Course Offerings in Resource Development and Environmental Studies at a University, Papers of Civil Engineering

Download Course Offerings in Resource Development and Environmental Studies at a University and more Papers Civil Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! Descriptions—Religious Studies of Courses A-200 357. Religion and Society in Bali Fall of even years. 4(4-0) R: Not open to freshmen. The nature of Balinese religion. Temple and life- cycle ceremonies. Death and reincarnation. An- cestral temples. Trance and curing. 360. African Religion: An Introduction Spring of odd years. 3(3-0) R: Not open to fresh- men Variant forms of the religions of Africa. Indige- nous African religions examined through their mythology, rituals, symbols, and social conse- quences. Islam and Christianity. Interaction between religion and politics. 410. Hebrew Bible Fall. 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sopho- mores. The historical setting and types and meaning of the text of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Tes- tament) explored through various techniques of historical, literary, and textual analysis. 411. Modern Jewish Thought Spring of even years. 3(3-0) R: Not open to fresh- men or sophomores. Representative Jewish thought from the Enlight- enment to the present. Authors such as Moses Mendelssohn, Abraham Geiger, Leo Pinsker, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Ahad Ha- Am, Martin Buber, Mordecai Kaplan, A. I. Heschel, and Emil Fackenheim. 418. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Religions (MTC) Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) A student may earn a maxi- mum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Interdisciplinary study of specific topics in the religious thought of the Near East and Mediter- ranean between 3000 BCE and 700 CE. 418A. The Political Context of the Development of the Hebrew Scriptures 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Religious and political controversy in Israel from 1250 BCE to 300 BCE and its effects on the for- mation of the Hebrew Scriptures. 418B. Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphal Literature of Ancient Israel 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Intellectual, literary, and cultural texts written between 300 BCE and 200 CE as they show the relationship between the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. 418C. Early Christianity and Formative Judaism Fall of even years. 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. History, literature, and archaeology of ancient Palestine and the world of late classical antiquity as they relate to the formation of early Christian- ity and Judaism. 418D. Communication Theory and Practice in the Ancient Near East Spring of even years. 3(3-0) R: Not open to fresh- men or sophomores. The structures and institutions of communication between gods and humans as they were under- stood in the Near East between 3000 BCE and 700 CE. 420. New Testament Spring. 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sopho- mores. The historical setting and types and meaning of the text of the New Testament explored through various techniques of historical, literary, and textual analysis. 431. Muhammad and the Qur'an Spring of odd years. 3(3-0) R: Not open to fresh- men or sophomores. Life and contributions of the Prophet Muham- mad. The Qur'an as a historical source. Origin, compilation, contents, and arrangements of the Qur'an. Forms of the Qur'an: recitation, scripture, calligraphy, theological concept. 440. Topics in South Asian Religions (MTC) Spring. 3(3-0) A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Topics such as Hindu tantric mysticism or Bud- dhist philosophical schools. 470. Religious and Secular Cosmologies Fall. 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sopho- mores. Cosmological contents of religions. Religious questions raised by secular cosmologies. Perspectives from phenomenology and anthropology of religion. 471. The Ritual Process Spring. 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sopho- mores Definitions of ritual. Aspects of ritual, such as repetitiveness and drama. Generic forms of ritual including passage rites, renewal rites, liminality, sacrifice, taboo, and divination. Experience of ritual and its power to inform and transform the participant. 475. Anthropological Approaches to Religion Fall. 3(3-0) R: Not open to freshmen or sopho- mores. Religion and language as distinguishing human traits. The capacity to create symbols and the power of symbols. Early explanations of the ori- gins of religion. Later functional appreciations of religion based on field studies. Leading theorists from different schools of religious studies. 480. Comparative Studies in Religion (MTC) Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) A student may earn a maxi- mum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course. R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Multidisciplinary topics such as patterns in com- parative religion, comparative mysticism, or comparative mythology. 490. Independent Study Fall, Spring. 