EVSC 105 - STT - First Year Seminar in Environmental Science - 1 unit

Available to students in the School of Environmental Science and those intending to complete a transfer to the progam. Must be taken within the first 45 units. Students will learn about what and where the current research is being conducted by faculty members in the School of Environmental Science and how to get involved.

Ranging from the alpine environments of BC's Coast Mountains to the rivers of the Arctic and beyond, research is being conducted on human impacts on whales and cormorants, the coastal impacts of earthquakes and tsunamis, and more!

This course will also cover topics such as degree planning, study skills, careers, professional designations and others.

Graded on a pass/fail basis.

Co-requisite: EVSC 100 is recommended

EVSC 334 - Earth's Past Climates - 4 units

Ice ages become climate warm periods, but how and why?

Paleoclimatology is the study of changes to Earth's past climates. The knowledge gained can help us better predict how human activity will impact climate in the future.

This course will familiarize students with climate models and the other interdisciplinary tools used in this work.

Prerequisite: REM 100 or EVSC 100; GEOG 111 or EASC 101 or EASC 106; and 45 units. Recommended: EASC 210, GEOG 214 or GEOG 215. Students with credit for REM 334 may not take this course for further credit. Students who have taken REM 463-3 "Special Topics" in Spring 2019 may not enroll in this course for further credit.

EVSC 495 - Special Topics: Morphodynamics - 3 units

Morphodynamics is the science of how physical environments evolve in response to the action of fluid forces. 

In this course, students will learn the underlying theory used to predict how the physical environment evolves in response to fluid flow. They will also develop the ability to make simple morphodynamic predictions of physical environmental change. 

Suitable for students in Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Physical Geography, and Biology with a basic understanding of calculus and who enjoy working on simple mathematical and physics problem sets.

Prerequisite: MATH 151 (or 154), MATH 152 (or 155), PHYS 120 (or 101), PHYS 121 (or 102); one of EVSC 100, GEOG 111, or EASC 101; and 60 units; or permission of the instructor.