环境科学
Students in our 环境科学 program at Paul Smith’s College have a rare opportunity to directly study ecosystems and environmental issues within the Adirondacks.
The campus is surrounded by lakes, 小溪和森林, making it a prime location to learn about ecosystems, environmental issues and the collaboration among people who work together to make a better environment. In your first days on campus, you begin your journey by working in the field, immediately learning about field techniques through active participation. You’ll continue with field studies in your upper division courses. The program allows students to tailor their coursework to their interests within this broad field of science. You’ll have the following opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills you need to enter the growing field of environmental science:
- Participate in biological and habitat surveys of forests, lakes, wetlands and streams.
- Study environmental issues related to soil and 水 conservation, land uses and 水 quality.
- Analyze data and present the findings through written or verbal communications.
- Work closely with faculty on senior capstone research projects.
- Participate in long-term 生态 studies at our Smitty Creek Watershed project.
- Work with the Adirondack Watershed Institute on research, citizen outreach and hands-on stewardship to preserve 水 quality and manage invasive species.
Our faculty are dedicated to helping our students engage in a breadth of activities that will make them ready for employment. Our standard eight-semester sequence provides opportunities for summer employment, internships and study abroad. 环境科学 requires proficiency in science and math as a foundation for conducting research.
关键的事实
- B.S. 学位
- 120 credit hours (minimum) required
Pairs well with the following minors:
职业选择
环境al issues are of increasing concern, and the environmental profession is becoming increasingly important. 典型的工作包括:
- 环境科学家
- 环境专家
- 水土技术员
- 生物技术人员
- 环保合规
研究生s can find employment with government agencies, non-governmental organizations and private consultants.
课程 & 目标
At the end of the program students will be able to:
- 描述身体状况 environments and biological communities that characterize terrestrial and aquatic environments.
- 描述身体状况, chemical and biological processes that govern the flow of energy and material resources in air, 水, 和土壤.
- Apply science as a body of knowledge and as a method of inquiry in research.
- Apply basic statistics to problem solving and hypothesis testing.
- Be able to access and synthesize scientific literature to gain a comprehensive understanding of issues on environmental quality.
- Develop a scientific rationale for assessment of problems affecting environmental quality.
- Apply assessment and monitoring techniques to data collection, quality assurance & quality control, and analyses.
- Articulate scientific findings in oral and written forms.
- Describe management approaches that appropriately address environmental issues (e.g., adaptive management, ecosystem management, best management practices).
- Delineate influential factors in environmental management (e.g., 生态, 经济, 政治, and socio-cultural) and delineate the basic steps in the management process (e.g. assessment, implementation of action, and evaluation).
- Articulate the role of law and regulatory process in the protection, maintenance and restoration of the environment (e.g.(清洁水法).
- Develop the skills needed to effectively work with a variety of stakeholders in an interdisciplinary management setting as an integrated team.
样本课程:
- 普通生态学
- 有机化学
- 环境化学
- 保护生物学
- Politics of the 环境
- Ecosystems: Atmospheric Science
- 土壤与水文
- 景观生态学
- 湖沼学
- Stream Ecology and Management
- 流域管理
- Wetlands Ecosystems and Management
- 环境al Microbiology
- 毒素的生物效应
- Geographic Information Systems: Introduction to Remote Sensing
- 先进的地理信息系统技术
- 环境al Policy and Planning: 环境al 影响 Assessment
- 环境al Law and Regulatory Processes
- 可持续发展
More program information and a full course list can be found in the 大学目录. For program planning sheets, 点击这里.
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