1 to 4 credits. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. R: Approval of department. Special projects arranged by an individual stu- dent and a faculty member in areas supplement- ing regular course offerings. 491. Special Topics in Religious Studies Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) A student may earn a maxi- mum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. R: Approval of department. Special topics supplementing regular course offerings, proposed by faculty on a group study basis. 499. Senior Thesis Research (W) Fall, Spring. 1 to 4 credits. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. P: Completion of Tier I writing require- ment. R: Approval of department. Individual research project supervised by a fac- ulty member that demonstrates the student's ability to do independent research and submit or present a major paper. 890. Independent Study Fall, Spring. 1 to 4 credits. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. R: Approval of department. Special projects, directed reading, and research arranged by an individual graduate student and a faculty member in areas supplementing regular course offerings. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RD Department of Resource Development College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 200. Issues and Applications in Resource Development Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) Interdisciplinary problem solving. Environ- mental and community development choices. Gender and environmental assessments. Miner- als and laws. 201. Environmental and Natural Resources Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) Physical, economic, and institutional aspects of natural resource and environmental policy. US doctrines for land, water, mineral, and environ- mental resource management. 206. Natural Resource Data Analysis Spring. 3(2-2) . Interdepartmental with Forestry. Administered by Forestry. P: CSE 101 or CSE 131 or approval of department. Quantitative analysis of natural resource data. Modeling and display of biophysical and socio- economic data related to natural resource sys- tems. SA: FOR 207 207. Great Lakes: Biology and Management Fall. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Fisheries and Wildlife. Administered by Fisheries and Wildlife. Living aquatic resources of the Great Lakes: environmental history, biological resources and their management. Policy issues. Resource Development—Descriptions of Courses A-201 211. Introduction to Gender and Environmental Issues Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Fisheries and Wildlife; Forestry; Public Resource Manage- ment; and Women's Studies. Administered by Fisheries and Wildlife. R: Not open to freshmen. The concept of gender. Overview of environment and habitat. Historical gender roles in environ- mental management. Gender-based theoretical perspectives. Case studies on developing and developed countries. Environmental management with emphasis on fisheries, wildlife and wetlands. Women environmental professionals. 300. Environmental Communication and Conflict Management (W) Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) P: RD 200, ZOL 355 R: Open only to juniors or seniors in the Public Resource Management or Environmental Studies and Ap- plications major. Completion of Tier I writing requirement. Environmental risk communications. Mitigation and public forum management. SA: AEE 310, RD 310 301. Federal and State Environmental Policy Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) P: RD 200 R: Open only to sophomores or juniors or seniors in the Public Resource Management or Environmental Studies and Applications major. Federal and state environmental policies and processes. Resource conservation and emergency planning. Federal resource laws and regulations. 302. Natural Resource Issues Fall, Spring. 3(3-0) P: RD 200; EC 201 or 202 R: Open only to sophomores or juniors or seniors in the Public Resource Management or Environ- mental Studies and Applications major. Analytical frameworks and concepts in resource development and use. Property rights. Market and non-market allocations. Stakeholder perspec- tives. Role of scholar-practitioner. 313. Grantwriting and Fund Development Fall. 3(3-0) P: RD 200 Theoretical and practical background for proposal writing. Program and strategic planning. Fund- raising and institutional advancement. 314. Environmental Assessment of Land Uses Fall. 3(3-0) P: RD 200 Environmental issues related to land-use. Envi- ronmental assessment for land-use decisions. Data acquisition and processing techniques. Spatial analysis methods. 315. Applications of Survey Research Fall. 3(3-0) P: RD 200; STT 200. Design and use of survey procedures in organiza- tional, community and research settings. 316. Land Use and Natural Resource Management Spring. 3(3-0) P: RD 200; EC 201 or EC 202 Natural resource and community issues associ- ated with changes in land use. Adaptive planning and decision making for land use and natural resource management. Environmental and eco- nomic analysis. Consensus building and conflict management. 