Examines professional issues in financial planning, including ethical considerations, regulation and certification requirements, written communication skills, and professional responsibility. Utilize skills obtained in other courses and work experiences in the completion of a comprehensive personal finance case, other mini-case studies and calculation templates.
Intensive review and application of grammar using exercises, compositions, dictation and papers to strengthen proficiency in writing. Continued acquisition of vocabulary and oral skills.
Teaches non-science majors how to critically evaluate contemporary earth science topics of public interest as reported in the media. Learn about the science behind issues, such as terminology, processes, data analysis and underlying assumptions. Differing viewpoints and ethical considerations are discussed.
Training in methods of geographical study and analysis through a range of activities centered around the theme of sport and place. Topics include sport and culture, sport as industry, professional sports location patterns, place identity, market area analysis, sport of urban economic development strategy, politics of stadium location and funding, and (geo)politics of hosting and representation in international sporting events.
Examines the physical and societal aspects of severe and hazardous weather in an effort to better knowledge of the atmospheric environment around us. Specific topics include extratropical cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, severe winter weather, hailstorms, lightening and tropical weather systems. Case studies are used to investigate human, economic and environmental consequences of severe and hazardous weather events.
An integrative look at the co-evolution of resource exploitation, use and conservation, and the changing ideology that drives trends in resource management. Special emphasis on scalar dilemmas in resource management, the effective role of our legal infrastructure in resource management and shifting values regarding the role of human-nature interactions in America.
An interdisciplinary course examining critical and descriptive theories to explain city development. Discussions of city evolutions, planning visions, and cultural, political, economic and global factors shaping cities.
Study of the surface of the earth and the geologic processes that modify it. Topics include the weathering and erosion of rocks, the deposition of sediments, the classification of landforms and the long-term evolution of landscapes. One three-day field-trip is optional.
Introduces students to the fundamentals of mineralogy and petrology, including crystallography, crystal chemistry and optical mineralogy as well as the occurrence and identification of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks in thin section. Learn how to use a petrographic microscope to identify minerals and rocks and understand their occurrence in the context of the tectonic setting from which they are derived.
Study of natural hazards, human-induced environmental problems, and the dynamic interaction processes between humans and the environment. Emphasis placed on understanding of major issues in environmental hazards, natural resources (water, mineral and energy), waste disposal, sustainable development and emergency management.
xamines gender and sexual orientation issues and questions from a contemporary perspective, including psychology, education, philosophy, history, English, sociology, political science and art. Readings, lectures and discussion provide a theoretical framework for capstone projects in spring semester. Produce an independent research project on a topic of one's choosing relevant to gender and sexuality studies.
