This is a freshman and sophomore-level course for Environmental Science majors. It is designed to expose students to fundamental science concepts, scientific reasoning, principles, issues, and concerns related to environmental science. Through lecture, discussion, case studies, and assignments, students will learn how to apply the scientific method to investigate environmental challenges and issues to include pollution, climate, water availability, water quality, biodiversity decline, land use change, and more.

This is an advanced graduate/undergraduate course which focuses on the application of Geographic Information Systems in agriculture and the environmental sciences. The majority of the course will be spent learning how GIS are used to conduct spatial analyses in numerous subdisciplines of these fields. Specific topics will include the basics of GIS, map making, data management, spatial data development, and applications in the agricultural and environmental sciences. This class is 3 credit hours with two 50-minute lectures and one 2-hour lab per week.

This course is an undergraduate/graduate-level course that begins by covering the diversity of fishes across the globe with an emphasis on the freshwater fishes of Alabama. We then cover the evolution and physiology of fishes, behavior and life history of fishes, followed by ecology and conservation of fishes and their ecosystems. The course includes a hands-on lab section where students get to learn groups of fishes by examining real specimens, sampling for local fishes in the field by visiting local freshwater streams, and participating in an optional weekend field trip to learn marine fishes in the Panama City Beach area.

This course focuses on environmental management through policy, scientific practices, and stakeholder involvement. Guest speakers will be invited to talk about their career and role in environmental regulation and management. Case studies will be used frequently, and we will cover topics that range from local to global. Students will explore key environmental laws, regulatory frameworks, compliance strategies, and sustainable management practices. The course will also cover the roles of various stakeholders, including government agencies, businesses, and non-governmental organizations. Specific topics will include major environmental laws & regulatory agencies, environmental impact assessment, pollution management, adaptive management, and stakeholder engagement. This course is a 3-semester credit hour course that includes 3 hours per week of lecture.