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ENVI 400 - Sust Comm I: Thry & Practice
Credits: 4
Theoretical themes of modern geography are presented as the foundations for contemporary research in human and physical geography. Students focus on the development of a simple theory and it relevance to a specific research problem. Each student writes a research proposal and presents it to the group. only.
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ENVI 410 - Sust Comm II
Credits: 4
Building on ENVI 400, students will continue to critically examine sustainability issues, particularly at the local level, though a series of cases. The case studies will push students to explore how coupled human-environmental systems can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation, and resource limitations. This course will focus on key knowledge areas of sustainability theory and practice including: scale, population, climate, urbanization, ecosystems, energy, land use, natural resources, hazards, economics, management, ethics, and culture. Through spatial analysis, measures of sustainable development will also be investigated. Rigorous analysis will be translated into policy memos, white papers, and presentations that explain options and build a case for policy action. course
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ENVI 413 - Environmental Studies Capstone
Credits: 4
National Environmental Policy Act and its requirements. Environmental impact statements: what they are, how they came into being, their role in environmental decision making. Techniques of making environmental impact assessments, with emphasis on methods. Analysis of actual impact statements and group preparation of an impact statement. Prerequisites: ENVI 101, 201, one of 149 or 230 or 239, one of ECON 160 or 162. Restricted to senior Environmental Studies majors and minors. Offered regularly.
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ENVI 415 - Environmental Planning
Credits: 4
This course will provide students with an in-depth overview of the field of environmental planning from an interdisciplinary perspective. By the end of the course students should be able to grasp the role and limitations of government in the planning process, understand a variety of complex environmental issues that confront urban planners and learn how to apply components of sustainability to local planning. Course topics will be supplemented by case studies and readings. Students will also participate in a semester long group project on an environmental issue in the Greater Binghamton region.Prerequisites: ENVI 101, 201, one of 149 or 230 or 239, one of ECON 160 or 162. Restricted to senior Environmental Studies majors and minors. Offered regularly.
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ENVI 417 - Stories to Data: Qual Methods
Credits: 4
How do you study and analyze human stories, interpretations, and experiences related to the environment? This course will introduce students to several types of qualitative research methods used to explore social issues related to the environment, such as through interviews, focus groups, participant observation, and case study construction. Students will engage in practical application of these methods, including the use of software analysis. Ethics in this type of research will be discussed and students will read example publications exploring social-environmental problems including issues of food insecurity, pollution, and natural resource management. Prerequisite: ENVI 101 and introductory policy course such as ENVI/PHIL 149 or ENVI 230 or ENVI/GEOG 239. Offered regularly.
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ENVI 423 - Soils
Credits: 4
Morphological properties of soils as natural bodies, factors in processes of development, role in natural ecosystems; and systems of classification at topographic, regional and global scales. Soil fertility and its role in land use. Prerequisite: GEOG 121 or equivalent.
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ENVI 430 - Plant Ecology
Credits: 4
Plant ecology is the scientific study of interactions that determine the distribution, abundance, and co-occurrence of plants within the environment. This course will introduce students to major conceptual issues and areas of current research in plant ecology. Topics will include: plant environment relations, plant life histories, plant-animal interactions, the role of plants in ecosystem processes, and current global issues in plant ecology (e.g., climate change, invasive species, etc.). Offered regularly.
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ENVI 435 - Agriculture: Local and Global
Credits: 4
This course addresses the problems facing our current agricultural systems and considers alternative approaches to food production by adopting alternative agricultural systems. It provides a theoretical background for topics in sustainable and regenerative agriculture. Topics covered throughout the course include: perennial based agricultural systems, urban agriculture and social justice in the food system, nature as measure, permaculture, and the problem of agriculture. There will be guest lecturers throughout the semester, as well as field trips to Binghamton University Acres Farm and other regional farms, weather permitting. Prerequisites: ENVI 101 and 201. only.
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ENVI 438 - AgriBiotech:Sci,Pol&Conflict
Credits: 4
The development and commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) food or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been a contentious issue since its introduction into the food system in the mid-1990’s. This course explores the historical development, policy change and social conflicts surrounding agricultural biotechnology with particular focus science, policy and technology. Students examine environmental, social, political, and ethical implications of applied biotechnology using real-world examples including the nonbrowning apple in the U.S., Golden Rice in India, and the Bt eggplant in Bangladesh. Prerequisite: ENVI 101 and ENVI 201. only.
