EVS - Environmental Science
Environmental Science: EVS
Lower-Division Courses
EVS X01. Introduction to Environmental Science.
Introduction to the field of environmental science, with a focus on the contributions from the three disciplinary areas of the biology, geography, and geological sciences. Examine historical and current perspectives as well as problems in environmental science including climate and climate change, the science of sustainability, ecosystem stability and change, pollution, water resources, and environmental ethics. Discuss what it means to be an environmental professional.
EVS X11. Field Seminar in Sustainability.
Introduction to field observation and analysis of environmental processes and sustainability issues. Discuss ecology, hydrogeology, climate science, energy, and sustainability.
EVS X19S. Topics in Environmental Science.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Upper-Division Courses
EVS X21. Research Methods.
Overview of the methods involved in research projects designed to help prepare students in independent research projects or internships.
EVS X29S. Topics in Environmental Science.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
EVS X31. Research Methods for the Environmental Sciences.
Subjects include experimental design, statistical analysis and modeling, and ethics. Students develop and conduct an independent research project during the laboratory portion of the course.
EVS X41. Environmental Science Professionalism I.
Examines the fundamental, nontechnical aspects of environmental science and sustainability practices through the use of case studies and projects that use interdisciplinary approaches. Subjects may include the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing and assessing environmental science processes, the development of professional opportunities across disciplines, understanding professional responsibilities, applying ethical principles, the balance of multidisciplinary demands in professional practice, and the need for lifelong learning.
EVS X51. Environmental Science Professionalism II.
Examines the fundamental, nontechnical aspects of environmental science and sustainability practices. Focuses on the use of interdisciplinary communication for addressing and assessing environmental science processes, the challenges posed by communicating across disciplines, the development of professional communication and public speaking skills, effective presentation of research, the ethics and practices of peer research review, and effective communication of the effects of environmental science in a global society.
EVS X71. Topics in Research Experience.
Supervised study of selected topics in environmental science by individual arrangement with the instructor.
EVS X72C. Senior Research Proposal in Environmental Science.
Work towards an understanding of the broader literature on a topic, identify hypothesis of interest, design an experiment to test the hypothesis, develop a budget, and write a research proposal.
EVS X72D. Senior Research in Environmental Science.
Continuation of Environmental Science 172C, 272C, 373C, or 472C. Perform proposed experiment, collect and analyze data, present results, and write a final report.