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EVSC 210.3 (Formerly AGRC 210)
Environmental Physics
2(3L-3P)

Analysis of interactions between organisms or biomaterials and their physical environment. Transport and storage processes of matter and energy occurring within natural and human-modified agricultural environments will be studied. Lectures will cover concepts and applications while seminars and practicums will cover instrumentation.

Note: Students may receive credit for only one of AGRC 210 and EVSC 210.

EVSC 220.3 (Formerly SLSC 220)
Environmental Soil Science
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): AGRC 111 or 6 credit units GEOG or GEOL.

Focuses on soils as an integrator of a broad range of environmental processes and as a critical component inhuman-induced environmental change. Major topics include the influence of the environment on soil formation; local, regional and global scales of soil formation; and the physical, chemical, and microbial/biochemical soil processes of relevance to environmental science.

Note: Students may receive credit for only one of EVSC 220, SLSC 220 or SLSC 240.

EVSC 303.3
Sampling and Laboratory Analysis
1(3L/3P)

An introduction to the principles and practice of sampling and analysis of soils and related environmental materials. This course involves hands-on exercises on field soil and sediment sampling, sample handling, basic laboratory techniques and safety, selected laboratory analyses relevant to environmental science, and basic statistical analysis of data. For this course there will be costs in addition to tuition fees.

EVSC 320.3
Environmental Contaminant Sampling
2(1L)

Involves a sequence of four field trips to sample snow, water, air and soil for environmental contaminants such as organochlorines and mercury along with a weekly lecture period. The focus will be on techniques necessary to collect field samples for analysis and to ensure sample integrity. Students will be required to collect, process and analyze samples of snow, water, air and soil for a suite of environmental contaminants. Students must be prepared to spend up to six hours outdoors sampling environmental media under cold conditions. For this course there will be costs in addition to tuition fees.

EVSC 380.3
Grassland Soils and Vegetation
1(L/P)
Prerequisite(s): PLSC 213, SLSC 240 or EVSC 220 or permission of the instructor. SLSC 332 recommended.

A five-day field course to study the landscape, soils and vegetation of the prairie ecozone. Emphasis will be on the environmental factors controlling plant distribution, classification and sampling of soil profiles, and characterizing vegetation and its relationships to soils and landscapes. Basic field skills will be taught, including soil and vegetation sampling, field measurements, GPS and mapping. For this course there will be costs in addition to tuition.

EVSC 420.3 (Formerly SLSC 420)
Environmental Fate and Transport of Toxic Substances
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 60 credit units in a science-based program (e.g. B.Sc., B.S.A., B.E.) including MATH 110 and PHYS 111 or AGRC 210 or EVSC 210; or permission of the instructor.

Lectures will address the fate and transport of toxic substances in the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the geosphere. Emphasis will be on actual transport processes (e.g. convection, advection, diffusion), losses to the environment (e.g. sorption, dry deposition, rain-out and degradation (e.g. photo-oxidation, radioactive decay, microbial transformation) over time. Specific studies on atmospheric/industrial pollutants such as mercury, and agricultural pollutants such as animal waste and pesticides, will be used to incorporate the processes in different environmental compartments into a comprehensive fate model.

EVSC 430.3
Agroforestry for Environmental Management
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): SLSC 220, 240 or ABE 212 and one of BIOL 253, PLSC 213 or GEOG 270, or permission of the instructor.

An introduction to agroforestry systems and their benefits to sustainable environmental management. Growth factors such as soil type, water, light, nutrient availability and pest management are discussed for an array of agroforestry systems in both tropical and temperate settings. Case studies from around the world are used to demonstrate that agroforestry systems can successfully raise trees and crops for commercial harvesting while conserving land and biodiversity.

EVSC 471.3
Environmental Data Analysis
2(1.5L/3P)
Prerequisite(s): EVSC 210 or AGRC 210, EVSC 303, PLSC 314 or equivalent, MATH 101 or MATH 110.

Environmental management involves a range of data analysis and interpretation skills. Lectures and practical experiences in this course will give students experience in the use of soil and related natural resource information in hand copy and using geographical information system analysis techniques; in statistical and graphical summaries of field and laboratory data; and in interpolation of point data using geostatistical techniques and related spatial statistics.

EVSC 485.3 (Formerly AGRC 485)
Environmental Science Capstone Course
2(1L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Fourth year B.S.A. Environmental Science major.

A project based course investigating global and local environmental issues. Students will investigate and synthesize information on topical environmental problems and present the results in class. The primary source of information will be the world-wide web so that skills involving the selection, acquisition, filtering and presentation of data together with critical thinking will be stressed. Concepts of system modeling will be introduced using Stella software.

EVSC 492.3
Research and Term Paper
1&2
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 75 credit units towards the Environmental Science B.S.A. degree.

A technical writing and communications course in which the student investigates a problem relevant to Environmental Science. The focus will be on literature research using electronic and library resources, but original data may be included. A term paper will be written under the guidance of a faculty advisor and results presented in a seminar or as a poster. Communication skills will be addressed in a series of lectures early in the course.

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