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ENVI 442 - Climate Change and Society
Credits: 4
In this course, we will focus on the various debates and discoveries that have developed around global climate change, and the contributions that social scientists can make to them. We will read about culturally variable ways of perceiving weather, the history of climate modeling, the political economy and culture of fossil fuels, and the possibilities for transitioning toward clean energy societies. We will also critically assess the impacts of various policies to handle emissions, debates over climate science, as well as the humanitarian eco-crises for which changes in global climate are held responsible. only, every two years.
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ENVI 454 - ENVI Applications in GIS
Credits: 4
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offers powerful new tools for Investigating environmental and natural science data. This course introduces students to spatial thinking and GIS applications through combination of lectures, discussion, and hands-on tutorials. Students will learn how to find, display, and query spatial data and produce map products. Students will then explore the application of spatial analytical tools to solve problems and address questions, using examples with ecological, biological, geological, Archaeological, anthropological, planning, and sustainability relevance. Restriction: Junior or Senior Standing. Offered regularly.
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ENVI 455 - Applied Spatial Analysis
Credits: 4
This course introduces applications in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that solve geological, anthropological, and environmental problems. The course provides introduces students to spatial analysis in these fields using commercial GIS and R based software packages. Lectures cover analytic topics and skills while the lab portion is focused on developing research projects in their area of interest. The course provides students the background necessary to develop, execute, and troubleshoot research projects that involve spatial analyses. Restriction: No Freshman. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Offered once a year.
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ENVI 460 - Environmental Policy Analysis
Credits: 4
Effective environmental policy requires the application of a policy tool that incorporates the social and ecological particularities of a specific problem. For example, a reliance on permits that specify exact limits on waste generation may work on point-source pollution problems, but may be less effective on non-point source pollution problems. This seminar will review several key approaches to environmental policy, including the use of mandates, tax incentives, tradeable permits, and community-based management. We will explore these approaches within local, national, and international environmental policy regimes, paying particular attention to how the characteristics of the environmental or resource problem influence the effectiveness of alternative policies. Prerequisite: Introductory policy course, such as ENVI 230 or ENVI/PHIL 149 or ENVI/GEOG 239. Offered every fall.
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ENVI 465 - Earth Justice
Credits: 4
The course explores the role of justice and social inequality in global environmental politics to explain how first world politics influences the third world politics. One prominent theme running through the course is that of environmental injustices associated with climate change. Prerequisites: ENVI 201 or ENVI 225. only.
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ENVI 470 - Indigenous Knowledge & Environ
Credits: 4
The course will compare Indigenous and western scientific knowledge systems, how they interact, and their relationship to environmental conservation, preservation, sustainability, and justice policies. Indigenous peoples’ knowledge systems and diverse worldviews provide deep counter-narratives to mainstream political-economic and environmental assessments of planetary climate change. A key course theme is to understand how Indigenous community knowledge and livelihoods continue to be resilient in the face of ongoing colonialism, racism, discrimination, and intergenerational trauma. Approaches to integrating Indigenous research methods and epistemologies for documenting, managing, and maintaining sustainable ownership and control of Indigenous knowledge and lands through participatory community engagement are reviewed. Prerequisites: ENVI 101 and ENVI 201. Offered each spring.
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ENVI 481A - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481B - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481C - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481D - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics. Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ENVI 481E - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481F - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481G - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481H - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481K - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481L - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481N - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481P - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ENVI 481S - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481V - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481W - topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 481X - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 482A - Topics in ENVI
Credits: 4
Topics in ENVI. Subject matter varies by semester.
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ENVI 482B - Topics in ENVI
Credits: 4
Topics in ENVI. Subject matter varies by semester.
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ENVI 483A - Two Credit ENVI Topics
Credits: 2
Two Credit ENVI Topics. Subject matter varies by offering.
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ENVI 491 - Practicum In College Teaching
Credits: Variable
Independent study by assisting in the teaching of ENVI courses, particularly ENVI 101 or 201. Assignments include leading discussion sections, maintaining office hours, reading papers. Closely directed by instructor. Generally open only to seniors. Pass/Fail option only. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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ENVI 495 - Internship In Envirn. Studies
Credits: Variable
Internship in public agency or consulting firms dealing with environmental research, planning and management issues. Prerequisites: consent of Environmental Studies advisor, junior or senior standing. Pass/Fail option only.
