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Focused study on a topic not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Technical Communication (MS)

Analysis of fiction and literary nonfiction that treats technical and scientific themes.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Technical Communication (MS)

Rhetorical theory applied to technical documents, including an examination of how workplace cultures shape writing assumptions and approaches.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Technical Communication (MS)

Theory and practice in the development and production of proposals, focusing on the researching, writing, and management of proposals by technical communicators.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Professional Communication (GC) | Technical Communication (GC) | Technical Communication (MS)

User experience is a more holistic, contextualized approach to understanding an individuals encounter with technologies, systems, and documents. The course addresses theory, research findings, case studies, and methods for conducting user experience research.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Technical Communication (GC) | Technical Communication (MS)

Survey of language tests and other forms of related assessment that measure various second language abilities.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Literary and non-literary translation.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

This course will involve the preparation of a portfolio in consultation with instructor.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

English (MA) English Education

Examination of the social factors and conventions that inform language choices, how sociolinguistic and pragmatic norms differ among social, cultural, and language groups, and how language learners acquire these norms.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (GC)

Independent capstone experience, focusing on secondary research sources; paper may have other guidelines specific to the program option.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | English (MA) English Education | English (MA) Literature and English Studies | Literature and Composition (MA)

In this course, taken in the last year of MS coursework, students demonstrate their mastery of technical communication by creating a professional portfolio of advanced technical communication materials.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Technical Communication (MS)

Independent capstone experience, guidelines of which are determined by the requirements of a particular program option.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)

On-site field experience, the nature of which is determined by the specific needs of the student's program option.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Technical Communication (MS)

Independent capstone experience, guidelines of which are determined by the requirements of a particular program option.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

This course is designed to introduce students to the complex field of environmental science. Reading assignments, lectures, discussions and other class assignments will introduce students to the structure and functions of ecosystems, the concept of sustainability, issues in environmental protection with an emphasis on global commons, the interrelationships between environment, culture, government and economics and what individuals or groups can do to influence environmental policy/rules.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Goal Area 10 - People and the Environment

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Environmental Humanities Minor | Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

This is a lecture course introducing students to major federal environmental laws and regulations. Discussions include the cause(s) that prompted the enactment of various environmental legislation as well as intent and implementation of the legislation. Both Federal and State of MN environmental statutes will be discussed.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation (BS) | Agricultural Sciences (BS) | Agriculture Minor | Environmental Geology (CERT) | Geology (BS)

This is a lecture course that introduces students to sources and controls for pollutants in air, water, and soils including hazardous waste. Chemical and biological mechanisms that are important in nature and used to control/treat various types of pollutants are emphasized. Strongly recommended that this course be taken immediately after completing 1 year of Chemistry.

Prerequisites:

1 year CHEM

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agriculture Minor | Environmental Geology (CERT)

The purpose of this lecture/lab class is to introduce students to standard practices and procedures used in sampling and analysis of environmental matrices and to develop an environmental research project. Standard quality control/quality assurance procedures per EPA are emphasized.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Environmental Geology (CERT)

Introduces students to National Environmental Policy Act and requirements for Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessment Worksheets. Phase I Environmental Assessment of land and buildings, an international perspective on environmental assessments, and economic and social impact assessment are discusseed.

Prerequisites:

ENVR 440

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agriculture Minor | Environmental Geology (CERT)

Participate in an independent research project with advisory support and with a focus on the student's career objectives.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Only three credits can be counted toward major. Experience in applied Environmental Sciences according to a prearranged training program.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Individual Research Project.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

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

Programs:

Environmental Science (MS)

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

Programs:

Environmental Science (MS)

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

Programs:

Environmental Science (MS)