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Environmental Methods of Investigation 
ENVT 350

 


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.

[PHOTO] Sampling Spanaway Creek

 



Last updated April 2005