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CEES Environmental Classes


Bloomsburg University has a wealth of courses you can use to focus on any aspect of the environment - understanding it, enjoying it, restoring it, preserving it, writing about it - we have it all!!

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College of Business

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Course Course Description
LAW 350 - Environmental Law & Policy
Introduces environmental law, regulation and policy and their impact on business, emphasizing the origins, purposes and methods of environmental law and its ethical, scientific, business and global context. Topics include: origins of the environmental movement for preserving natural resources and pollution control; common law and statutory foundations for the environmental regulation of business; the regulatory toolkit; constitutional issues such as property rights and delegation of rulemaking; externalities, cost-benefit analysis and the precautionary principle; citizen participation and corporate responsibility for sustainable development. Covers the major statutes, regulations and treaties.

College of Education

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ELEMED 304 - Environmental Education in the Elementary School
This course provides future teachers with a hands-on participatory experience that will provide a foundation for making intelligent decisions when planning and implementing environmental education in the elementary school. Attention will be placed on the role of the educator in planning a creative learning environment that supports a developmentally appropriate and inclusive environmental curriculum. Presents appropriate standards-based pedagogy, utilizing researched-based practices to train pre-service teachers. Three hours lecture per week. May be offered in traditional and distance education formats. Prerequisite: 48 Earned credit hours.

College of Liberal Arts

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ANTHRO 102 - Anthropology and World Problems
Introduces students to the discipline of General Anthropology. Focuses on the evolution of the human species, the human past as revealed through archaeology, the nature of human language and its relation to culture, and the diversity of cultures that exist in the world today. Open to all students; taught by lecture and discussion; offered every semester. This course earns one GEP toward Goal 4 Cultures and Diversity, one GEP toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences and one GEP toward Goal 6 Social Sciences in general education. Prerequisite: None. Three hours lecture per week.
ECONOMICS 121 - Principles of Economics I
Studies macroeconomics; the nature of economic problems; economic concepts; institutional frameworks; supply, demand and the price system; national income accounting; determination of output and employment levels; consumption, saving and investment behaviors; inflation and unemployment; business cycles; monetary and fiscal institutions and theories; economic growth. The course targets a broad-based audience that includes, but is not limited to freshmen. The goal of the course is to introduce to students the economic way of thinking and to help them gain insight into how the economy works and how it might be made to work better. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 6 Social Sciences in general education. Prerequisites: None. Three hours lecture per week.
ECONOMICS 122 - Principles of Economics II
Studies microeconomics: supply, demand, the price system, cost and productions analysis, theory of consumer behavior and the firm, output and price determination, resource allocation under perfect and imperfect markets, and current economic issues. The goal of the course is to introduce to students the economic way of thinking and to help them gain insight into how the economy works and how it might be made to work better. The method of instruction is based on lecture, discussion and problem solving. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 6 Social Sciences in general education. Prerequisites: None. Required for Economics Major: open to all students.
ECONOMICS 317 - Population and Resource Problems
Reviews classical theories of population growth; recent economic models of population correlating natural resources; capital accumulation and technological change; and population problems in North America, European and developing countries. Analyzes recent trends in birth and death rates as factors in population growth. Studies measures of population and labor force, their distribution by age, sex, occupation, regions; techniques for projecting population levels. Course is not offered on a regular basis. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECONOMIC.121 or ECONOMIC.211 and ECONOMIC.122 or ECONOMIC.212.
ECONOMICS 329 - Environmental Economics
