• ENR 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This survey course introduces the major federal and state laws that establish environmental standards and resource management requirements for energy-industry activities in Wyoming. An introduction to relevant constitutional and administrative law principles will be followed by study of the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Wyoming Environmental Quality Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and others. Wyoming case law and examples will be emphasized. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2020: SOILS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course will introduce soils and their properties as components of landscapes and ecosystems. Soils knowledge will be applied to problems in environmental sciences and towards the management of agricultural, wildland, and urban landscapes. Additional topics will include principles of soil remediation in impacted landscapes, soil reconstruction practices, and treatment science to repair contaminated soil systems. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1000. Completion of BIOL 1080 recommended. (2 lect., 2 lab) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2030: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course will provide an introduction to the general principles of toxicology and the impacts of pollutants upon biological health. Major topics include: source and exposure routes of pollutants, basics of quantitative toxicology, effects of exposure, risk perceptions and assessments, and governmental regulations of pollutants. Prerequisites: completion of either BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1020, and completion of CHEM 1000 or CHEM 1020. (3 lect.) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2040: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY AGENCIES

  1.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course introduces the primary federal and state agencies that regulate energy industry activities impacting natural resources in Wyoming. Foundational review of governmental structure and Wyoming land ownership will be followed by detailing the identity, roles and respective responsibilities and authority of the primary environmental regulatory agencies in Wyoming. Agencies discussed include the Environmental Protection Agency, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and others. Agency knowledge will be applied to Wyoming case studies. (1 lect.) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2050: ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHODS

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course will introduce students to sampling protocols, procedures, quality control, preservation technology, field analysis and data interpretation. Course material will be delivered via both lectures and lab; course completion will require several consecutive days of field effort. (2 lect., 2 lab) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2100: NAI CERTIFIED INTERPRETIVE GUIDE

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  The Certified Interpretive Guide course is designed for students who will be interactive with the public at various venues including visitor and nature centers, parks, museums, zoos, or backcountry and wilderness environs. The program and certification by the National Association for Interpretation NAI are nationally recognized. The student will receive instruction in both the theoretical and practical foundations of environmental interpretations, and will receive training in how to deliver quality interpretive programming to visitors. To gain certification as an interpretive guide the student will attend all sessions of the workshop, prepare a written outline of a 10-minute thematic presentation, and deliver the presentation. (3 lect.) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2150: NAI CERTIFIED INTERPRETIVE GUIDE

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  The Certified Interpretive Guide course is designed for students who will be interactive with the public at various venues including visitor and nature centers, parks, museums, zoos, or backcountry and wilderness environs. The program and certification by the National Association for Interpretation NAI are nationally recognized. The student will receive instruction in both the theoretical and practical foundations of environmental interpretations, and will receive training in how to deliver quality interpretive programming to visitors. To gain certification as an interpretive guide the student will attend all sessions of the workshop, prepare a written outline of a 10-minute thematic presentation, and deliver the presentation. (3 lect.) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2200: GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM NATURALIST

  4.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course will provide in-depth training in the ecology and environmental interpretation of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The student will receive instruction in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and will learn the skills required to adeptly document and describe these environs. The course will provide the ecological foundations and naturalist skills to adeptly lead and teach others at an introductory level. Participation in the course will involve daily hiking and field activities and much of the course time will be spent outside. Successful completion of this course includes a one-hour interpretive field presentation and submission of a detailed field journal. (3 lect., 3 lab) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENR 2425: MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS

  4.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course is designed to provide an introduction to the principles of general science using the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as a focal point. Major topics to be covered are: mountain ecology and geography, glaciology, mechanisms of mountain formation, mountain climates and geomorphology, soils, vegetation and wildlife, and lakes and streams. Similarities and dissimilarities of the Wind River Range to other major mountain ranges of the North American Cordillera will be compared within the limits and context of the preceding topics. Students taking the 3 credit lecture portion of the class will receive an S/U grade only. (3 lect.) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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• ENTR 1500: ENTR I: ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET

  3.00 Credits

  Central Wyoming College

  
  This course introduces the student to the entrepreneurial mindset in its true economic and social context by studying the opportunities that entrepreneurship offers. The student will study the skills, attitudes and behaviors that successful entrepreneurs have historically possessed, as well as the issues, circumstances and obstacles that shaped their time. Additionally, the student will analyze modern-day successful entrepreneurs who overcame hardship and adversity by embracing an entrepreneurial mindset. The entrepreneurial mindset is analyzed and the elements are applied to the student's own mindset and entrepreneurial potential. (3 lect.) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
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