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Environmental SciencesCredits
Individual Research Project.
This lecture course introduces students to major federal environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act; Clean Air Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act; CERCLA (Superfund); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; Toxic Substances Control Act; Endangered Species Act; and Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In addition, several state of Minnesota environmental statutes will be discussed.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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This is a lecture course focusing on the sources and control of pollutants in air, soil, water, and groundwater. Hazardous waste treatment and the effects of pollutants on human health are also discussed.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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The is a lecture/lab class designed to give students hands-on experience with various methods of environmental analysis coupled with the development of a research proposal. The class research project requires the collection and analysis of samples using methods approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. Quality control and Quality Assurance methods are emphasized.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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This lecture course introduces students to the National Environmental Policy Act and requirements for Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessment Worksheets at the federal and state Level. Phase I Environmental Assessment of land and buildings, an International Perspective on Environmental Assessments, and Economic and Social Impact Assessment are also discussed.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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A variety of special topics within environmental science. Content of each special topics course will be different. May be retaken for credit under different topics.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Individual Research Project.
(F,S)
Experience in applied Environmental Sciences according to a prearranged training program.
(F,S)
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Ethnic StudiesCredits
A study of American racial/ethnic minorities, especially the histories of Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Their roles and contributions to American society will be emphasized.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | Diverse Cultures - Purple
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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This course introduces students to multicultural and ethnic knowledge and values in and outside the United States. Students are exposed to such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, dominance, immigration, stereotypes, discrimination, and intergroup relations through interdisciplinary approaches-anthropological, economic, historical, political, psychological and/or sociological.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | Goal Area 7A - Human Diversity | Diverse Cultures - Purple
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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Students will participate in field trips, activities, and guest discussions that will enable them to interact with people ethnically (race, religion, lifestyle, etc.) different from the students, to understand their perspectives and to appreciate their unique experiences and/or contributions to the U.S. pluralistic society. Students are expected to learn actively in and outside the classroom by experiencing events or people from diverse cultural groups.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Diverse Cultures - Gold
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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This course deals with the history of interracial/interethnic and intergroup (sex, age, religion, etc.) dating and marriage in the U.S. It will explore dating patterns, mate selection theories and impacts on multi-racial children in the area of identity and adjustment.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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This course will explore the historical, social, political, and cultural experience of African Americans. It will also examine the contributions of African Americans to the growth and development of the United States.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
- Programs:
Introduction to the history and cultures of the major Asian American ethnic groups with a comparative approach to their similarities and differences.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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A survey of the history and present status of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States from 1848. Emphasis will be on culture, history, and socio-political patterns.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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This course will focus on the struggle for civil rights by diverse groups in the United States. Emphasis will be on how these struggles have impacted their communities and cultural pluralism in the U.S.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Goal Area 5 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences | Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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The course is offered according to student demand and instructor availability/expertise. A variety of topics related to ethnic and cultural areas will provide curriculum enrichment on an ongoing, but irregular basis.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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Courses will employ changing topics from year to year and will deal with cogent issues of current interest to ethnic and minority communities.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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Exploratory independent study and research. Areas of interest not addressed in regular courses are given priority. Maximum three credits toward the major; one credit toward the minor. Prereq: Two other ETHN courses
- Prerequisites:
- Two other ETHN courses.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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The course introduces students to the historical and theoretical foundations of environmental racism and inequality. Therefore, students will explore the social, industrial, and government forces that create inequitable burdens of environmental pollution across communities as well as social movements to reduce such burdens. While a majority of the course focuses on the United States, readings include case studies from around the world.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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Examines the history, identity, conflict and ethnic relations related to immigration as explored from an Ethnic Studies perspective as well as from American and global perspectives.
This course examines the economic, social and political factors that affect the identities, rights and social perceptions of multiracial individuals. The social changes resulting from the 1960s Civil Rights Movement played an important role in reducing the social distance between people of different racial/ethnic backgrounds. As a result, contributing to the rising multiracial population. According to the U.S. Census conducted in 2010, over nine million individuals reported belonging to two or more races.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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This course will examine issues confronted in a multicultural society. It will study ethnic/minority groups not usually included in mainstream society, including their uniqueness and harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groups.
- Areas of Interest:
- People and Cultures
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