Environmental Science Field Course II

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Impacts to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and how these are addressed in practice. The course is a mix of in-class activities, interactions with environmental science practitioners, and single-day field trips to sites that have either undergone or are undergoing anthropogenic disturbance and to sites where mitigation strategies are in place. The course is held for two weeks in summer term. Prerequisite(s): Environmental Science 401 and admission to the Environmental Science program. Notes: This course occurs in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which participants must be prepared and equipped. A supplementary fee will be assessed to cover additional costs associated with this course. Students will require consent of the program to drop this course.