Students who wish to participate in an internship and who have previously been convicted of a
felony are advised that they will be asked about their prior criminal history. This may impede
your ability to participate in certain internships. Students who have concerns about such matters,
or are looking for additional information, are advised to contact the dean’s office of their
intended academic program.
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ENVI 497 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Independent study under guidance of faculty member. Prior to registration, student must consult with the faculty supervisor and receive approval of problem to be studied and amount of credit to be received.
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ENVI 498 - Senior Thesis
Credits: Variable
Independent in-depth research under supervision of a faculty member. May be taken as a one-semester project, or as a precursor to the Honors Thesis (ENVI 499). Prerequisite: approval of the faculty supervisor.
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ENVI 499 - Honors Thesis
Credits: Variable
Preparation and defense of an honors thesis. Usually an extension of the work undertaken in ENVI 498. Prerequisites: ENVI 498 and approval of faculty supervisor.
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ENVI 515 - Environmental Planning
Credits: 4
This course will provide students with an in-depth overview of the field of environmental planning from an interdisciplinary perspective. By the end of the course students should be able to grasp the role and limitations of government in the planning process, understand a variety of complex environmental issues that confront urban planners and learn how to apply components of sustainability to local planning. Course topics will be supplemented by case studies and readings. Students will also participate in a semester long group project on an environmental issue in the Greater Binghamton region. Offered regularly.
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ENVI 535 - Agriculture: Local and Global
Credits: 4
This course addresses the problems facing our current agricultural systems and considers alternative approaches to food production by adopting alternative agricultural systems. It provides a theoretical background for topics in sustainable and regenerative agriculture. Topics covered throughout the course include: perennial based agricultural systems, urban agriculture and social justice in the food system, nature as measure, permaculture, and the problem of agriculture. There will be field trips to Binghamton University Acres Farm and other regional farms, weather permitting. Grades will be based on two writing assignments, in class presentations and class participation. Prerequisites: None.
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ENVI 538 - AgriBiotech:Sci,Pol&Conflict
Credits: 4
The development and commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) food or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been a contentious issue since its introduction into the food system in the mid-1990’s. This course explores the historical development, policy change and social conflicts surrounding agricultural biotechnology with particular focus science, policy and technology. Students examine environmental, social, political, and ethical implications of applied biotechnology using real-world examples including the nonbrowning apple in the U.S., Golden Rice in India, and the Bt eggplant in Bangladesh. Prerequisite: ENVI 101, ENVI 201. only.
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ENVI 581 - Plant Ecology
Credits: 4
Plant ecology is the scientific study of interactions that determine the distribution, abundance, and co-occurrence of plants within the environment. This course will introduce students to major conceptual issues and areas of current research in plant ecology. Topics will include: plant-environment relations, plant life histories, plant-animal interactions, the role of plants in ecosystem processes, and current global issues in plant ecology (e.g., climate change, invasive species, etc.). only.
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ENVI 581D - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics. Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ENVI 581L - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 581W - Topcis
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 581X - Topics
Credits: 4
Seminar-style investigation of a particular topic area, such as environmental policy or environmental ethics. May be repeated for credit if different topic is offered. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; other prerequisites specified for particular topics.
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ENVI 583A - Two Credit ENVI Topics
Credits: 2
Two Credit ENVI Topics. Subject matter varies by offering.
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ERED 501 - Dev. Programs for Young Child
Credits: 3
Examination of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education (Birth to grade 2) through a framework of theory and practice. Focus on the learning, development and behavior of young children with diverse abilities and needs
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ERED 590 - Intern in Early Childhood
Credits: 3
The early childhood internship and seminar are an integral part of the Childhood & Early Childhood Education program. The purpose of the early childhood internship is to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for working effectively with young children. During this clinically rich experience, students will also be enrolled in an internship seminar. The purpose of the seminar is to engage students in a range of class activities designed to support and extend their early childhood content knowledge, skills and professional dispositions.Offered:summer.
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EVOS 105 - Evolution For Everyone
Credits: 4
Teaches the basic principles of evolution; why evolution provides a unifying framework for the study of biology and humans; selected topics showing how various aspects of human behavior may be studied from an evolutionary perspective, from mating to religion. THIS COURSE IS APPROPRIATE FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS.
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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EVOS 335 - Human Origins
Credits: 4
Fossil evidence for human evolution. Evolutionary mechanisms and systematics. The earliest hominids from Africa, the emergence of genus Homo and the evolution of humans in the Pleistocene. Lecture and laboratory sections. Biological anthro course. Prerequisite: ANTH 168.
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EVOS 338 - Survey of the Primates
Credits: 4
This course covers major aspects of the taxonomy, anatomy, evolution and behavior of the primate order. Topics include, but are not limited to: evolutionary history of primates, the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships among living primates, the anatomy and behavior of the major primate subgroups, communicative and cognitive abilities as well as the question of whether primates have culture. In addition, a mandatory field trip to the Bronx Zoo has been arranged to allow students to observe and study living primates in a naturalistic habitat. There is a mandatory fee for the Bronx Zoo. Prerequisite: ANTH 168.
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EVOS 422 - Biogeography
Credits: 4
Ecological principles applied to studies of past, present and future distribution patterns of living organisms. Effects of Earth history, spatial pattern, plate tectonics, climate and climate change and human impacts on biota. Prerequisites: GEOG 121 or an ecology course.
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EVOS 450 - Evolution and Sustainability
Credits: 4
This course provides an introduction to evolutionary concepts relevant to biological and human social sustainability. Evolutionary training is essential because: a) the genetic evolution of nonhuman species takes place on ecological time scales; and b) human cultural change is also an evolutionary process. A single set of evolutionary principles can therefore be applied to both the natural and human components of coupled natural and human systems. The course will use the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to focus on the most important aspects of sustainability.
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EVOS 451 - Current Topics in EvoS
Credits: 2
Evolutionary theory as a theoretical framework that can be applied to a diversity of subjects in the biological and human-related sciences. Built around the EvoS seminar series.
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EVOS 456 - Evolution & Human Behavior
Credits: 4
Implications of evolutionary theory for understanding human nature, including the relationship between human behavior and biological fitness in modern and pre-modern societies, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics and theories of culture as an evolutionary process. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and an introductory course in BIOL, PSYC, ANTH or SOC.
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EVOS 480I - Topics in Evolutionary Studies
Credits: 2
Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
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EVOS 483A - Topics in Evolutionary Studies
Credits: 4
Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
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EVOS 483B - Topics in Evolutionary Studies
Credits: 4
Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
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EVOS 497 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Individual field/laboratory research or study under supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisites: junior standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated.
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FIN 311 - Financial Management
Credits: 3
This course is designed as an introduction to the field of finance. Topics to be covered pertain to corporate finance and investments. Specifically, we will discuss the development and analysis of financial statements, using your background in accounting; risk and return measurements; time value of money; bond and stock valuation and capital budgeting. This course is a prerequisite to upper-level finance classes. Part of J-Core. Prerequisites: Junior Standing and ACCT 211, ECON 160 and 162, MATH 220 or MATH 224 and 225 Corequisites: MKTG 311, MGMT 311, and OPM 311. Traditionally , spring, summer, and winter semesters.
Prerequisites Junior Standing and ACCT 211, ECON 160 and 162, MATH 220 or MATH 223 and 224.
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FIN 320 - Financial Markets & Institutions
Credits: 4
This course provides an overview of how financial institutions amd financial markets work. Students will learn the feature of our main financial markets, the functions of our main financial institiutions, and how demand and supply determine market prices and interest rates. Traditionally offered fall and spring semesters.
Prerequisites FIN 311.
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FIN 322 - Investments
Credits: 4
Various institutional, analytical and pragmatic aspects of security analysis and investment management, securities markets, sources of investment information, bond and stock valuation models, risk return analysis, behavior of security prices, portfolio management, and capital market theory. Prerequisites: FIN 311. Traditionally and spring semesters
Prerequisites FIN 311
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FIN 324 - Corporate Finance
Credits: 4
An in-depth examination of valuation and financial decision making in the corporate setting, including some case analysis. Topics generally include capital market efficiency, required rates of returns, options in the corporate setting, long-term investments, capital structure, financial planning and dividend policy. Prerequisites: Fin 311. Traditionally and spring semesters
Prerequisites FIN 311.
