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Course ListingsFall 2012Environmental StudiesENV 0007ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY(Cross-listed as BIO 7.) An examination of major natural and createdecosystems and human influences on them. Biological bases forspecies distributions, human population size, and conservation.Ecological bases for sound land use and pollution abatement. Fall.Sections01758 ENV 000701 C Reed, Michael 1.0 C-lst Bio 7, Hold20 ForFreshmanENV 0025ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY(Cross-listed as ES 25.) The impact and interaction of technology andthe environment will be evaluated using historical examples.Environmental problems and their solutions will be evaluated from anengineering viewpoint. This course is a core requirement of theEnvironmental Studies program.Prerequisites: CHEM 1 or 16 and sophomore standingSections01759ENV 0025CE G+ Desmarais, Anne 1.0 C-lst Es 25-ceENV 0030ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS(Cross-listed as EC 30.) An examination of the uses and limitations ofeconomic analysis in dealing with many of the environmental concernsof our society. Public policies concerning the environment will beevaluated as to their ability to meet certain economic criteria.Prerequisites: EC 5.Sections01760ENV 003001 F+TR Gnedenko, Ekate 1.0 Preq: Ec 1 Or5/c-lst Ec 30-01ENV 0051EXPERIMENTS IN ECOLOGY(Cross-listed as BIO 51). An introduction to field research in differenthabitats. Emphasis on acquiring skills in taxonomic identification,sampling techniques, hypothesis testing and experimental design, dataanalysis and interpretation, as well as oral and written communication.Opportunity for student-designed group research projects on ecologicalquestions. One laboratory session per week plus one discussion period.Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and BIO 14 or equivalent.Sections0176101762ENV 0051A ARR Pechenik, Jan 1.0 C-lst Bio 51-aENV 0051B ARR Pechenik, Jan 1.0 C-lst Bio 51-bENV 0054FUNDAMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY(Cross-listed as CH 54 and CEE 54.) A single course which providesstudents an introduction to epidemiologic techniques and analyses,including such topics as incidence and prevalence, age adjustment,and other techniques appropriate for the handling of confounders, themeasurement of risk through the odds ratio and relative risk, and theinterpretation of epidemiologic results. The course will featureapplications of epidemiologic techniques to topics appropriate for publicand community health applications such as those found in infectiousdisease control, screening for personal risk factors, and the conductingof disease cluster evaluations.Sections01763 ENV 005401 H+ Woodin, Mark A 1.0 C-lst Cee 54 &Ch 54ENV 0091ENVIRON PRES & IMPROVE(Cross-listed as BIO 0001). Seminar based on current readings fromenvironmental journals that provide insight into environmental sciencefor use by scientists, science media, business leaders, and politicaldecision makers. Topic areas include biodiversity and wildlife,alternative energy, ocean protection, climate shift, urban ecology,sustainable agriculture, GIS and remote imagery.Sections01764ENV 009101 6 Ellmore, George 1.0 Attend 1stClass;pre-req:bio 7 Or 10 Or 13Or 14ENV 0095SPECIAL TOPICSPlease see departmental website for specific details.Sections01765 ENV 009501 F+R Orians, Colin 0.5ENV 0099ENV INTERNSHIPA period of service with an organization, either public or private,concerned with environmental engineering, research, protection,modification, legislation, or education. Required of all majors in theprogram, internship proposals must first be approved by track adviseror director. Many academic semester and summer internships areavailable. Adviser-approved participation in field courses and fieldwork,both at Tufts and elsewhere, may be substituted for this requirement.No credit. Completion noted on transcript.Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.Sections01766ENV 009901 ARR Ellmore, George 0.0 Permission OfInstructorENV 0112HYDROLOGY/WATER RESOURCE(Cross-listed as CEE 112.) An introduction to the science of hydrologyand to the design of water resource systems. Basic hydrologicprocesses such as precipitation, infiltration, groundwater flow,evaporation, and streamflow are discussed. Applications of hydrology towater supply, flood control and watershed modeling are emphasized.Students develop their own hydrologic models using computersoftware.Prerequisites: CEE 12Sections01767ENV 011201 M+ Staff 1.0 C-lst Cee 112ENV 0113GROUNDWATER(Cross-listed as CEE 113 and EOS 131-formerly GEO 131). Thegeology and hydrology of groundwater. Topics include: hydraulicproperties of soils, sediments, and rocks; physics of groundwater flow;flow nets, modeling groundwater systems; geology of regional flow;aquifer exploration and water well construction methods; well hydraulicsand aquifer testing; applications in the geosciences and in civil/geotechnical/environmental engineering.Prerequisites: EOS 1 or EOS 2 (formerly GEO 1 or GEO 2), and MATH32 (formerly MATH 11).Sections01768 ENV 011301 G+ Garven, Grant 1.0 Preq: Eos2(geo2)&calc OrPerm/c-lst Cee113 & Eos 131ENV 0143EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY(Cross-listed as BIO 143). Examines hypotheses for patterns ofbiological diversity and for the apparent good fit of organisms to theenvironment. Topics include the genetic and developmental basis ofevolutionary change, processes at the population level, the theory ofevolution by natural selection, concepts of fitness and adaptation, ratesand long-term trends in evolution, extinction, biogeographical patterns,determinants of conflict and cooperation, the evolution of sex and lifehistory, modes of speciation, and coevolutionary dynamics. Thelaboratory will familiarize students with evolutionary genetics methods.Topics include genotype-phenotype relationships, DNA sequenceassembly and alignment, gene and gene pathway function, estimationof population demography and phylogenetic relationships, andhypothesis testing. (Group C.) 1.5 credits, max enrollment 36.Prerequisites: BIO 13 and 14, or equivalent.SectionsTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 88