Fall 2008 Credit Courses: Environmental Studies

The World Beneath the Waves: Exploring Physical Oceanography
An exploratory course for nonscience students that examines physical aspects of the world’s oceans and the role of the oceans in the earth-atmosphere-ocean system. Topics include the history of the science of oceanography, geomorphology and topography of the ocean bottom, continental drift, sedimentation, physical and chemical properties of sea water, ocean heat budget, surface currents, and coastal processes.
BEN1545.20 / 4 credits
Austin Dooley
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 8–Dec. 15
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 1006

NEW! Environmental Law
U.S. environmental law and policy, the common-law foundations of environmental law, and the regulatory process and toolkit are examined. The focus is on major environmental statutes: the National Environmental Policy Act; the Clean Air Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response; the Compensation and Recovery Act (Superfund); and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Also offered as CSS 3385.
BEN3385.45 / 4 credits
Alexander Levine
Thurs., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 4–Dec. 18
Natural Sciences Bldg., Room 1059

Posted May 14, 2008

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