WSU Graduate Courses - Environmental Science/ES

ES 702 SUBSURFACE PROCESSES (Credits: 3)

Transport, transformation, and fate of solutes and contaminants in the vadose zone and the saturated zone. Processes include their advection, dispersion, solution, volatilization, sorption, and acid-base, precipitation, complexation, oxidation-reduction, hydrolysis, microbial and isotopic reactions.

PREREQUISITE: GL 654, GL 655, GL 668.

ES 703 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILTY (Credits: 3)

This course will help students construct a framework for developing sustainable solutions to environmental problems. Potential technological, economic, and policy-related approaches to sustainability will be discussed for a variety of environmental problems.

PREREQUISITE: EH 651 IS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT MANDITORY.

ES 704 ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSOR IDENTIFICATION (Credits: 3)

This course details methods used for identifying natural and anthropogenic environmental stressors. Physical, chemical, and biological assessment methods are described showing how they are used in an integrated, interdisciplinary assessment design.

ES 705 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND REGULATION (Credits: 3)

This course will provide students with an extensive background in the policies underlying environmental law and regulation with special emphasis on experience in the United States.

ES 706 INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS (Credits: 4)

Introduction to sampling schemes, exploratory data analysis, probability distributions, and statistical methods for environmental data, confidence, prediction and tolerance intervals. Introduction to linear models, simulation and risk assessment and stochiastic processes.

PREREQUISITE: STT 561 OR EQUIVALENT.

ES 707 LAB ROTATION (Credits: 4)

Independent study designed to develop proficiency in technology, instrumentation, research design, and data analysis in an area of concentration different from a student's area of specialization.

ES 708 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH (Credits: 1)

Introduces Environmental Sciences students to the ongoing research activities in the departments of biological sciences, chemistry, and geological sciences; involves presentations by ES faculty.

ES 709 PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (Credits: 1)

Explores current topics and contemporary research programs and ideas in Environmental Sciences.

ES 710 HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM (Credits: 3)

This course, through readings and lectures, uses historical record to identify the constants in human behavior and institutions and evaluates the adaptations that have been made to address environmental issues.

ES 712 WATERSHED PROCESSES (Credits: 3)

Multiple processes are examined that are associated with the transport and distribution of contaminants and stressors through watershed environments. Basic process characteristics are reviewed as well as assessment methods.

PREREQUISITE: GL 761/ES 761.

ES 714 ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS (Credits: 4)

Statistical techniques for the modeling and analysis of spatial and time-series environmental data, including spatio-temporal analysis, using appropriate software. Applications and case studies.

PREREQUISITE: ES 706 OR STT 706 OR STT 667 OR EQUIVALENT.

ES 715 RISK ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION (Credits: 4)

The risk assessment paradigm is described while focusing on understanding and integrating complex effects and exposure issues in the risk characterization component of the process. The strengths and limitations of currently used methods will be examined.

ES 761 GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF GIS (Credits: 4)

Study the principles of GIS and its applications to environmental problems. Lectures and project are designed to explore GIS data source, format, acquisition, integration, and analysis, and the processes of decision-making using GIS.

ES 763 REMOTE SENSING:GEOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS (Credits: 4)

Students study how computer enhancement and calibration of satellite and aerial digital imagery can help in analyzing and solving geological and environmental problems.

ES 765 COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AND STRATEGIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Credits: 4)

This is a survey course of modern computational tools ans strategies used in sequence, 3-D structure and functional analysis of biomolecules. Students will gain hands on "laboratory" experience with kep software and strategies.

ES 799 INDEP TOPICS & RESEARCH (Credits: 1 TO 4)

Research and problems designed for specific needs and talents of the students.

ES 808 INTERNSHIP OPTION (Credits: 5)

The internship option is available to second year PhD students wishing to gain experience with an environmental professional in an approved interdisciplinary job setting and providing opportunity to formulate a dissertation research topic.

ES 809 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESEARCH ETHICS (Credits: 1 TO 2)

Ethics underpin the way we act. This course will provide students with an understanding of ethics generally, and as they apply in environmental and research settings.

ES 810 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS (Credits: 2)

This course provides students with an overview of the key issues faced by environment managers, particularly economic considerations.

ES 811 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM SOLVING (Credits: 2)

Capstone course bringing together all the interdisciplinary aspects of the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program; involves small group problem solving exercises.

ES 813 DISSERTATION RESEARCH (Credits: 1 TO 15)

Planning and execution of scholarly original research of a quality that is publishable in a refereed scientific journal. Research must be communicated to the Supervisory Committee in written form and defended by public oral examination.