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specialization courses). Six (6) credit hours are required for the research thesis.n. Completion and presentation (through an oral defense) of a thesis to a committee composed ofmembers of the environmental toxicology faculty and representatives of the Graduate School.o. Fulfillment of general requirements for graduation as outlined by the Graduate School (see theGeneral Information Section of this bulletin).THESISStudents pursuing the master’s degree must write and defend a thesis based on research done on an approved problem inenvironmental toxicology. The defense of the thesis will be made before the student’s thesis committee.COURSE DESCRIPTIONSGraduate CoursesEnvironmental ToxicologyCORE COURSE REQUIREMENTSMaster’s students must finish a minimum of twelve (12) semester credit hours of core courses. Ph.D. students must finish acore of nine (9) semester credit hours.Core CoursesES 901 ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY (3) Topics illustrating toxic chemicals, their occurrence, structure, and thereactions underlying detection, toxicity, fate, and ecological importance.ES 902 MECHANISMS OF TOXIC ACTION (3) Biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying toxicity anddetoxification. (Prerequisite: CHEM 445 or equivalent)ES 903 GENERAL ECOLOGY (3) Ecological principles of biological systems, emphasizing populations and ecosystems.Principles of growth, regulation, distribution, structure, energetics, and mineral cycles related to the evolution of biologicalsystems and applications to selected human ecological problems. Field trips required.ES 904 THE OCEANS (3) Introductory survey of the marine environment. Oceanic physical-phenomena, chemical constituentsgeological history, and the sea’s biota: Man’s utilization of marine resources. Scientific method applied to theprocesses. Biota and history of the oceans and major scientific breakthroughs explored.ES 905 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & MANAGEMENT (3) An examination of selected topics in the formulation andimplementation of environmental policy, with a principal emphasis on conceptual and methodological issues. Examinationof recent research and practice in the evaluation of environmentally related policies, programs and plans.ES 906 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (3) The study of the influence of geologic processes and hazards on humanactivities. Emphasis will be placed upon topics of interest to students in environmental science and toxicology.Specialization CoursesES 908 ANALYSIS OF TOXICANTS (3) Principles of the microanalysis of toxicants. Theoretical microanalysis of toxicants.Separation, detection, and quantitative determination of toxicants using chemical and instrumental methods. (Prerequisite:CHEM 332 Analytical Chemistry and consent of instructor.)ES 909 ANALYSIS OF TOXICANT LABORATORY (3) Laboratory techniques for microanalysis of toxicants. Separation,detection, and quantitative determination of toxicants using chemical and instrumental methods. (Prerequisite: ES 908(may be taken con- currently) or by consent of instructor)ES 910 ORGANIC SYNTHETIC METHODS & STRATEGIES (3) Provides a broadly based discussion of currentstrategies in synthetic organic chemistry. Focuses on methods of reconstructing carbon frameworks. Topics will also includerelative stereo- chemistry and absolute stereo-chemistry. Retrosynthetic strategies will be discussed throughout the lectures.(Prerequisite: CHEM 232 or equivalent)53