This interdisciplinary course
focuses on the methodology of data collection, analysis and
application for Environmental Studies. It integrates and utilizes
the techniques and principles of environmental biology, chemistry,
and geology as well as application to public issues. Students
participate in an ongoing study of a nearby watershed which
includes: collecting data at regular intervals, reviewing the
appropriate literature, managing applied statistics, mapping data
distribution, studying related toxicology, incorporating land use
patterns, designing and implementing a project safety plan, and
participating in hypothesis testing.
Five faculty teach in the course, representing
the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geoscience, and
Political Science.
