THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE ________ Senate Document Number 2788S___ ________ Date of Senate Approval 3-17-88_ _________________________ Signature of Senate Chair _________________________ Action of Vice Chancellor: ________________________ ______________ Approval ________________________ Date ______________ ________________________ ______________ Denied ________________________ Date ______________ Reasons for denial and suggested modifications: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Statement of Faculty Senate Action: M E M O R A N D U M To: Dr. Paul Sweeney, Chairperson APC From: G. L. Miller, Environmental Studies Program Subject: Proposed changes in catalog copy Date: February 10, 1988 Attached are the proposed catalog copy changes (10 copies). These reflect the addition of Dr. Maas to the Environmental Studies Program and our need to modify existing courses (ES 243, 338, 339) to reflect his course title and content preferences. ____ Please note that the proposed changes are presented as the dark _____ print to the sections of the catalog affected. In addition, we are proposing the addition of a new course, ED 362 - Principles of Water Pollution Control and Watershed Management. This is one of Dr. Maas' specialties and one of the most important issues facing Western North Carolina. As such, Page 2 we feel that it is a very critical element in training our majors in the Pollution Control track. It will be an alternate year offering starting in Spring 1989. _______ Two courses are to be deleted: a. ES 238 - Dendrology on page 113 is in fact a double entry. The same course is described on page 115. Please delete ES 238, page 113. b. ES 431 - Energy Systems listed on page 115 has never been offered. It was scheduled for last fall but due to low enrollment, the administration cancelled it. Since this is likely to be the case in the future, we do not see any likelihood of it being successfully offered. The other major revisions are related to requirements in the degree tracks. These again largely reflect Dr. Maas' addition to the program and the need to integrate his courses into the program. Also included are a series of numbering changes produced by alterations in catalog copy by other departments that are integal to offering the ESP. Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ENVR) Maas (Environmental Science) Participating Faculty: Maas (Environmental Science); Bennett (Physics); Betts (Sociology); Brotak (Atmospheric Science); Browning (Economics); Stuart (Biology); Van Engelen (Chemistry); Weber (Psycholgoy); Williams (Management) The UNCA program offers a chance to focus advanced study in one of four specialty tracks: Pollution Analysis and Control; and Waste Management Ecology and Environmental Biology; Energy and Waste Management Systems; and Natural Resource Management. In addition to these speciality tracks, personalized options can be developed for students interested in other areas of environmental studies such as Human Ecology and Environmental Policy. Environmental Studies majors must fulfill the following requirements: I. Required courses in the major -- 22 hours: ENVR 130, 234, 241, 330, 334, 337, 490. 17 II. Required courses outside the major -- 17-19 hours: CHEM 141, 142, two courses selected from MATH 163, 164, or 201 191, 192, CSCI 141, STAT 125; ECON 200 or 201. 29-34 III. Special departmental requirements -- 29-34 hours; completion of one of the tracks outlined below. The senior demonstration of competency is satisfied by the completion of ENVR 330 and 490 with a C or better. Track in Pollution Analysis and Control 34 362 34 hours distributed as follows: ENVR 331, 339, 362; 332; PHYS 131, 231 CHEM 221, 222, 223, 231, 232, 332; PHYS 131, 231. Track in Ecology and Environmental Biology 29 29 hours distributed as follows: ENVR 332, two advanced four electives electives; BIOL 105; four advanced biology electives. and Waste Management Track in Energy and Waste Management Systems 33 354, 33 hours distributed as follows: ENVR 331, 333, 354, 362 CHEM 221, 231 362; PHYS 221, 222, 325; CHEM 221, 231; MATH 291. Track in Natural Resource Management three 33 hours distributed as follows: ENVR 332, three electives; 215, 216, POLS 252 345, one MGMT 200, 215, 216, POLS 252, one elective; ECON 345, one elective elective. 110 110 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY (ATMS 110) (3) A non-technical treatment of fundamentals of geological, physical, chemical and biological oceanography including the interaction between man and the marine environment. Page 4 150 150 Introduction to Forestry (BIOL 150) (3) Overview of forestry; history, policy, practice, protection, national planning, careers, and methods of obtaining and presenting forest data. Prerequisites: 105 130 or BIOL 105. 221 221 Limnology (BIOL 221) (4) Study of the interrelationship of physical, chemical Study of the interrelationship of physical, chemical and biological processes in fresh waters (Includes and biological processes in fresh waters (Includes laboratory and field work). Prerequisites: 130 or laboratory and field work). Prerequisites: 130 or BIOL 105. BIOL 105. 338 Principles of Hydrology and Groundwater Pollution 338 Principles of Hydrology and Groundwater Pollution (ATMS 338) (3) (ATMS 338) (3) Study of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, Study of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff, stream flow, and evaporation, transpiration, runoff, stream flow, and ground water recharge. Emphasis will be on the occurrence ground water recharge. Emphasis will be on the occurrence of ground water contamination and methods for clean-up of ground water contamination and methods for clean-up and protection. Prerequisites: 130 or ATMS 105. and protection. Prerequisites: 130 or ATMS 105. 339 Environmental and Aquatic Chemistry (CHEM 339) (4) 339 Environmental and Aquatic Chemistry (CHEM 339) (4) Study of the chemistry associated with natural Study of the chemistry associated with natural environmental processes and pollution control technologies environmental processes and pollution control technologies with emphasis on aquatic systems. Prerequisites: 130 with emphasis on aquatic systems. Prerequisites: 130 and CHEM 141-142. and CHEM 141-142. 362 Principles of Water Pollution Control and Watershed 362 Principles of Water Pollution Control and Watershed Management (4) Management (4) Survey of techniques and management strategies for Survey of techniques and management strategies for controlling and preventing water pollution from point controlling and preventing water pollution from point and nonpoint pollution sources. Prerequisite: 130 and nonpoint pollution sources. Prerequisite: 130 Corequisite CHEM 141. Corequisite CHEM 141. 442 Forest Ecology (BIOL 442) (4) Study of the principles governing forest plant/animal populations and communities and management policies and practices at the federal, state and local level. Prerequisites: 130 or BIOL 105, or permission of the instructor. (3) 443 Tropical Ecosystems (3) Study of the important organisms, habitats, and ecosystems characteristic of the tropical world. Emphasis will be placed on management practices, rates of destruction, and need for species/habitat conservation. Prerequisite: 130 or permission of the instructor. Page 5 (1-4) 444 Tropical Ecosystems Field Experience (1-4) Field trip (one to four weeks) to study tropical organisms and ecosystems in Puerto Rico or other tropical country. Expenses paid by the students. Prerequisite: 443 or permission of instructor.