Environmental and Biological Sciences 015

11:015:001 Orientation Program (BA) Academic and student life orientation.

11:015:093,094 Seminar on Academic Skills V,VI (E3,E3) Survey and critical evaluation of problems that hinder student academic success, using self-assessment tools, integrated workshops, and seminars.

11:015:095,096 Seminar on Academic Skills I,II (E3,E3)   Development of cognitive study techniques for coursework in mathematics, chemistry, biology, English, and reading.

11:015:097,098 Seminar on Academic Skills III,IV (E3,E3) Further development of cognitive skills required for advanced coursework in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and English. Prerequisite: 11:015:095 or 096.

11:015:100 First-Year Seminar in Environmental and Biological Sciences (1) Small seminar course that introduces first-year students to the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences. First-year students may enroll in a seminar of interest to them that focuses on the research interests of individual SEBS faculty members. For entering first-year students.

11:015:120 International Independent Study (BA) This course offers the opportunity to earn credit for internships carried out internationally. Students should consult with their major adviser or major program director.

11:015:224 Individual, Marriage, and the Family (3) Individual development throughout the life cycle. Interactions and relationships within couples, marriages, and families.

11:015:230 Fundamentals of Agroecology (3) Introduction to concepts of agroecology, including human interactions with the environment, agricultural plants, and animal-plant interactions.

11:015:250 through 299 Topics in Agriculture and Environmental Science (1 each) A variety of 1-credit courses, some of which are offered on a Pass/No Credit basis, covering a wide range of skills and issues relevant to contemporary problems in environmental and biological sciences. Topics change from semester to semester and year to year. Consult the Schedule of Classes for current offerings.

11:015:301 Topics in Agroecology (3) Issues in ecological agriculture related to such topics as biological control, disease, soil fertility, crop maintenance, and animal husbandry. Emphasis on current scientific literature. Prerequisites: 11:015:230, 11:370:350, 11:776:221 or equivalent.

11:015:331,332,333 Agricultural Science Practicum (1-3,1-3,1-3) Practical experience in the principles and practices of modern agricultural operations, including animal care, tillage, planting, pest control, harvesting, record keeping, and agricultural technologies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

11:015:350 Agroecology Practicum (3-5) A broad range of internship experiences with an academic orientation, approved in advance by the program adviser, such as state regulatory or private agroecology programs, organic farms, master gardening and individual gardens, research programs. Prerequisites: 11:015:230, 11:776:221 or equivalent.

11:015:380 Communication for Today's Leader (3) An online course in the application of critical thinking skills to the evaluation of leadership and communication. Establishment of personal and professional goals. Evaluation of effective leadership communication, group dynamics and strategies, and organizational culture.

11:015:385 The Ethical Leader (3) An online course that explores the need for ethics within the realm of leadership, power, and self-interest.  Topics include how values influence leadership, and leadership for the greatest good.

11:015:390 George H. Cook Honors Project Preparation (P/NC) April evening workshops in library research methods, proposal writing, and oral presentation, culminating in an approved honors-project proposal at the end of the May examination period. Open only to junior-year candidates for the George H. Cook Scholars Program. Students will be registered by the program director.  

11:015:398 Honors Research (BA) Preparation for the research, begun in the junior year, by students undertaking a George H. Cook senior honors thesis project. Prerequisite: Juniors beginning the George H. Cook Scholars Program.

11:015:400 through 450 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3 each) A capstone, integrative experience for SEBS students concluding their undergraduate studies. Groups of students with a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds seek interdisciplinary solutions to selected problems in the SEBS mission areas. Courses fulfilling this requirement are announced in advance of registration for the semester. A complete listing can be found at http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~colloquium. Open only to students who have completed 90 credits.

11:015:483,484 Research Problems: Agriculture and Environmental Science (BA,BA) Original work in the student's major field. Credits and hours by arrangement with a faculty adviser, the appropriate curriculum coordinator, and the Office of Academic Programs and Research.

11:015:485 Understanding Group Dynamics and Team Processes (3) This course will introduce students to the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to become effective team members through the examination of group dynamics and team processes. Students will review the characteristics of teams and learn about basic team processes, such as motivation, group cohesion, and group roles. Students will also explore the issues that teams face, such as conflict, power and influence, problem solving, and decision making, and analyze teams and organizational culture, team building, and evaluating and rewarding teams. Open to juniors and seniors only.

11:015:492 Tropical Agriculture (3) Analysis of tropical agriculture systems: climatic parameters, major and important crops, animals, cropping systems, social and technical constraints, and methods of analysis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

11:015:494 Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources Field Study (3) An intensive, 10-day field experience in a tropical country; visits to and analyses of tropical agricultural production and natural resource systems. Lec. 55 min. Field experience during spring break. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

11:015:495 Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources Internship (BA) Supervised research experience in a tropical environment, working with scientists in crop production, aquaculture, and forest management. Offered in Puerto Rico for at least six weeks during the summer. Prerequisite: Open to juniors with permission of instructor.

11:015:497,498 George H. Cook Scholars Program (3-6,3-6) A two-semester independent research project, culminating in an oral presentation to the faculty and a thesis preserved in the Chang Science Library. Open only to George H. Cook Scholar candidates.