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FIN 430 - Financial Statement Analysis
Credits: 4
This course is about the analysis of financial information - particularly firms’ financial statements - for making decisions to invest in businesses. The primary focus is on equity valuation, with some attention given to credit analysis and the valuation of debt. The methods of fundamental analysis will be examined in detail and applied in cases and projects involving publicly traded companies. Topics include models of shareholder value, a comparison of accrual accounting and discounted cash flow approaches to valuation, the analysis of profitability, growth and valuation generation in a firm, diagnosing accounting quality, forecasting earnings and cash flows, pro-forma analysis for strategy and planning, and the determination of price/earnings (P/E) and market-to-book (P/B) ratios. Prerequisites: FIN 311 and FIN 324. Traditionally offeredfall semester.
Prerequisites FIN 311 and FIN 324.
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FIN 440 - Fixed Income Securities
Credits: 4
The aim of this course is twofold. First, we examine institutional features of the markets for Treasury debt, agency debt, corporate debt, tax-exempt debt, and lottery bonds. Second, we introduce students to bond mathematics and outline the principles behind the most widely used bond valuation models.
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Prerequisites FIN 311.
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FIN 450 - Derivatives
Credits: 4
Introduction to and a comprehensive analysis of the derivatives markets in the U.S. Topics include discussions of options, futures, swaps and futures markets. Prerequisites: FIN 311, 322. Traditionally semesters.
Prerequisites FIN 311, 322.
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FIN 465 - Arbitrage Strategies
Credits: 4
This is an advanced, research based, seminar course targeted at students majoring in Accounting and/or Finance. It teaches students to apply the latest research techniques used in research. The skills taught in this course are used in research related jobs in auditing, consulting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, hedge funds, investment banking, quantitative financial analysis, securities litigation consulting, etc. The course builds upon accounting and finance concepts covered in the introductory classes. Prerequisits: FIN 311 and FIN 322. Traditionally semesters.
Prerequisites FIN 311 and FIN 322.
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FIN 470 - Equity Research
Credits: 4
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FIN 475 - Financial Technology
Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to recent changes in financial services and the technology responsible for those changes. There are three major sections. First, we will learn about developments in payments, borrowing, and investing in a traditional bank-centric framework. Second, we will discuss blockchain technology with a particular emphasis on its financial capabilities, decentralized finance. Third, we will apply Python coding skills to analyze financial data.
Prerequisites FIN 311
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FIN 480A - Special Topics:
Credits: 4
Particular topics within broad area of finance. Topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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FIN 480D - Topics: ESG Equity Investing
Credits: 2
Particular topics within broad area of finance. Topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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FIN 480E - Financial Statement Analysis
Credits: 4
Particular topics within broad area of finance. Topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit if different topic. Prerequisite FIN 311.
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FIN 480F - Special Topics
Credits: 1
Particular topics within broad area of finance. Topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Traditionally and fall semester.
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FIN 480J - Finance Technology
Credits: 4
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FIN 520 - Financial Management
Credits: 4
This course focuses on the assets and liabilities of a firm through covering topics including financial planning, control and forecasting, receivables management, cash management, inventory policy, leasing decisions, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure, dividend policy, debt refunding and cost of capital. Coursework emphasizes cases and integration of concepts from MGMT 505.
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FIN 540 - Security & Portfolio Analysis
Credits: 4
This course integrates traditional security analysis with more recently developed theories on market efficiency, risk, and capital asset pricing. The course will help you understand how analytical frameworks are applied to pragmatic investment decisions in the stock market. Prerequisite: MGMT 505. School of Management graduate students only. Traditionally semesters
Prerequisites MGMT 505
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FIN 550 - Derivative Securities
Credits: 4
This course delves into the theoretical foundations of the pricing and use of options, futures and derivative instruments through the exploration of the institutional details of derivative markets in the U.S. Topics include underlying economic rationale for these markets, trading strategies and valuation considerations. Prerequisite: MGMT 505. School of Management grad students only. Traditionally semesters.
