Provides in-depth study of important environmental issues, including pollution, energy conservation, land use, biological impacts, the urban environment, and human population. Students will monitor current events and perform laboratory exercises to become familiar with methods used in the field of ecology and natural resources management.
A study of aquatic and terrestrial ecology. Laboratory work will include plot analysis, aquatic study of lentic and lotic systems, symbiosis, and animal and plant studies. Extensive outdoor field study is an integral part of this course. This is an intensive field course using the C-GCC Hudson River Field Station and other environmental resources.
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Environmental Studies majors takes courses in River Ecology, Contemporary Environmental Issues, Chemistry, and General Ecology.
Science majors take courses in Math, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Liberal Arts
IT HELPS TO BE . . .
Someone who has a strong aptitude for science, and the time and study skills necessary for strong academic performance. You’ll need to cultivate precision and accuracy in data collection methods and analysis.
ARE YOU READY TO . . .
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Biomedical Science Professionals: A Practical Career Guide by
This book covers seven of the many, many careers in this growing and well-respected field. You'll also find interviews with professionals talking about their day-to-day and their take on the future of their fields.
Mathematicians and Statisticians: A Practical Career Guide by
Includes interviews with professionals in a field that has proven to be a stable, lucrative, and growing profession. If you're looking for a career as a statistician, college math professor, actuary, research analyst or economist this is the book for you.
This foundational biology course is a study of the human organism from the perspective of modern biology. Covered are basic chemistry of life, cells, tissues, organ systems, and ecology. Discussion, writing, and laboratory work are integral parts of this course.
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Students will work in collaborative groups on activities in which the mathematics arises from context. Real life data is interpreted numerically, symbolically and graphically. Topics include: linear, quadratic, rational and exponential functions.
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