| Course Title: Seminar in Geology: 'Plastics in the Environment' |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: Plastics are a part of everyday life. They are inexpensive, lightweight, last forever, and are accumulating in the environment. Macro-plastics are killing whales and micro-plastics are ingested by plankton. Studies have found micro-plastics in remote areas of the planet and in rainwater indicating wide-scale atmospheric transport and deposition. This seminar is aimed at understanding plastics as a material, how they are used, the ways they enter the environment, the ecological and health impacts and potential solutions to the problem. There will be weekly readings with faculty or student-led discussions. A term paper on a plastics topic of your choice will culminate the course. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Alan Werner | 413-538-2134 | awerner@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Seminar | Thursday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | KNDD - Kendade | 303 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in the sciences. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Major Elective | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 23 | Enrollment: 21 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Plastic: A Toxic Love Story Author: Freinkel, Susan Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780547152400 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Required | 30.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odessey Bookstore |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: We will read and discuss chapters of this book every week. |