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ESCI 4901 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL

Approvals Received:

Department on 04-23-08
by Carol Ford (fordcj@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1099 - Fall 2009

Course:

ESCI 4901

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDSM - Division of Science and Mathematics

Department:

242 - UMM-Sci & Math, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Senior Seminar I

Course Title Long:

Environmental Science Senior Seminar I

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

1.0 to 1.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Capstone experience in environmental science. Identification and selection of individual research topics and bibliographic resources on that topic; developing skills in the reading of environmental science literature (assessing data, recognizing gaps in the research findings, identifying problems in research conclusions). Discussion of selected topics of environmental interest.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

A-F only

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

SEM (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll Course:

Graded Component:

SEM

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Repetition of Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course Prerequisites
for Catalog:

Course Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent Requirement:

Instructor

Enforced Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

No prerequisites

Editor Comments:

04.23.08 - Edited for PSoft. jls

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

TO PROVIDE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH TOPICS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES ON THAT TOPIC; DEVELOPING SKILLS IN THE READING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LITERATURE (ASSESSING DATA, RECOGNIZING GAPS IN THE RESEARCH FINDINGS, IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS). DISCUSSION OF SELECTED TOPICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST.

General Education

Faculty Sponsor Name:

Cotter

Requirement
this course fulfills:

Provisional
Approval:

Not Requested

Regular
Approval:

Requested on Mar 17, 2008