A study of the economics of environmental quality. Examines environmental facts and social circumstances with particular emphasis on market and non-market solutions to the environmental problems. Topics include the private market and its efficiency, externalities, environmental quality as a public good, income distribution effects of government environmental quality as a public good, income distribution effects of government environmental programs; water resources and water quality, problem of air quality and quality of life and other environmental problems; prohibitions on and regulation of polluting activities, taxes, subsidies and effluent charges; population, economic growth and environmental quality. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECONOMIC 121 or ECONOMIC 211 and ECONOMIC 122 or ECONOMIC 212.
ECONOMICS 334 - Economic Growth of Underdeveloped Areas
Presents studies of stagnating economies; theories of underdevelopment; operative resistances to economic growth; the role of capital, labor, population growth and technological advance; development planning and trade in development settings. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECONOMIC 121 or ECONOMIC 211 and ECONOMIC 122 or ECONOMIC 212.
INTSTUDY 231 - Technical Writing
Presents the principles of technical writing in the physical, natural and social sciences and in technology and industry. Promotes effectiveness in communicating technical information to specialized and general audiences. Uses seminar approach involving class participation and individualized instruction. This course satisfies 3 credits in communication: the second level writing or writing intensive literature courses for general education.
PHIL 110 - Critical Thinking
Designed for students to learn how to think critically. Emphasis is on the construction and evaluation of arguments. Surveys several forms of argument including inductive, deductive, analogical and legal reasoning. This course counts as a Group A, Humanities and The Arts General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
PHIL 297 - Ethics
Studies ethical theory focusing on such issues as ethics as a branch of knowledge, egoism vs. altruism and role of intentions and consequences in moral judgments. Reviews theories such as relativism, utilitarianism and Kantianism. Investigates concepts of rights and justice. This course approved as 3 credits of Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making toward general education requirements/This course counts as a Group A, Humanities and The Arts General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
PHIL 377 - Philosophy of Ecology
In this course we will examine a variety of philosophical perspectives on issues in ecology ranging from enlightened anthropocentrism to deep ecology to ecofeminism.
PHIL 403 - Philosophy of Science
Explores the philosophical issues that arise concerning the interpretation, development, comparison, and demise of scientific theories, including (and not limited to) topics in scientific versus non-scientific knowledge, confirmation and induction, scientific change and revolution, the reduction of one theory to another, realist versus anti-realist interpretations of scientific theories, and the bearing of social factors upon scientific development. This course counts as a Group A, Humanities and The Arts General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
POLISCI 120 - U. S. Government
Introduces government and politics in the United States, emphasizing constitutional development, political development, civil rights, parties, elections, pressure groups, the Congress, the president, courts and contemporary problems, such as foreign affairs, defense, unemployment and poverty. This course counts as a Group B, Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
POLYSCI 207 - Ethics of Politics and Public Policy
An examination of normative, descriptive and methodical approaches employed by politicians and policy makers in confronting issues of responsibility and choice in public programs and policies. The course focuses on ethical problems and responses in civic life, and emphasize the ways alternatives impact on society.
POLISCI 452 - State and Local Government and Politics
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SOC 211 - Principles of Sociology
Introduces the basic concepts, perspectives, theories, and methods in sociology. Required of all sociology majors and minors. Multiple sections offered every fall and spring semester. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 6 Social Sciences in general education. Three hours of lecture per week. Open to all students. Prerequisites: None.
SOC 467 - Population Problems
Studies human population, its major theories, distributions composition, changes and future developments of population and impacts of population problems on society as influenced by vital processes. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: SOC 211.
SOC 474 - Contemporary Environmental Issues
Examines some major human problems that lead to environmental deterioration, particularly water, air and noise pollution, energy and other resource depletion and increasing population density. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: SOC 211.

