Graduate academic calendar 2012 - 2013 - Trent University

GRADUATE PROGRAMS Environmental & Life Sciences
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ENLS 5200H – Stress physiology
This core course, which may serve as the mandatory half credit required by all first year M.Sc.
students, will challenge participants to examine their philosophy of science with particular reference
to their own research in stress physiology. Students also present and defend their research proposals.
This credit may not be taken in addition to any of the other ENLS core courses. Excludes WEGP
500H.
ENLS 5300H – Ecology and conservation biology
This core course, which may serve as the mandatory half credit required by all first year M.Sc.
students, will challenge participants to examine their philosophy of science with particular reference
to their own research in ecology and conservation biology. Students also present and defend their
research proposals. This credit may not be taken in addition to any of the other ENLS core courses.
Excludes WEGP 500H.
ENLS 5400H – Current themes in physical geography
This core course, which may serve as the mandatory half credit required by all first year M.Sc.
students, will challenge participants to examine their philosophy of science with particular reference
to their own research in physical geography. Students also present and defend their research
proposals. This credit may not be taken in addition to any of the other ENLS core courses. Excludes
WEGP 500H.
ENLS 5500H – Trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry
This core course, which may serve as the mandatory half credit required by all first year M.Sc.
students, will challenge participants to examine their philosophy of science with particular reference
to their own research in trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry. Students also present and
defend their research proposals. This credit may not be taken in addition to any of the other ENLS
core courses.
ENLS 5600H – Ecosystem biogeochemistry
This core course, which may serve as the mandatory half credit required by all first year M.Sc.
students, will challenge participants to examine their philosophy of science with particular reference
to their own research in ecosystem biogeochemistry. Students also present and defend their research
proposals. This credit may not be taken in addition to any of the other ENLS core courses. Excludes
WEGP 500H.
ELECTIVE COURSES
ENLS 5001H – Research design and data analysis
The course will emphasize advanced statistical techniques for use in field and laboratory studies,
including applications of linear and non-linear models, analysis of variance and multivariate statistics.
This course is strongly recommended for students who have not taken an advanced statistics course
(e.g. analysis of variance, multivariate statistics) as an undergraduate. An introductory statistics
course is required as a prerequisite. Excludes BIOL – ERSC 303H.
ENLS 5040H – Fisheries assessment & management
Principles and practices of fisheries assessment and management, including an examination of
management problems in freshwater and marine fisheries from an ecological, socio-economic
and policy perspective. Topics include stock assessment techniques, stocking and fertilization,
management of warmwater and coldwater species, and local management initiatives. This course is
offered in conjunction with ERSC 4240H with an additional review paper.
ENLS 5006H – The geochemistry of natural waters
This course examines the chemistry of freshwater systems, focussing on chemical and physical
processes leading to changes in water quality. The emphasis is on the concentrations and
distributions of contaminants. Topics include watershed contributions of chemicals, acidification
and the carbonate system, weathering, redox chemistry, trace metals and synthetic organic
contaminants. Excludes ERSC 4060H (406H).