Dec 21, 2024  
2022-2023 College Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Letter from the President
  About MassBay
  Admissions
  Enrollment
  Financial Aid
  Tuition & Fees
  Academic Information
  Academic Policy
  Student Life
  Online and Hybrid Education
  Academic Programs
  Course Descriptions
  College Regulations & Policies
  Administration, Faculty and Staff
HELP
2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EV 242 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DIRECTED RESEARCH STUDY



This is a hands-on practical course to train students in a specific area of environmental sciences. The course will be supervised by a faculty member who will define the area of study with each student in association with mentors from the various fields. Examples of these fields are: Air and Water Quality, Water Microbiology, Hazardous Waste Handling, Food Hygiene and Safety, Marine Microbiology, Environmental Preservation, Drinking Water and Sewer Treatment. The instruction will be conducted both on campus and at selected field sites. Predetermined outcomes and assessment procedures must be identified prior to the training. Techniques such as protein toxin isolation, DNA extraction and sequencing, microbial identification, Gas Chromatography and other chromatography methods plus colorimeter & spectrophotometric methods would be used. Students may present their finding in national scientific conferences in the form of oral and/or written reports. 4 Credits. Prerequisite: EV 110