College of Science and Technology

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BIOLOGY 102 - Ecology and Evolution
Presents basic concepts and unifying themes in ecological and evolutionary biology. Scientific and social applications of ecological and evolutionary theory will be stressed. Not applicable to majors in biology or health sciences. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences in general education. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: None.
BIOLOGY 114 - Concepts in Biology I
Provides a framework of key biological concepts and unifying themes. Topics include the nature and process of science, the unity and diversity of living things, the chemical basis of life, cell structure and function, principles of inheritance and animal form and function. Laboratory work emphasizes application of biological principles, experimental design, observation, data collection, analysis and interpretation. Prerequisites: None. This course earns one GEP toward Goal 3 Quantitative Reasoning and three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences in general education. Three hours lecture/three hours laboratory per week.
BIOLOGY 115 - Concepts in Biology II
Continues the biological topics of Concepts in Biology I. Introductory course that presents key biological concepts in an evolutionary framework. Topics include: plant form and function, population, community and ecosystem ecology, evolution (including population genetics, macroevolution, and human evolution), systematics, and a survey of key phyla of plants, animals and microorganisms. Laboratory work emphasizes application of biological principles, experimental design, observation, data collection, analysis and interpretation as well as written and oral communication skills. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Three hours of lecture/3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 114 or permission of the instructor.
BIOLOGY 250 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Draws on a biological perspective and to a lesser extent on philosophy, socioeconomics and political science to explore the current global mass extinction of species. Emphasis is on the processes that result in biodiversity and the processes leading to its premature extinction. The course consists of three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. The course counts as a Group C and for Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making credit. Not applicable to biology major or minor. Prerequisite: At least 24 earned credits
BIOLOGY 253 - Freshwater Biology
Introduces identification, life histories and ecology of organisms inhabiting lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands. Emphasis will be placed on the role environmental factors play in determining the abundance and distribution of these organisms. Laboratory and field investigations are included. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Prerequisites: BIOLOGY 115. Does not count for a biology minor.
BIOLOGY 263 - Field Botany
Addresses field identification of local vascular plants, principles of plant systematics, ecology and evolution. Two hours of lecture and 9 hours of field work per week (6 week session). Summer session only. Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 115 or consent of the instructor. Does not count for a biology minor.
BIOLOGY 351 - Ecology
Investigates the interactions of organisms and their environment. Includes behavior, population dynamics, community interactions and ecosystem function. Field-based labs are an integral part of the course. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Two hours lecture/3 hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 115 or consent of the instructor.
BIOLOGY 420 - Global Change Biology
Explores the biological consequences of current environment change including rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, increased temperature, altered precipitation patterns, increased UV radiation, nitrogen deposition, the spread of exotic species, and land-use changes. Readings will be drawn from primary scientific literature. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Three hours of lecture/seminar per week. Prerequisite: Biology major with Junior status or permission of instructor.
CHEM 100 - Chemistry and the Citizen
Introduces chemistry principles and the relevance of chemistry to the non-scientist. Themes for the course vary by instructor. Example themes include: chemistry and the environment, chemistry of food, and chemistry in human health. Although no previous experience with chemistry is required, students may be expected to do arithmetic and/or simple algebra. This course does not serve as a prerequisite for other chemistry courses and is not intended for science majors. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences in general education. May be offered in traditional and distance education formats. Prerequisites: None. Three hours of class per week.
EGGS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Provides students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for mitigating and/or preventing them.  This course is  appropriate for all students, has no prerequisites, and is required for majors in Environmental, Geographical, and Geological Sciences.  The course is comprised of three hours of lecture per week.  Out-of-class field trip with a modest fee is required. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences in general education.
EGGS 101 - Intro to Physical Geography
Investigates the physical processes that create, maintain and modify Earth's physical features, including those that operate in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Emphasis is placedon how people interact with the physical landscape. This course is appropriate for all students and has no prerequisites. The course is comprised of three hours of lecture per week. This course will earn one GEP toward Goal 3 Analytical and Quantitative Skills general education and two GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences general education.
EGGS 105 - Environmental Issues and Choices
Examines contemporary environmental resource issues with a values, ethics, and decision-making framework. A selection of issues is examined within a natural sciences and social sciences (geographic) context, with a focus on raising student's awareness of the connections between (a) environmental values and ethics and (b) environmental resource use and management. This course is appropriate for all students and has no prerequisites. This course is comprised of three hours of lecture and discussion per week. This course will earn one GEP toward Goal 2 Information Literacy general education, one GEP toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences general education, and one GEP toward Goal 6 Social Sciences general education.
EGGS 107 - Natural Disasters
Explores principles of Earth's internal and external processes through an examination of their manifestations as naturally-occurring disasters and the resultant impact on human life and property. This course is appropriate for all students and has no prerequisites. This course is comprised of three hours of lecture per week. This course will earn three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences general education.
EGGS 242 - Map Use and Analysis
Uses a variety of published maps for interpreting and interrelating past and present physical and cultural phenomena with a view toward the future. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: None.
EGGS 255 - Meteorology
Studies the atmosphere and weather forecasting with emphasis on answering questions about weather and climate that arise in our day-to-day lives. The course is at an introductory level and conveys concepts in a visual and practical manner. This course is appropriate for all students and has no prerequisites. This course is comprised of three hours of lecture per week. This course will earn three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences general education.
EGGS 258 - Environmental Conservation
Examines the geography and history of conservation in the United States with an emphasis on environmental and conservation movements, natural resource problems, and public policy. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Prerequisites: EGGS.105 or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture per week.
EGGS 259 - Oceanography
