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Clarion University of Pennsylvania 27Environmental Science CoursesENVR 500: Graduate Seminar in Environmental Science 1-2 s.h.A survey of current literature, concepts, theory, and applications from selected fields of environmental science. One totwo discussion hours weekly. By arrangement. Fall and Spring, yearly.ENVR 501: Environmental Science Internship 1-3 s.h.Internships provide practical experiences that are related to a student’s academic program or research area. Credits earnedcan be utilized as partial fulfillment of the Master of Science degree in biology. Students considering internship credits to beapplied toward the Master of Science degree must have the approval of their graduate advisory committee, the cooperatingagency, and the appropriate university administrators. On demand.ENVR 600: Special Problems in Environmental Science 1-3 s.h.Advanced topics in environmental science. The professor selects the format most suitable to the study. Course offered onrequest of students, subject to availability of staff. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. On demand.ENVR 700: Research and Thesis in Environmental Science 1-6 s.h.Independent research project on an approved topic supervised by a faculty member. Required of all students workingtoward the thesis option Master of Science in Biology, Environmental Science concentration. Prerequisite: Permission ofinstructor. On demand.Geography/Earth Science CoursesGEOG/ES 500: Introduction to Remote Sensing with Laboratory 3 s.h.Explores aerial photographs for geographic investigation of physical and cultural features of the landscape; the applicationof remote sensing to topographic and planimetric map construction, agricultural and land use identification, landform study,and forestry. Fall annually.GEOG/ES 525: Advanced Remote Sensing with Laboratory 4 s.h.Examines satellite-based earth imaging instruments, data sources, and products, and their applications to land usemanagement, geologic assessments, agriculture, forestry, soil resources, archeology, meteorology, and oceanography. Utilizesvisual and digital data. Prerequisite: GEOG 500 or permission of instructor. Spring, annually.GEOG/ES 550: Field Geography with Laboratory 3 s.h.Systematic study of techniques essential to geographic field investigation. Emphasizes practical, first-hand experiencesin the field where students learn techniques and procedures of compass traversing, plane tabling, rural and urban land usesurveying, and field research. Prerequisite: Cartography I and consent of instructor. Offered occasionally.ES 555: Field Methods in Environmental Geoscience 4 s.h.Field-based course designed to give upper-level students hands-on experience in various aspects of hydrogeology,surficial geology and meteorlogy. Emphasis on principles and practice of the most recent field and laboratory techniquesof instrumentation, sampling, and monitoring as applied to relevant environmental problems. Prerequisite: ES 260, 280, and330. Summer session, on demand.GEOG/ES 570: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 s.h.Addresses basic concepts and principles of geographic information systems, data models, data structures, applications,and technical issues. Lab focuses on how these basic principles are implemented in a GIS. Lab includes an entire sequenceof building spatial database: data capturing, editing, adding attributes, building topography, registering layers to real-worldcoordinates, making map compositions, data conversion, and basic analysis. Prerequisite: GEOG/ES 345 or permission ofinstructor. Fall, annually.GEOG/ES 590: Advanced Geographic Information Systems with Laboratory 3 s.h.Provides students with the ability to apply GIS for spatial problem-solving in applied setting. Lecture- and application/project-based course. Lecture covers spatial modeling and analysis based on a raster data structure. Laboratory sessionsintroduce students to three-dimensional surface modeling, cost-distance analysis, runoff modeling, and diffusion analysis.Prerequisite: GEOG/ES 570. Spring, annually.Biology