College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

211 and policy communities, both within the USA and internationally. MACS 0735 – Oil Pollution and the Marine Environment This course will cover the chemistry and environmental impacts of oil spills and pollution on the marine environment. Topics will include the effects of oil on various organisms and ecosystems. Current and historical oil spills and other major pollution events and their clean-up will be analyzed and evaluated. MACS 0745 – Ocean Debris Science This class describes and analyzes coastal zone management and coastal policy through the analysis of human debris. Also called flotsam and jetsam, debris can be a valuable tool in the analysis of ecosystem degradation through human activity. The class will require each student to propose numerous concrete policy solutions to the problems of human garbage and debris in the coastal and ocean environments. MACS 0790 – Aspects of Marine Pollution The course deals with various forms of environmental pollution as they affect both the land and maritime environment. Sources, measurement and control of pollution in marine and coastal environments are discussed. It examines the fate of chemicals and their biological effects on marine organisms. It also examines environmental toxicology and the general mechanisms of transport and transformation of chemicals in water/sediment systems and within marine organisms. MACS 0806 – Coastal Pollution & Env. Toxic The course deals with various forms of environmental pollution as they affect both the land and maritime environment. The emphasis is on the coastal zone manager's understanding of pollution sources, relative risk and potential effects on human and marine life. Sources, measurement, and control of pollution in marine and coastal environments are discussed. It examines the fate of chemicals and their biological effects on marine organisms. We will discuss environmental toxicology and the general mechanisms of transport and transformation of chemicals in water/sediment systems and within marine organisms. MACS 0915 – Environmental Science This course is intended to give students an overview of the physical environment, its relationship within the biosphere, and the human impacts upon natural systems. Topics include environmental sustainability; air, water and land ecosystems; biological resources; global atmospheric changes; pollution and waste management; and energy conservation. MACS 0945 – Marine Protected Areas: Science, Siting and Monitoring The online course consists of several power point presentations with voice- over as well as discussion topics and class interactive hypothetical scenarios. Lectures will address the logic of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and their advantages and disadvantage. The science of MPA will be presented as well an overview of traditional approaches to fisheries management. The importance of ecological principles when creating an MPA will be emphasized. An overview of sampling theory and need for empirical data to document the success or failure of MPA will be presented. MACS 0955 – Archaeological Oceanography: Reefs and Wrecks Archaeological Oceanography: Reefs and Wrecks will examine human interest in the tension of natural and cultural treasures. Students explore the dynamics of ocean systems, human systems, natural and artificial reefs. Legal, ethical and preservation considerations will be examined. Mapping, navigation through time and tools and technology through time will be featured as well as present day conservation of artifacts, archives and the nature of evidence. A self-selected student project will be a requirement. For the Oceanography major, the student project will focus on ocean science and/or engineering. For the Coastal Zone Management major, Certificate Program or Education Degree student, the focus for the student project can be from a broad range of relevant topics. MACS 0957 – Archaeological Oceanography: Reefs and Wrecks; Field Experience Component This distance learning and field-based course will examine human interest in the tension of natural and cultural treasures. Students will experience the dynamics of ocean systems and human systems, as well as natural and artificial reefs, within the context of legal, ethical and preservation considerations. Present day conservation of artifacts, archives and the nature of evidence will be highlighted. The distance learning portion of the course will be for delivery of on-line learning materials as well as dialogue with students/faculty prior to the field-based component and afterwards. MACS 0960 – Alaska Coastal Ecology This course takes place at a remote field laboratory at the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula along the south central coast of Alaska. Each day will consist of a combination of lectures and lab exercises at the laboratory and field trips to the surrounding bays, beaches, glaciers and riparian environments. Topics include zooplankton productivity, intertidal environments, fish and invertebrate ecology, marine mammals and bird populations, high latitude ecosystem management and detection and impacts of climate change. You will explore the environment via boat and on foot. You will also visit the Alaska SeaLife Center to view marine mammals and birds up-close and learn about in-depth research and rehabilitation being conducted. Students will have opportunities to sea kayak, fish, glacier hike and even cold water snorkeling. MACS 0965 – Water World Revisited: Exploring Coastal Futurology This short