Courses - Environmental Science: ENSC 101: Introduction to Environmental Science 1 cr. Survey of contemporary environmental problems, possible solutions, and career opportunities. One hour of lecture. ENSC 411: Industrial Hygiene and Safety 3 cr. Prerequisite: BIOS 345 or 387, CHEM 255L, PHYS 252 or consent of department. Fundamentals of the recognition, evaluation, and control of the environmental factors or hazards in the workplace that may impair health. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 421: Environmental Analysis 3 cr. Prerequisites: BIOS 440, CHEM 259, 266 or consent of the department. Theory and practice of the sampling and analysis of air, water, soil pollutants and hazardous materials. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory. ENSC 441: Environmental Compliance 3 cr. Prerequisite: CHEM 266 or consent of the department. Basic provisions and compliance requirements of federal and state environmental regulations. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 490: Independent Study 1-3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of chairs in departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physics. A laboratory and/or library research project in consultation with a faculty mentor. One to three hours credit on a pass/no credit basis. Three hours of research per credit hour. May be repeated for up to three credit hours. ENSC 495: Special Topics in Environmental Science 1-3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the chairs of the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physics. Special topics in Environmental Science. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours total as topics vary. One hour of lecture per credit hour. ENSC 611: Industrial Hygiene and Safety 3 cr. Prerequisite: BIOS 345 or 387, CHEM 255L, PHYS 252 or consent of department. Fundamentals of the recognition, evaluation, and control of the environmental factors or hazards in the workplace that may impair health. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 621: Environmental Analysis 3 cr. Prerequisites: BIOS 440, CHEM 259, 266 or consent of the department. Theory and practice of the sampling and analysis of air, water, soil pollutants and hazardous materials. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory. ENSC 641: Environmental Compliance 3 cr. Prerequisite: CHEM 266 or consent of the department. Basic provisions and compliance requirements of federal and state environmental regulations. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 690: Independent Study 1-3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the department chairs. Laboratory and/or library research. One to three hours credit on a pass/no credit basis. Three hours of research per credit hour. May be repeated for up to three credit hours. ENSC 705: Statistical Techniques 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Basic concepts of statistical models and sampling methods, descriptive statistical measures, distributions, tests of significance, analysis of variance, regression, correlation, and chi-square; emphasis on field-oriented life and environmental sciences research problems; computer software applications. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 725: Air Quality 3 cr. Prerequisites: ENSC 421 or 621 or consent of the department. Nature and composition of the atmosphere. Description of atmospheric pollution and atmospheric environmental issues, atmospheric monitoring. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 727: Hazardous Waste Management 3 cr. Prerequisite: ENSC 421 or 621 or consent of the department. A study of topics related to the management of hazardous waste: federal and state regulations, disposal and treatment methods, and remediation technology. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 729: Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. Prerequisites: CHEM 415 or 615 and calculus, or consent of the department. An examination of the characteristics of industrial/domestic wastewater, including storm water and the design of facilities for the physical, chemical, and biological treatment of wastewater. ENSC 741: Environmental Law 3 cr. Prerequisite: One of BLAW 280, ENSC 441, 641 or consent of instructor. An overview of U.S. and Louisiana environmental law. Key environmental statutes are examined. Topics include air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, energy and natural resources. ENSC 747: Environmental Risk Analysis 3 cr. Prerequisite: Either MATH 260, an equivalent statistics course, or permission of the instructor. Methods of probabilistic risk analysis applied to environmental situations. Toxicological estimation, ecological risk, social and psychological aspects in assessment of environmental risk. Three hours of lecture. ENSC 790: Special Topics in Environmental Science 3 cr. Special topics in Environmental Science. May be repeated as topics vary from term to term. Up to six hours. ENSC 795: Independent Study in Environmental Science 3 cr. Independent study in Environmental Science. An independent project or study directed by an assigned faculty member. ENSC 798: Professional Project 3 cr. Prerequisite: Consent of the department and admission to the M.S. Environmental Science program. Supervised environmental science project in the professional environmental field with an agency, industry or university. May be repeated twice for a total of six credits. Nine hours of laboratory. ENSC 799: Thesis 3 cr. Prerequisite: Coursework credit in three of four core areas. Research project carried out under the supervision of assigned faculty member. May be repeated. << RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE This online catalog is for informational purposes only and is subject to modification. Final authority resides in the printed version of the catalog.