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Inactive: Environmental Science (ES) Courses
Academic Unit: Soil, Water, & Climate
- ES 1011 - Issues in the Environment [ENVT C/PE]
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 1011 until 18-JAN-22
- Insight and analysis of environmentally stressed situations. Modes of avoiding and redressing pollution in the context of cultural and social systems and customs. Review current environmental issues through various media presentations by faculty and invited speakers.
- ES 1051 - Introduction to Environmental Science [ENVT]
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 1051 until 05-SEP-06, was BIOL 1051 until 03-SEP-02
- Physical, chemical, and biological principles that shape our environment. Interactions between biological/physical components of Earth system. Current issues related to air/water pollution, urbanization, biodiversity, energy use, climate change, and interactions of human activities and the environment.
- ES 1425 - The Atmosphere [ENVT PHYS SCI/L]
- (4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 1425 until 06-SEP-16, was GEOG 1425 until 21-JAN-03, was SOIL 1425 until 03-SEP-02, was GEOG 1425 until 03-SEP-02, was SOIL 1425 until 05-SEP-00, was GEOG 1425 until 05-SEP-00, was SOIL 1425 until 07-SEP-99, ESPM 1425 (starting 05-SEP-00, was ES 1425 until 05-SEP-06, was GEOG 1425 until 21-JAN-03, was SOIL 1425 until 03-SEP-02, was GEOG 1425 until 03-SEP-02, was SOIL 1425 until 05-SEP-00, was GEOG 1425 until 05-SEP-00, was SOIL 1425 until 07-SEP-99), GEOG 1425
- Basic physical, chemical, and biological processes that drive changes in Earth's weather/climate. Radiation and energy exchange, greenhouse effect, stratospheric ozone depletion, severe weather hazards, general circulation of atmosphere. Climate teleconnections, including El Nino. Impacts of human activities on climate. Weekly field/computer labs investigate how weather/climate data are measured, analyzed, and interpreted. All lecture and lab material are made available on the course Web site.
- ES 1426 - Introduction to Meteorology Laboratory [PHYS SCI/L]
- (1 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was GEOG 1426 until 07-SEP-04, was GEOG 1426 until 20-JAN-04, was GEOG 1426 until 21-JAN-03, was GEOG 1426W until 21-JAN-03, was SOIL 1426W until 05-SEP-00, was GEOG 1426 until 05-SEP-00, was SOIL 1426 until 07-SEP-99
- Offered in conjunction with 1425. Weather observation, meteorological instrumentation. Statistical analysis of weather observations, climatological data. Map analysis, weather forecasting.
- ES 1901 - Topics: Freshman Seminar [ENVT] (Topics course)
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 1901 until 05-SEP-17
- Topics vary.
- ES 3128 - Seminar: Environmental Science
- (1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 3128 until 23-MAY-11
- Students analyze environmental topics presented by guest speakers. Job opportunities in environmental science. Resume writing, interviewing skills.
- ES 3211 - Environmental Physics
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 3131 until 19-JAN-16
- Concepts/principles of classic/modern physics applied to environmental problems arising from interaction between humans and the natural environment. Forms of pollution (e.g., land, water, air). Transport mechanisms. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Global climate change. Social issues related to environmental problems.
- ES 3221 - Soil Conservation and Land-Use Management
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 3221 until 18-JAN-22, was SOIL 3221 until 21-JAN-03
- Water quality impacts of soil erosion, including nutrient transport to surface waters. Causes/consequences of soil erosion. Physical processes of wind/water erosion. Soil conservation techniques for agriculture, forestry, mining, and urban land uses. Economic, political, and sociological influences on soil conservation. Strategies for reducing nutrient losses to surface waters.
- ES 3612W - Soil and Environmental Biology [WI]
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 3612W until 09-SEP-16, was SOIL 3612W until 21-JAN-03, was SOIL 3612 until 05-SEP-00
- Properties of microorganisms that impact soil fertility, structure, and quality. Nutrient requirements of microbes and plants, and mineral transformations in biogeochemical cycling. Symbiotic plant/microbe associations and their role in sustainable agricultural production. Biodegradation of pollutants and bioremediation approaches.
