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Title   Offering Standing Credits Credits When F W S Su Description Preparatory Faculty Days Multiple Standings Start Quarters Open Quarters
Individual Study: Coastal Geology
Christopher Coughenour
Signature Required: Winter 
  Contract SO–SRSophomore - Senior 16 16 Day W 12Winter Coasts are among the most dynamic geological regimes on our planet.  A wide array of physical and biological processes shape the interface where seas meet continents.  In this contract offering, students will have the opportunity to explore several of the important physical processes of their choosing that are responsible for phenomena such as gravity waves, tides, estuarine circulation, sediment kinematics and dynamics, and the role of antecedent geology in shaping marginal marine systems.  The ultimate goal of the contract is to provide familiarity with the vocabulary and methods of the science and to foster an understanding of some of the fundamental processes that define coasts around the Pacific Northwest and the world.  This work may also incorporate a field research component, upon discussion with faculty. Christopher Coughenour Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Winter Winter
Individual Study: Environmental Studies
Erik Thuesen
Signature Required: Fall 
  Contract SO–SRSophomore - Senior 16 16 Day F 11 Fall Erik Thuesen Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall
Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest
Gerardo Chin-Leo and Erik Thuesen
  Program FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 8 08 Day Su 12Summer Session II This program introduces principles of marine biology focusing on the marine life and marine habitats of the Pacific Northwest coast. We will study the environment, taxonomy, adaptations, and ecology of marine organisms as well as the major oceanographic features of the northwest coast. There will be various field trips including a camping trip to the Olympic Peninsula and possibly a sailboat trip. Gerardo Chin-Leo Erik Thuesen Tue Wed Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Summer Summer
Marine Life: Marine Organisms and Their Environments
Erik Thuesen and Trisha Towanda
  Program JR–SRJunior - Senior 16 16 Day W 12Winter S 12Spring This program focuses on marine organisms, the sea as a habitat, relationships between the organisms and the physical/chemical properties of their environments, and their adaptations to those environments. Students will study marine organisms, elements of biological, chemical and physical oceanography, field sampling methods with associated statistics and laboratory techniques. Throughout the program, students will focus on the identification of marine organisms and aspects of the ecology of selected species. Physiological adaptations to diverse marine environments will be also be emphasized. We will study physical features of marine waters, nutrients, biological productivity and regional topics in marine science. Concepts will be applied via faculty-designed experiments and student-designed research projects. Data analysis will be facilitated through the use of Excel spreadsheets and elementary statistics. Seminars will analyze appropriate primary literature on topics from lectures and research projects.The faculty will facilitate identification of student research projects, which may range from studies of trace metals in local organisms and sediments to ecological investigations of local estuarine animals. Students will design their research projects during winter quarter and write a research proposal that will undergo class-wide peer review. The research projects will then be carried out during spring quarter. The scientific process is completed when results of the research projects are documented in written papers and students give oral presentations during the last week of spring quarter. marine science, environmental science and other life sciences. Erik Thuesen Trisha Towanda Junior JR Senior SR Winter Winter
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with E. Thuesen
Erik Thuesen
Signature Required: Fall  Winter  Spring 
  Research JR–SRJunior - Senior V V Day F 11 Fall W 12Winter S 12Spring Erik Thuesen Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Studies with G. Chin-Leo
Gerardo Chin-Leo
Signature Required: Fall  Winter  Spring 
  Research JR–SRJunior - Senior V V Day F 11 Fall W 12Winter S 12Spring Gerardo Chin-Leo Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring