Current Opportunities
Spring 2012
ENVS 660
Wednesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Dr. Brooke Haiar
APPLIED GEOLOGY (3) -- This course covers all key aspects of the earth sciences including basic geological principles such as mineral and rock identification; geomorphic processes such as faulting, volcanism, mass wasting, weathering, and sedimentation; plate tectonics; and the interactions between geologic and hydrologic processes. Special emphasis will be placed on improving laboratory and field skills of earth science teachers at middle and high school levels. (NOAA funds are available to a limited number of eligible teachers for this course.)
ENVS 665
Mondays, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Dr. David Perault
FUNCTIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3) -- This course explores the oceans, their functions, and their processes and addresses ocean currents, water chemistry, heat and energy transfer, sea floor geology, and coastal interactions across our planet. Special emphasis is placed on improving the laboratory and field skills of middle and high school level biology and earth science teachers. (NOAA funds are available to a limited number of eligible teachers for this course.)
Summer 2012
ENVS 650
July 9-20/ MWF - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Claytor Nature Center
Dr. Tom Shahady
WATER QUALITY (3) -- This course focuses on integrated content in environmental science, chemistry, and biology that applies to water quality assessment. Appropriate laboratory and field skills for teachers, in any of the scientific disciplines listed above, are addressed. Topics include water quality issues, bacterial monitoring, chemical assessment, and biological assessment. Emphasis is on pedagogical approaches to applying these concepts in the classroom. This course is included within the graduate course sequence in biology. (NOAA funds are available to a limited number of eligible teachers for this course.)
Note: Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 434.544.8464 or lichiello@lynchburg.edu for additional information, to determine possible eligibility for partial grant scholarship support, and for registration information regarding any of these classes.