Introduces students to the geologic, chemical, physical and biologic aspects of the ocean basins. Emphasis will be on ocean basin structure, topographic features, wave motion, circulation, methods of investigation, and present problems of the marine environment. This ocurs is appropriate for all students and has no prerequisites. This course is comprised of three hours of lecture per week. This course will earn three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences general education.
EGGS 265 - Geomorphology
Study of the origin of landforms with emphasis on the geologic processes and structures that generate the landforms and applications of landform analysis. Two-day weekend field trip is required. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Three hours of class, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: EGGS 120 and EGGS 121 or consent of instructor.
EGGS 301 - Water Resources Management
An examination of contemporary water resource issues related to environmental planning and management. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
EGGS 302 - Land Resources Management
An examination of selected land-related issues and problems with the objective of identifying appropriate management techniques. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: EGGS 250 or consent of instructor.
EGGS 303 - Soil Resources Management
Provides a thorough background to the geo-environmental aspects of soil such as its nature and properties, factors of soil formation, classification and geographical distribution. Examines the interpretation of soil surveys and their role in land use and resource planning, conservation and management and environmental quality. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week.
EGGS 304 - Environmental Valuation
Provides a conceptual and methodological framework for evaluating environmental resources. Emphasis is on quantitative valuation techniques that help separate facts from emotion in complex environmental problems. Three hours lecture per week. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Prerequisite: EGGS 105 or permission of the instructor.
EGGS 320 - Remote Sensing of the Earth
Studies the use of remote sensing technology to explore for, monitor and manage Earth's natural resources. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Two hours of class, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MATH 112 or higher or consent of the instructor.
EGGS 360 - Principles of GIS 1
An introduction to computer-assisted analysis of geographic data. Spatial data structures, geographic data files, database management spatial analysis and cartographic design are emphasized. Practical experience in GIS is provided through exercises and class activities. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: EGGS 242.
EGGS 370 - Surface Hydrology
Study of water movement upon and within the Earth with emphasis on calculations used in flood forecasting, surface water supply and groundwater supply. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Two hours of class, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: EGGS 100 or EGGS 120 or EGGS 101 or consent of instructor.
EGGS 380 - Dams, Reservoirs, and Rivers
Examines the use of dams and other structures designed to control rivers and manage surface water resources, synthesizing legal, political, economic, environmental, and natural resource aspects using case studies. Field trips are required. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Prerequisite:  EGGS 101,  EGGS 100 or consent of instructor.
EGGS 386 - U.S. Public Lands: Geography,Politics, and Management
Examines the origins of the major US federal and state land management agencies, the distribution of their landholdings, and their jurisdictions and management mandates. Case studies focus on contemporary timber, range, wildlife, fisheries and parks recreation resources management controversies. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Prerequisite:EGGS 105 or junior/senior standing and consent of instructor.
EGGS 460 - Aqueous Geochemistry
Introduces students to basic geochemical properties of surface and groundwater as well as controls on the geochemistry of natural waters. An emphasis is placed on the methods of sampling and analysis of natural waters for chemical species pertinent to environmental and pollution studies. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Prerequisite: EGGS 261 and 52.116 or consent of the instructor.
EGGS 460 - Principles of GIS 2
Focuses on research involving geographic information systems (GIS). A project-based class in which students learn the skills to develop and maintain a GIS. Through cooperative learning students design and implement functional systems. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: EGGS 360 or consent of instructor
EGGS 470 - Groundwater Hydrology
Covers well hydraulics exploration techniques, groundwater flow theory, development of groundwater supplies and prevention or correction of groundwater pollution. A one- or two-day field trip required. Two hours of class, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: EGGS 120 and EGGS 121 This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements. And EGGS 265 or consent of the instructor.
EXERSCI 200 - CPR and Safety
Designed for completion of Red Cross CPR certification and to develop a safety awareness expertise for accident prevention. Fee may be required. This course will apply 1 credit toward satisfying the Fitness and Recreational Skills requirement.
EXERSCI 247 - Basic Rock Climbing
Provides rock climbing experiences for the beginning rock climbing enthusiast. Introduces basic knowledge, skills and practical application of climbing. Serves as a foundation for further experiences in this area of recreation. This course will apply 1 credit toward satisfying the Fitness and Recreational Skills requirement.
EXERSCI 291 - Hiking, Backpacking and Orienteering
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn skills and gain knowledge in the areas of hiking on and off trail, backpacking, and the sport of Orienteering.  These practices will hopefully enhance and promote participation in the outdoors so that the student recognizes this as a lifetime interest.
EXERSCI 321 - First Aid and Safety
Provides training in first aid and safety. Red Cross standard, advanced and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certifications may be earned. This course will only apply 1 credit toward satisfying the Fitness and Recreational Skills requirement. Prerequisites: 60 Credits.
EXERSCI 333 - School Camping and Outdoor Education
This course meets three hours a week for three hours credit, and it includes both classroom and field experience.  The work is designed to acquaint students with the scope of organized camping and practice in the basic skills required of teachers involved in camping and outdoor education training.  An ecological approach toward the outdoors will be emphasized.
MARSCI 250 - Wetlands Ecology
Biological, chemical and geological characteristics of coastal wetlands. Considers the structure and function of wetlands, human impacts on wetlands and approaches for wetland management and restoration. Laboratory consists of field exercises in the study of wetlands. Three hours of lecture per week.  Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 110, BIOLOGY 120.
MARSCI - Others
There are many environment-related courses offered on or near the ocean at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station on Wallops Island, VA, through Bloomsburg University's participation in the Marine Science Consortium. Please click the link to find out more!
MATH 141 - Intro to Statistics
Provides an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics covered include numerical and graphical summary procedures, basic probability concepts, random variables and distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisites: High School Algebra. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 3 Quantitative Reasoning in general education and may be offered in traditional and distance education formats.This course is an approved Foundational Course. Three hours lecture per week.
PHYSICS 105 - Energy: Source and Environmental Effects
Explains energy in elementary scientific terms and examines present national and international energy situations in regard to sources, utilization and environmental effects. Surveys fossil fuels and nuclear, solar, geothermal and other energies with respect to availability and promise for the future. This course earns three GEPs toward Goal 5 Natural Sciences in general education. Prerequisites: None. Three Hours lecture per week.
 

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