- ES 4021W - Environmental Impact Statements [WI]
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4021W until 19-JAN-16, was SOIL 4021W until 21-JAN-03, was SOIL 4021 until 05-SEP-00
- Roles of governmental agencies, consultants, and private citizens in EIS process. Students read EIS/EAW, analyze their content/scope, and prepare an EAW and an EIS according to Minnesota EQB guidelines.
- ES 4093 - Directed Study
- (1 cr [max 7]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 20 credits; may be repeated 20 times)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 3993 until 21-JAN-20, was ESPM 4093 until 21-JAN-20
- Research, readings, and instruction.
- ES 4094 - Directed Research
- (1 cr [max 7]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 7 credits; may be repeated 7 times)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 3994 until 21-JAN-20, was ESPM 4094 until 21-JAN-20
- Research under the direction of department faculty.
- ES 4096 - Professional Experience Program: Internship
- (1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4096 until 17-JAN-23
- Both an oral and written report is done based on a paid or volunteered work position, or other field experience.
- ES 4128 - Senior Seminar: Environmental Science
- (1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4128 until 05-SEP-06
- Students analyze environmental topics presented by guest speakers. Job opportunities in environmental science. Resume writing, interviewing skills.
- ES 4216 - Contaminant Hydrology
- (2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4216 until 06-SEP-16, was SOIL 4216 until 02-SEP-03
- Principles of contaminant transport in percolate solution and in overland flow. Hydrologic cycle, percolation/runoff processes, contaminant transport, leachate sampling methods, remediation technologies, scale effects on runoff water quality, tillage technologies, control of sediment/chemical losses. Discussions mostly descriptive, but involve some computations.
- ES 4601 - Soils and Pollution
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4601 until 16-JAN-18, was SOIL 4601 until 21-JAN-03
- Principles of microbiology, chemistry, physics applied to evaluation of pollution of soils. Mitigation of pollution in agricultural/urban settings, remediation of polluted sites.
- ES 5211 - Environmental Biophysics and Ecology
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Even Year)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 5131 until 04-SEP-12, was SOIL 5211 until 21-JAN-03
- Basic concepts of environmental variables such as temperature, humidity, wind, and radiation. Mechanics of heat/mass transfer between a living organism and its surrounding environment. Set of practical examples to integrate concepts and transport processes.
- ES 5232 - Vadose Zone Hydrology
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was SOIL 5232 until 19-JAN-16, was SOIL 5232 until 21-JAN-03
- Basic soil physical properties/processes governing transport of mass/energy in soils. Emphasizes water/solute transport through unsaturated root/vadose zones, their impact on subsurface hydrology and on water quality. Lectures, hands-on laboratory exercises, discussion of real world problems, problem solving.
- ES 5402 - Biometeorology
- (3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 5402 until 23-MAY-16, was SOIL 5402 until 21-JAN-03
- Calculus-based introduction to atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), the interface between earth's surface and the atmosphere. ABL development/turbulence, surface energy balance, ABL clouds, air quality, microclimate, observational/modeling methods.
- ES 5555 - Wetland Soils
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 5555 until 19-JAN-16, SOIL 5555, ESPM 5555 (starting 18-JAN-05, was ES 5555 until 05-SEP-06)
- Morphology, chemistry, hydrology, formation of mineral/organic soils in wet environments. Soil morphological indicators of wet conditions, field techniques of identifying hydric soils for wetland delineations. Peatlands. Wetland benefits, preservation, regulation, mitigation. Field trips, lab, field hydric soil delineation project.
- ES 5601 - Principles of Waste Management
- (3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
- Equivalent courses: was ESPM 5601 until 19-JAN-21, was SOIL 5601 until 21-JAN-03
- Waste and waste management principles. Issues, problems, and solutions in remedying waste stream. MSW and yard waste composting, WTE incineration operation, ash disposal, recycling, land fill requirements, direct land disposal, regulatory trends, and case studies.
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