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Bridgewater State College

 College Catalog Addenda

This 2004-2006 Bridgewater State College Catalog Web Addenda contains the most up-to-date information. Information in this Catalog Web Addenda supersedes the published version of this catalog.

Only changes made to program requirements, courses or academic policies are outlined here. This Web Addenda should be used in conjunction with the 2004-2006 print or Online Catalog.

NATURAL SCIENCE (NSCI)

NSCI 521 Watersheds II: Stream Ecology, Water Quality Investigation and Land Use Impacts on Water Resources (6 credits)

  • Change in credits to: 4 or 6 credits
  • Change in title to: Watersheds: Stream Ecology, Water Quality and Land Use
  • Change in prerequisite to: A course in ecology or environmental science and one course in either chemistry, earth science or geography
  • Change in semester offered to: Spring, Summer I and Fall
  • Change in course description to:
    Part I, spring workshops and one week in Summer Session I; Part II, fall semester workshops and academic year waershed project. This is an interdisciplinary course primarily for teacher professional development in stream ecology, water quality and land use impacts in local watersheds. The RiverNet Watershed Access lab will be used to advance local community watershed initiatives that improve water quality and protect watershed resources. Workshops and projects will emphasize hands-on training in stream ecology, aquatic insect identification, water quality assessments and the use of Massachusetts GIS (Geographic Info rmation Systems). The project goal will be to evaluate land use impacts on the water quality of a stream or river in the local community of each team. A local watershed initiative project will be developed by each participant and presented the following spring at a Watershed Access Lab one-day conference. 4 credits require Saturday workshops, 5-day summer institute and a one semester watershed project presented at the WAL Conference. 6 credits require Saturday workshops, 5-day summer institute and summer research project report, and an academic year watershed project presented at the WAL Conference.

All changes are effective Fall 2005 unless otherwise noted.

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