and health.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4680 - Environmental Law for Scientists
Credit Hour(s): 3
Common law principles, environmental statutes, implementing regulations, and enforcement.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4700 - Environmental Internship and Career Analysis
Credit Hour(s): 1
Environmental internship, followed by group projects to evaluate current and near-future career opportunities within environmental health science.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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EES 4720 - Epidemiology and Community Health
Credit Hour(s): 3
Communicable and occupational diseases of contemporary importance. Epidemiological investigation, environmental considerations, and control procedures.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4740 - Fundamental Occupational Health and Safety
Credit Hour(s): 3
Accident recognition, evaluation, and control in the work environment regarding hands-on equipment use. Emphasizes methods of inspection, accident investigation, and evaluation of accident programs.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 4750 - Biological Safety
Credit Hour(s): 2
Identification, handling, and containment of potentially hazardous biological materials, including microorganisms and recombinant DNA.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4760 - Air Quality Management
Credit Hour(s): 3
Atmospheric pollutants, dispersion, health and welfare effects, air-quality monitoring, source control, regulation, and indoor air pollution.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 4780 - Environmental Sciences Seminar
Credit Hour(s): 1
Examination of environmental issues and presentation of findings to the class.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the following Classifications: Junior, Senior.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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EES 4960 - Senior Thesis Research
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
In consultation with a faculty research advisor, students design a research problem that involves data collection and analysis. Students write a senior thesis in the style of a professional scientific journal. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory. Integrated Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EES 2510 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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EES 4990 - Special Problems in the Earth and Environmental Sciences
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
Research and problems designed for undergraduate students at the senior level. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 5600 - Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste
Credit Hour(s): 4
Relationship of physical and biotic environments to design and operation of systems and procedures employed in maintenance and promotion of a quality, healthful human environment. Emphasis on water quality control and methods and management of waste disposal. Topics covered include regulatory history, regulatory processes, environmental audits, requirements for water and waste generators, transporters, treatment/storage/disposal facilities, and pollution prevention concepts.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 5620 - General Environmental Health
Credit Hour(s): 3
Relationship of physical/chemical/biotic environments to design/operation of systems and procedures employed in maintenance/promotion of quality, healthful human environments. Emphasized: food/dairy sanitation; solid waste; institutional/ housing/recreational sanitation; and vector control.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 5680 - Hazardous Waste Operation & Emergency Response
Credit Hour(s): 3
Covers the operation of managing hazardous materials and emergency response in the workplace or at spills or hazardous waste sites. Satisfies OSHA training requirements No. 29 CFR 1910.120.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 5700 - HAZWOPER Refresher
Credit Hour(s): 1
Refresher training covering management of hazardous materials and emergency response in the workplace or at spills or hazardous waste sites. This course satisfies the requirements for 8 hours of refresher training specified under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 5990 - Special Problems in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
Research and problems designed for specific needs and talents of students at the graduate level. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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EES 6010 - Topics in Earth and Environmental Science
Credit Hour(s): .5 to 5
Advanced topics of current interest in the earth and environmental sciences presented in lecture format. Topics vary but are expected to be appropriate for graduate students. May be taken for a letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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EES 6050 - Earth Science Concepts for Educators
Credit Hour(s): 3.5
This course is an introductory survey of the earth sciences, from rocks and minerals, through plate tectonics, geologic time, oceanography and meteorology, to planetary science. Lecture is interspersed with hands-on activities intended to reinforce concepts and to provide the students with ideas for teaching their own classes. Students will also develop lesson plans on several topics.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6060 - Earth Systems for Educators
Credit Hour(s): 3.5
The course investigates the processes that impact the Earth system such as volcanic eruptions, global climate change and ice ages and the resulting interactions between air, land, water and life in the Earth system.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6100 - Earth Science Research
Credit Hour(s): 3
Provides research experience to prospective high-school science teachers. Students will use laboratory and library research to give quantitative explanations of natural phenomena.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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EES 6120 - Earth Materials
Credit Hour(s): 4
This course provides an understanding of the minerals and rocks that make up the solid earth, their significance and uses. Based upon the ‘rock cycle’ the materials studied include the rock-forming minerals as well as their weathered products. The laboratory focuses upon the identification and classification of minerals and rocks in hand specimen.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6140 - Sedimentary Petrology
Credit Hour(s): 4
Optical properties of common minerals. Survey of sedimentary rocks in hand sample, thin section and field occurrence.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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EES 6150 - Global Change for Teachers
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to Earth systems, using modules that are based on environmental events such as volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and climate change. An online laboratory component allows students to see how scientists use real time data sets to understand Earth systems.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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