Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing OR Instructor Consent.
Description
This course is a systematic introduction to selected environmental processes occurring in natural and engineered ecosystems. The course structure has two components; (1) theory (about 80 %) and, (2) laboratory (about 20 %). The theory portion of the lecture will talk about application based fundamentals of key environmental processes relevant in natural and engineered ecosystems. The lab component will provide hand on experience to students about selected environmental processes discussed in the theory portion of this lecture. Students will be required to develop their own laboratory protocols. The theory portion will be evaluated based on homework and midterm examinations. The lab component will be evaluated based on independent/individual lab reports submitted by students.