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Environmental Science (ENVR)
ENVR 5513 Advanced Environmental Impact Analysis Description: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) outlines documentation of potential environmental impacts for decision makers. Development of environmental assessment, environmental impact statements, and categorical exclusion documents that result from the NEPA processes. Development of environmental assessment projects graded on a pass/fail basis. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5523 Industrial Ecology Prerequisites: General biology. Description: Provides students with an overview and broad understanding of ecology principles as applied to an industrial setting. The course begins with an overview of general ecological principles such as ecosystem components and structures, biogeochemical cycles, energy flows, and properties of populations. The course concludes with a consideration of industrial ecology principles such as sustainability, pollution prevention, life cycle assessment and waste minimization. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5533 Genres of Environmental Writing Description: This course focuses on three written genres: proposals, reports and academic articles. Students will learn the basic Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRD) structure. This structure is the basis of workplace reports and research articles in a wide variety of academic disciplines. Students will examine how the language features and organizational structure of these documents are influenced by their audience and context. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5543 Environmental Management Systems Description: This course introduces strategies for the design and operation of environmental management systems that reduce environmental impacts in conformance with ISO 14000 standards. Topics include aspect identification, impact assessment, impact reduction strategies, and management oversight. Other topics such as training, internal and external auditing, and integration with other management programs will also be addressed. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College
ENVR 5563 Transportation of Hazardous Materials Description: This course will fulfill the Federal Department of
Transportation (DOT) training requirements for General Awareness and Security Awareness in accordance with 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H. The course covers shippers’ responsibilities associated with the many hazardous materials regulated by the DOT. Students will learn how to use the hazmat table and complete shipping papers; when to use specific hazard placards, markings and labels; and how to appropriately package specific hazardous materials. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5573 Applied Standards for Environmental Managers Description: Foundational understanding of the complex regulatory framework related to waste management. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5583 Safety Aspects for Environmental Managers Description: This course fulfills OSHA’s 30-hour General Industry training requirements as per 29 CFR 1910. The course provides environmental managers with specialized training to recognize, avoid, and prevent potential jobsite hazards. Students will gain a practical understanding of hazard analysis calculations and their application within the rules and regulations of OSHA. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5593 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response: HAZWOPER Description: This course fulfills the off-site requirements of OSHA 40- hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Responses Standard (HAZWOPER) requirements for General Site Workers as per 29 CFR 1910.120. The course uses discussion, demonstration, simulations, and hands-on experiences to address personal protective equipment use, decontamination procedures, and tactics for establishing safe work areas at hazardous waste sites or in emergency response work. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College ENVR 5633 Physical Geology for Environmental Managers Description: Overview of the physical and chemical nature of the solid and fluid earth. Focuses on how these physical attributes and processes influence interactions between humans and the earth's environment. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Graduate College
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