320. Resource Management and Planning Fall. 3(3-0) P: RD 200; ZOL 355. Concepts, principles, and objectives of manage- ment and planning. Population dynamics, re- source demand, and impact and suitability as- sessment for sustainable development. 324. Water Resource Development Spring. 3(3-0) P: RD 200 Interface between the hydrologic cycle and hu- man factors, and resulting environmental conse- quences. Economic, administrative, policy, and political factors. 326. Introduction to Waste Management Fall. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Fisheries and Wildlife. P: RD 200, RD 320. Waste management definitions, techniques, tech- nologies, and strategies. Integrative approach to waste management as an environmental, social, and political subject. 336. State Environmental Law Spring. 3(3-0) P: RD 200, RD 320. State-level legal and regulatory management of environmental issues. Environmental site as- sessment and auditing. Regulatory compliance. Permit process. Right-to-know. Land and water use regulation. 374. Leadership Skills for Resource Development Practice Fall. 3(3-0) P: RD 200. Concepts and techniques for resource develop- ment practitioners. 409. Forest Hydrology Spring. 3(2-2) Interdepartmental with Forestry; and Crop and Soil Sciences. Administered by Forestry. P: CSS 210, MTH 116 R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Science and technology of the hydrologic cycle and water resources in forest, wildland, wetland, and rural watersheds. 415. Introduction to Impact Assessment Fall. 4(3-2) P: RD 200, STT 200, ZOL 355. Environmental, social, and economic impact assessment. Risk analysis, technology assess- ment, project management, and data collection and use. 419. Applications of Geographic Information Systems to Natural Resources Management Spring. 4(2-4) Interdepartmental with Fisheries and Wildlife; Forestry; Geography; Park, Recrea- tion and Tourism Resources; and Biosystems Engineering. Administered by Fisheries and Wild- life. P: (GEO 221) The application of geographic information sys- tems, remote sensing, and global positioning systems to integrated planning and management for fish, wildlife, and related resources. 426. Waste Management Planning Fall. 3(2-2) P: RD 200, RD 326. Assessment of procedures and techniques. Alter- native solutions are explored through simulation. Technological and public policy issues explored by using a computer model. Design of implementa- tion strategies. 430. Law and Resources Fall. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Forestry; and Public Resource Management. P: RD 200; EC 201 or GBL 395. Legal principles applied to natural resource use. Sovereignty, property rights, land and water use, jurisdiction, public trust doctrine, fish and game law, mineral rights, and eminent domain. Case and statutory law analysis. 433. Law and Social Change Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Public Resource Management; and Sociology. P: GBL 395. R: Not open to freshmen. Function of law in a modern society. Concepts of power, public regulation, civil rights, and prop- erty rights. Limits on freedom. 440. The Resource Development Policy Process in Michigan Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Public Resource Management. P: RD 200; PRM 201 or PLS 100 or PLS 301 or PLS 324. Public policy formation related to environmental and economic development issues at state and community levels. Observation and analysis of actual proceedings. Field trips required. 442. Concepts of Biological Information Systems Spring. 3 credits. Interdepartmental with Ento- mology. Administered by Entomology. R: Open only to seniors and graduate students. Systems approach to managing biological infor- mation using computer technology. 444. Pesticides, People and Politics Fall. 3(3-0) P: Completion of Tier I writing re- quirement. One course in a biological or physical or social science. Comparative state, national, and international policy issues and politics related to pesticide regulations and use in industrialized and non- industrialized countries. 446. Environmental Issues and Public Policy Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Zoology. Administered by Zoology. R: Not open to freshmen or sophomores. The interrelationship of science and public policy in resolving environmental issues. Technical, social, economic, and legal influences. Case study approach. 460. Resource and Environmental Economics Spring. 3(3-0) Interdepartmental with Public Resource Management; Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources; and Biosystems Engineering. P: RD 200; EC 201 or EC 202 or PRM 201 or RD 302. Economics of land and related environmental resources. Production and consumption processes. Resource allocations and scarcity. Market failure and externalities. Market and institutional re- medial approaches. 461. Regional Economics Fall. 4(3-2) Interdepartmental with Economics; Public Resource Management. P: RD 200; EC 201 or RD 460. R: Not open to freshmen or sopho- mores. Location decisions of firms and households. Rele- vant government policies. Applications of regional analysis to industrial, regional, and community development.