Environmental Science (ENVS)
1130 [GEOL 1120] [ENVS 101].
The Blue Planet [Environmental Geology] [The Blue Planet].
(3)
***NOTE: This course is active as of the Spring 2020 semester.***
To understand global change and environmental concerns, this course weaves together an understanding of Earth’s lithosphere, atmosphere and oceans and how ecosystems are linked to the physical environment. Students are encouraged, but not required, to enroll concurrently in 1130L.
Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science.
1130L [GEOL 1120L] [ENVS 102L].
The Blue Planet Laboratory [Environmental Geology Laboratory] [The Blue Planet Laboratory].
(1)
***NOTE: This course is active as of the Spring 2020 semester.***
Introductory environmental earth science laboratory. Includes minerals, rocks, and rock cycle, topographic maps, local geology and groundwater, weather and climate.
Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science.
Pre- or corequisite: 1130.
315.
Statistics and Data Analysis.
(3)
Exploration of basic statistical representations of earth science data, matrix algebra, and multivariate data analysis and Fourier analysis.
Pre- or corequisite: MATH 1512.
320L.
Environmental Systems.
(4)
Analysis of environmental science data focusing on local water, soil, atmospheric, and bedrock systems and comparisons to analogous systems around the world.
Prerequisite: ((1130 and 1130L) or (GEOL 1110 and GEOL 1110L)) and (MATH 1220 or MATH 1230 or MATH 1240 or MATH 1250 or MATH 1512).
321L.
Earth Materials and Critical Zone Geology.
(4)
Rocks and minerals form a critical foundation for all Earth's systems, and understanding the chemical composition and physical characteristics of these Earth's materials is important for work in Environmental Sciences.
Prerequisite: 320L and CHEM 1215 and CHEM 1215L and (MATH 1230 or MATH 1240 or MATH 1250 or MATH 1512).
322L.
Life and the Earth System .
(4)
Investigation of the co-evolution of the Earth and life, including origins and evolution of life, ecology and biogeography, biogeochemical cycles, and the impact of a dynamic Earth environment on major radiations and extinctions.
Prerequisite: 321L and BIOL 1140 and BIOL 1140L.
323L.
Water in the Earth System.
(4)
Quantitative treatment of the global hydrologic cycle and links to the broader Earth System, including precipitation, evaportranspiration, infiltration, runoff and subsurface flow; global change and catchment and hillslope hydrology; hydrologic ecosystem interactions; water chemistry evolution.
Prerequisite: (321L or EPS **304L) and PHYS 1310.
Pre- or corequisite: MATH 1522.
324.
Earth's Climatic Environment.
(3)
Basic process-based understanding of Earth's climate system using physics-based problem-solving skills and applying scientific concepts related to understanding the Earth's climatic system.
Prerequisite: 323L.
330.
Environmental Systems.
(3)
Study of the human relationship to and impact on the physical environment. Sustainable development and management of resources. Global change and implications for ecosystems. Environmental law, policy, regulations and ethics.
Prerequisite: (1130 or GEOL 1110) and ((BIOL 1140 or BIOL 2110C) or (MATH 1512 or PHYS 1310)) and CHEM 1215 and CHEM 1215L.
{Fall}
430L / 530L.
Advanced Environmental Science.
(4)
Application of basic science to the interdisciplinary study of environmental systems. Causes of and solutions to land, air, water and ecosystem degradation.
Prerequisite: 324 or (330 and (BIOL 1140 or BIOL 2110C) and MATH 1522 and PHYS 1310).
{Spring}
530L / 430L.
Advanced Environmental Science.
(4)
Application of basic science to the interdisciplinary study of environmental systems. Causes of and solutions to land, air, water and ecosystem degradation.
{Spring}
