2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2021) 
    
    May 10, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2021) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ENVS 410 Applied Coastal Ecology

Credit 4
This course will cover the ecology and geomorphology of coastal areas, current issues affecting coastal systems and policies used to address those issues.  Throughout the course there will be a particular emphasis placed on the Maryland Coastal Bay (MCB) ecosystem.  The course is a lecture/lab where the lab portion is composed of field trips to coastal areas of the Delmarva Peninsula; field trip attendance is mandatory. This is offered as a combined undergraduate and graduate course.  Graduate student credit will require in-depth research on a topic relevant to coastal ecology and selected in consultation with the instructor.  Once approved the graduate student must research the topic, write a research paper on it and make an oral presentation to the class. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 211  or permission of instructor. Laboratory fee required.



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