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Environmental engineers in this option have specialized knowledge on biology and ecology. They are able to assess the impacts of contamination on ecosystems and aquatic life. They are able to determine if negative impacts to the biosphere are occurring due to human impacts.
COURSES
• CVEN 3434 Intro to Applied Ecology (required for this option, 3 credit hours, S;
prerequisites: CHEN 1211-1221 or CHEM 1111, PHYS 1110 & 1140)
• EBIO 2040 Principles of Ecology (4 credit hours; prerequisites: CVEN 3434 with instructor consent or EBIO 1040 & 1050 or EBIO 1240)
• EBIO 3270 Ecosystem Ecology (3 credit hours, S; prerequisites: CVEN 3434 or EBIO 1240, EBIO 2040)
• EBIO 4020 Stream Biology (3 credit hours, F; prerequisites: CVEN 3434 or EBIO 1240, EBIO 2040)
• EBIO 4030 Limnology (3 credit hours, S; prerequisites: CVEN 3434 or EBIO 1240, EBIO 2040)
• EBIO/GEOL/ENVS 4160 Introduction to Biogeochemistry (3 credit hours; prerequisite: CHEM 1011 or higher, EBIO 3270 or GEOL 3320)
• GEOG 4311 Watershed Biogeochemistry (2 credit hours, S; prerequisite: GEOG 1011, GEOG 3511)
ECOLOGY and Evolutional Biology MINOR
You may want to consider earning a minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. This requires 20 credits, many of which will count as option courses and technical electives. For more information, see the EBIO Minor website
With careful planning, all but 5-6 credits of courses can apply to both the EVEN degree and the minor. Specifically, take:
EBIO 1210-3 General Biology 1 [required for EBIO minor; use as lower division technical elective in EVEN]
EBIO 1220-3 General Biology 2 [required for EBIO minor; use as free elective in EVEN]
EBIO 1230-1 General Biology 1 Lab [required for EBIO minor] beyond 128 credits in EVEN
EBIO 1240-1 General Biology 2 Lab [required for EBIO minor] beyond 128 credits in EVEN
EBIO 2070-4 Genetics: Molecules to Populations [required in EBIO minor to complete 3 credit hours of lower or upper division EBIO courses] beyond 128 credits in EVEN but recommended for EVEN students by Prof. McKnight
EBIO 3270-3 Ecosystem Ecology or EBIO 4020 -3 Stream Biology [EVEN ecology option course; EBIO minor 3 credits of 3000 or 4000 level EBIO]
EBIO 4030-3 Limnology [EVEN ecology option course; toward EBIO minor 6 credits of 4000 level EBIO]
EBIO 4xxx-3 [EVEN upper division technical elective and toward EBIO minor 6 credits of 4000 level EBIO]
Note that the final upper division technical elective (3 credits) must be an Earth Science course.
This requires 6 credits for the EBIO minor that do not count toward the 128 credits of the EVEN degree.
Research: Diane McKnight: Freeze-Dried Mats Of Microbes Awaken In Antarctic Stream Bed, Says CU Study
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Companies that Specialize in Ecology:
Intermountain Aquatics, Environmental Consultants
Aquatic and Wetland Company
Ecological Engineering Group, consultants
GEI Consultants
GeoEngineers
Vigil-Agrimis, Inc., design professionals
Inter-Fluve, restoration, creation, and enhancement of streams, lakes, and wetlands
Kerr Wood Leidal Associates, consulting engineers
Hart Crowser, environmental consultants
Forest Concepts, LLC
Otak, Inc
PBS Environmental, environmental engineering
River Restoration Northwest, nonprofit scientific and educational organization
NOAA Fisheries Service, governmental agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Bureau of Land Management
US Forest Service
US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington Department of Ecology
LINKS
American Ecological Engineering Society
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