Courses - Spring 2025
MEES
MEES412
Applied Bayesian Statistics
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: MEES608R.
Credit only granted for: MEES608R, MEES 612, MEES412.
This seminar will explore the practices of Bayesian network and graphical model to high dimensional inter-disciplinary environmental data. Through hands-on experience and real studies from Bayesian perspectives, students will learn the basics of evaluating Bayesian network and graphical analyses, and interpreting and communicating the results. Case studies involving ecological and environmental science will be used to illustrate Bayesian analyses. The statistical programming language R and software packages such as OpenBUGS, JAGS, and STAN will be used in illustrating Bayesian models.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact t he instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES432
Physiological Ecology of Animals
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: BSCI361; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: MEES498E, MEES698E, MEES432, or MEES632.
Formerly: MEES498E.
An examination of the influence of environmental constrains on animal function and energetic efficiency in the context of abiotic conditions in the habitats occupied by individuals.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES498Q
Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Global Climate Change
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES498T
Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with MEES698T. Credit only granted for MEES498T or MEES698T. Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES601
Applied Environmental Science
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES601 or MEES609A.
Formerly: MEES609A.
Designed to promote an appreciation of interdisciplinarity in natural and social sciences and to provide exposure to how science can influence and inform ongoing policy and management debates. The course addresses the role of science and scientists in providing information to policy makers and managers on complex environmental challenges.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES608R
Applied Bayesian Statistics
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: MEES412.
Credit only granted for: MEES608R, MEES 612, MEES412.
This seminar will explore the practices of Bayesian network and graphical model to high dimensional inter-disciplinary environmental data. Through hands-on experience and real studies from Bayesian perspectives, students will learn the basics of evaluating Bayesian network and graphical analyses, and interpreting and communicating the results. Case studies involving ecological and environmental science will be used to illustrate Bayesian analyses. The statistical programming language R and software packages such as OpenBUGS, JAGS, and STAN will be used in illustrating Bayesian models.
Credit only granted for MEES608R or MEES612. Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES609C
Professional Development in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science; Skills for Team Science
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES609D
Professional Development in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science; Multivariate Analysis in Environmental Science
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES609F
Professional Development in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science; UNIX Command Line for Environmental Scientists
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES611
Estuarine Systems Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
A broad systems perspective on the important components and processes of estuarine ecosystems, with quantitative and/or mathematical treatment toward development of representative models for estuarine dynamics.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES621
Biological Oceanography
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Population and community ecology of estuarine and marine systems; coastal and estuarine processes are emphasized in the context of oceans in general. Field and lab trips required.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES627
Biogeochemistry
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES627 or MEES698K (Spring 2023).
Formerly: MEES698K.
A detailed examination of Earth's biogeochemical cycles, with an emphasis on major elements and carbon cycling through globally important biomes. Topics include biogeochemical cycles of organic carbon and nutrients in terrestrial, lacustrine, wetland, and marine systems.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES632
Physiological Ecology of Animals
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES698E, MEES498E, MEES432, MEES632.
Formerly: MEES698E.
An examination of the influence of environmental constrains on animal function and energetic efficiency in the context of abiotic conditions in the habitats occupied by individuals.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES661
Physics of Estuarine and Marine Environments
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed one year of physics coursework; and must have completed one year of calculus coursework. Or permission of instructor.
General introduction to the physical oceanography of estuarine and marine systems. Physical characteristics of seawater, heat and mass transport, major ocean currents, basic dynamical oceanography, surface waves, tides, turbulence, sediment transport, estuarine circulation.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES687
Next Generation Sequence and Analysis
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES618C or MEES687.
Formerly: MEES618C.
Additional information: Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
Provides a general background to sequence analysis and then move through a series of student-directed tutorials, mostly on the command line, working with datasets for the final thesis. Students who do not have data will be provided with comparable sequence files to gain fluency. The goal is to provide students with hands-on experience with Next-Generation sequence datasets and tailor the instruction to further enhance research.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698K
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Introduction to GIS
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698N
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Emerging Nitrogen Technology and Sustainability Challenges from Farm to Fork
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed
MEES698Q
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Global Climate Change
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698T
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with MEES498T. Credit only granted for MEES498T or MEES698T. Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698Y
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Science for Environmental Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES699
Special Problems in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES712
Advanced Population Dynamics and Assessment
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MEES607 or BIOM601; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: MEES698D or MEES712.
Formerly: MEES698D.
Quantitative and modeling skills, including understanding of population dynamics and responses of populations to exploitation and management actions. Coverage of population models of production, mortality, stock and recruitment, age and growth, and harvesting, and methods for using these models to provide management advice.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES713
Environmental Statistics II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES708M or MEES713.
Formerly: MEES708M.
Additional information: Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
Students will extend statistical training to advanced topics of time series analysis and spatial statistics. After taking this course, students will be familiar with a variety of state-of-the-art approaches for qualitative analysis of time- and space-dependent data. Students will become competent users of these methods by practicing them in class and in their homework assignments using the statistical programming language R.
MEES718U
Study Groups on Issues in Marine Estuarine Enviornmental Sciences; Ecosystem Services and Urban Estuaries
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES753
Sediment Dynamics in Coastal and Estuarine Environments
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MEES640 or MEES660; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: MEES698G or MEES753.
Formerly: MEES698G.
Additional information: Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
Focuses on sediment dynamics along the land-sea continuum, from intertidal to nearshore regions. The first part of the course develops relevant sediment-transport theories and equations used in the second part to examine coastal landscapes and features, including sediment/vegetation interactions. Integration of field observations and modeling approaches will be emphasized throughout the course, as will human impacts and responses to climate change.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES799
Masters Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
MEES898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
S-F
MEES899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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