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Watershed
characterization and management is a relatively new,
holistic approach that is currently being used nationally to
address water quality issues. The aim of the watershed
approach is to prevent pollution, achieve and sustain
environmental improvements, and meet other community goals.
The Geographic
Information System (GIS) is central to the watershed
approach and is the tool that is employed to assimilate,
analyze, and present the plethora of data collected.
Watershed data are collected by professionals from a variety
of disciplines: engineers, geologists, hydrologists,
biologists, chemists, political and social scientists, and
more. Therefore a GIS analyst in charge of a watershed
characterization or similar project must have broad,
multidisciplinary training. He or she must understand
the role that each discipline plays in analyzing the overall watershed
system.
Students that
successfully complete the Environmental Science certificate will
gain such a broad, multidisciplinary education, with an
emphasis in technical and practical skills.
Certificate holders will be able
to conduct watershed investigations on small watersheds and
assist as a team member in watershed characterization on
larger, more complex systems.
CERTIFICATE IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental
Science
(22 semester hours)
| ESCI 3001K |
Land Use and Conservation |
3 hrs |
| ESCI 3003K |
Fundamentals of Soil Science |
3 hrs |
| ESCI 4001K |
Ecology of Wetlands and Streams |
4 hrs |
| ESCI 4002K |
Limnology |
4 hrs |
| ESCI 4003K |
Hydrology |
4 hrs |
| ESCI 4010K |
Environmental Chemistry |
4 hrs |
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