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The Neotropical Environment Option is offered in association with several university departments, the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº School of Environment and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI-Panama) and includes the thesis, comprehensive examination, required (9 credits) courses in Geography, Environment and Biology, and complementary courses (3 credits) chosen from Geography, Agriculture Sciences, Biology, Sociology, Environment, and Political Science.
Participation in the MSE-Panama Symposium presentation in Montreal is also required.
Geography : Preparation and evaluation of thesis proposal.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Geography : Independent research under the supervision of a research director.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Biology (Sci) : Long-term research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute will be organized and synthesized to examine historical assembly and ecological maintenance of tropical communities. This synthesis will draw on phylogenetic concepts for historical insight and will examine the probable resilience of these communities to global change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Herre, Edward; Puebla, Oscar (Winter)
Restriction: students enrolled in Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor
Environment : Analysis of current environmental policies to reveal implicit and explicit assumptions regarding scientific methods, hypothesis testing, subject/object, causality, certainty, deities, health, development, North-South concerns for resources, commons, national sovereignty, equity. Discussion of implications of such assumptions for building future environmental policies.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Brown, Peter Gilbert; Naylor, Robin Thomas; Goldberg, Mark (Fall) Hickey, Gordon (Winter)
Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
Geography : General research seminar in human and physical geography.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Coomes, Oliver T (Fall) Coomes, Oliver T (Winter)
3 credits, one Geography graduate course. GEOG 696 can count among these complementary credits for students with an appropriate background.
3 credits, at the 500 level or higher, on environmental issues to be chosen in consultation with and approved by the student’s supervisor AND the Neotropical Environment Options Director.