ESP 801: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes of the Environment
ESP 801: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes of the Environment
Fall | M,W 12:40- 2:00 p.m. | 273 Giltner Hall
Drs. Hui Li, Alejandra Martinez Blancas, Anthony Kendall, and Wei Liao
ESP801 provides a broad overview of environmental science from the perspective of natural sciences and engineering. ESP801 is co-taught by four MSU instructors. The course will include the following components:
1. Four modules providing disciplinary perspectives from different areas of natural science and engineering: Environmental Geosciences, Biology/Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering.
2. Each module will involve reading assignments, discussion, and other class participation components.
3. At the end of each module, each student will complete a required writing assignment (2 to single-spaced 3 pages, generally) that reflects on how the relevance of the specific discipline covered in the module for the capstone project (see below).
4. A team-based capstone project that will integrate the learning from the four course modules, and apply those disciplines toward current topics of scientific and policy interest. Teams will work with instructors to select current interdisciplinary topics for their project. The project's deliverable will be a policy paper that provides the scientific background and policy recommendations on the topic.