Converse’s 环境研究 program explores the connection between living things 和 their environment. 环境研究 introduces students to the functions of the environment in which they live 和 the interplay between human activities 和 the environment.
The major 和 minor in 环境研究 include courses that span traditional boundaries. This 给s students multiple lenses through which to study the environment, better equipping them to address real-world problems. Converse emphasizes h和s-on learning through internships, research 和 fieldwork opportunities.
度提供
- 环境研究文学士
- 环境研究副修
相关的程序
关于环境研究
环境研究 is the science of the interaction between humans 和 the environment. 跨学科领域, 环境研究 involves interconnections between 生态, 经济学, 和政治. 作为一名环境专业的学生, you will explore the structure 和 function of the world 和 our connection to it.
旅行
As an 环境研究 student at Converse, you can participate in study-travel programs to explore the diversity 和 complexity of organisms 和 their natural habitat both abroad 和 in the country. Our study-travel students have been to:
- 哥斯达黎加
- 厄瓜多尔
- 加拉帕戈斯群岛
- 美国西南部
Students experienced the rainforests of 哥斯达黎加 while studying the biological diversity, 生态, environmental science of 哥斯达黎加 with Dr. 道格·詹森. Activities included hiking in the rainforests, 滑索穿过森林树冠, 海上皮划艇, 看吼猴. Students also volunteered at a local school 和 learned to prepare 哥斯达黎加n foods.
类远足
As part of the 环境研究 curriculum, you will journey to local 和 区域 habitats to examine plants, 动物与生态系统. You will learn to identify 和 observe organisms 和 their functions in their natural habitats.
研究
参与 科学研究 is an invaluable way for you to experience first-h和 how scientists learn about the world. Working independently or side-by-side with faculty mentors, 我们的学生进行研究, 其中大部分都是在国家中呈现的, 区域, 以及全国性的会议, 经常获奖.
事实上, Converse is a leader in the state in the number of student/faculty research proposals funded by the South Carolina Independent Colleges 和 Universities (SCICU) consortium. Some of our student research topics include:
- Presence of toxic chemical wastes in waterways in Georgetown County.
- Potential toxic effects of herbicides on animals within the environment.
- 使用 水凝胶 to remove heavy metal contaminants from water.
- Fern Floras of Spartanburg 和 Georgetown Counties.
- Methods of controlling an invasive plant species.
- Upper Cretaceous Plant diversity of South Carolina (70 million years ago.)
- Cellular 和 molecular responses of plants to stress.
- 评价 of genetic damage caused by pesticides in mammalian systems.
- 评价 of the prevalence of liver flukes in South Carolina deer populations.
- Effectiveness of food additives at reducing cancerous growth.
环境研究 is an interdisciplinary field 和 the courses taught at Converse reflect its diversity. Through the 环境研究 program, you will learn information 和 take courses that span biology, 化学, 经济学, 政治与社会学. 作为一名环境专业的学生, you will learn how the choices you make affect your own health 和 that of the environment around you. 另外, our coursework will provide you practical experience through an internship or research program.
The 环境研究 program complements many 专业 at Converse, 从经济学, 生物学, 到创意写作. Knowledge 和 perspective about issues 和 concepts of our natural world will be helpful to you in the career of your choice!
样本的课程
- 生态
- 环境化学
- 危险废物和公共政策
- 环境的历史
- 环境文学
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