Courses

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  • GRS EC 901: Dissertation Workshop in Applied Microeconomics 1
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 902: Dissertation Workshop in Macro and Monetary Economics 1
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 903: Dissertation Workshop in Applied Microeconomics 2
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 904: Dissertation Workshop in Applied Microeconomics 2
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 905: Dissertation Workshop in Economic Theory
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 906: Dissertation Workshop in Economic Theory
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 911: Dissertation Workshop in Econometrics 1
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 912: Dissertation Workshop in Econometrics 2
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 951: Dissertation Workshop in Empirical Microeconomics 1
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EC 952: Dissertation Workshop in Empirical Microeconomics 2
    Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
  • GRS EE 600: Environment and Development: A Political Ecology Approach
    Theory and practice of development with an explicit focus on environmental issues. Introduces history of development and the environment; explores select themes in development and environmental studies (e.g. rural livelihoods, conservation, urbanization, and climate change); and considers alternative development paradigms. Meet with EE 400.
  • GRS EE 622: Aquatic Optics and Remote Sensing
    An introduction to the use of optical measurements and remote sensing to study the biogeochemistry and water quality of aquatic environments. Covers fundamental concepts and measurements in optics/remote sensing and provides hands-on experience with real data. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Quantitative Reasoning II, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Quantitative Reasoning II
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • GRS EE 623: Marine Biogeochemistry
    Nutrient and biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems; global biogeochemistry. Topics include anthropogenic effects on ecosystem cycles and productivity, wetland ecology and biogeochemistry, ecosystem restoration, ocean productivity, climate change and temperate, tropical, and aquatic ecosystems, oceans and the global CO2 budget, marine sediment chemistry. Meet with EE 423.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • GRS EE 643: Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
    The patterns and processes controlling carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Links between local and global scales are emphasized. Topics include net primary production, nutrient use efficiency, and biogeochemical transformation. Meets with EE 443. Also offered as BI 643.
  • GRS EE 644: Digital Image Processing - Remote Sensing
    At least introductory statistics (and preferably multivariate statistics) recommended. This course pursues both the algorithms involved in processing remote sensing images and their application. Topics include preprocessing, image transformations, image classification and segmentation, spectral mixture analysis, and change detection. Examples cover a wide range of environmental applications of remote sensing. Students do a project. Meets with EE 444.
  • GRS EE 645: Physical Models in Remote Sensing
    Devoted to understanding the physical processes involved in remote sensing. Emphasis based on topics of radiative transfer in the atmosphere, at the surface, and in sensors. Reflectance modeling, advanced sensor systems, and geometric effects. A short research paper is required. Meet with EE 445.
  • GRS EE 646: Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere
    Remote sensing has transformed the study of Earth's atmosphere. Learn the principles of retrieving meteorological parameters (humidity, temperature, precipitation) and key atmospheric constituents (clouds, greenhouse gases, aerosol) from satellite observations. Explore applications to climate change, disaster monitoring, and public health. Meets with EE 446. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Quantitative Reasoning II.
    • Quantitative Reasoning II
  • GRS EE 656: Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Carbon Cycle
    Explores the past, present, and possible future dynamics of the terrestrial carbon cycle. Key topics include the physical climate system, variability, ecosystem processes, land use issues, and impacts of global change on society. Meets with EE 456.
  • GRS EE 660: Resource Economics and Policy
    Prereq: MA 121 or MA 123 or MA 124, or equivalent; EC 101 or equivalent; or consent of instructor *Economic and policy analysis of food, energy, and water, and the management of food, energy, water and land resources. Introduces resource economics and static and dynamic optimization as analytical frameworks for understanding the optimal management of scarcity, externalities, and impacts of environmental change on, and adaptation/vulnerability of, resource use. Meets with EE 460.
    • Quantitative Reasoning II
    • Social Inquiry II
  • GRS EE 683: Environmental and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
    Large- and small-scale phenomena in oceanic, atmospheric, and land-surface fluids. Properties of gases and liquids; surface body forces; statics; flow analysis; continuity and momentum conservation. Darcy's Law; potential, open channel and geostrophic flow; dimensional analysis; diffusion, turbulence.
    • Scientific Inquiry II
    • Quantitative Reasoning II
    • Critical Thinking

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