Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Environmental Modeling

GEOG 4247  Environmental Modeling

Prerequisites:

GEOG 3056 or GEOG 3066 or GEOG 3096

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course introduces students to systems thinking and dynamic environmental modeling. Case studies from contemporary environmental issues may include watershed hydrology and management, biogeochemical cycling and other select systems of interest. In consultation with the instructor, students undertake a major term project in which they conceptualize, build and test an environmental system model. This course may be credited towards Science