Prerequisites MGMT 505
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FIN 555 - Fixed Income Securities
Credits: 4
This course builds on the concepts learned in MGMT 505 and FIN 540 that apply to fixed income securities including analytical techniques to price bonds, calculate yields, solve for duration and convexity and learn basic portfolio management techniques. We will then extend these basic concepts to understand various alternative securities such as floaters, inverse floaters, swaps, bond options and asset-backed securities. Significant time will be devoted to learning about mortgage bonds, how they are priced, and the risks that make them different from other bonds and to price IOs, POs and CMOs. The course will also cover some of the institutional features of bond markets, in particular municipal bond markets, emerging bond markets and U.S. Treasury auctions. Prerequisite: MGMT 505. School of Management graduate students only. Traditionally semesters
Prerequisites MGMT 505
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FIN 570 - Theory Of Finance
Credits: 4
Provides basic derivation of models and theories in finance. Concepts include individual and firm decisions under certainty and uncertainty, capital market equilibrium and valuation of risky assets, efficient capital markets, capital structure and dividend policy, option pricing and agency theory. Prerequisites: MGMT 505, FIN 520 and 540.
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FIN 580A - Special Topics
Credits: 4
The purpose of this class is to expose select Binghamton University students to techniques employed by Wall Street financial analysts. The class is recommended for those students with career objectives in investment banking, portfolio management, financial analysis, and corporate finance. Students in this course serve as portfolio managers for the Investment Fund?with a current endowment of over $200,000. Each team of two students will be responsible for one sector of the portfolio. All investment decisions and recommendations are subject to approval by the Fund?s Investment Advisory Board.? Permission of Instructor. Traditionally offered fall semester.
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FIN 580E - Financial Statement Analysis
Credits: 4
Particular topics within broad area of finance. Topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Traditionally semester.
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FIN 580J - Financial Technology
Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to recent changes in financial services and the technology responsible for those changes. There are three major sections. First, we will learn about developments in payments, borrowing, and investing in a traditional bank-centric framework. Second, we will discuss blockchain technology with a particular emphasis on its financial capabilities, decentralized finance. Third, we will apply Python coding skills to analyze financial data.
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FIN 581A - Arbitrage Strategies
Credits: 4
This is an advanced, research based, elective course targeted at students majoring in Accounting and/or Finance. It is designed to be a cutting edge, state of the art, hands-on course. It is intended for those students who have a strong interest in understanding and applying the concepts underlying modern accounting and finance in the capital market settings. These skills are applicable in jobs in auditing, consulting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, hedge funds, investment banking, quantitative financial analysis, securities litigation consulting, etc. Prerequisite: MGMT 505.
Prerequisites MGMT 505.
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FIN 595 - Internship
Credits: Variable
Students may gain academic credit for meaningful educational internships. Academic validity of each opportunity must be verified by a faculty supervisor. Provides significant experience related to the student’s career goals. Traditionally and fall semester.
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FIN 597 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
In depth study in particular area of interest under the supervision of appropriate faculty. Traditionally and fall semester.
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FIN 600 - Seminar In Finance
Credits: 4
Doctoral-level seminar covering current topics in Finance
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FIN 620 - SEMINAR IN CORPORATE FINANCE
Credits: 4
Doctoral-level seminar covering current topics in Corporate Finance
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FIN 697 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Independent research by PhD students under the guidance of appropriate faculty. Tradtionally and fall semester.
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FREN 111 - Elementary French I
Credits: 4
First part of communication-based foundation course. Reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking skills emerge through practice in class and out. PREREQUISITE: NO PREVIOUS TRAINING IN FRENCH OR MAXIMUM ONE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. Please consult the department’s language placement guidelines found at https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/resources/placement-guidelines.html. Students may be removed from this course if they exceed the appropriate level of experience. Offered regularly.
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FREN 113 - Accelerated Elementary French
Credits: 4
This course combines French 111 (Elementary French I) and French 115 (elementary French II) for a communication-based, accelerated path to basic mastery of the following five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural competence. Designed for students who prefer a more intensive, faster approach to the foundation of the language, such as those with a solid background in another Romance language or one year of high school French. Not open to students with more than one year of high school French experience, heritage or native speakers. Students may be deregistered from this course if they exceed the appropriate level of experience. This course replaces FREN 11115. If you get credit for this course, you cannot get credit for FREN 111 or 115. Offered regularly.
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FREN 115 - Elementary French II
Credits: 4
Second part of communication-based foundation course. Reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking skills emerge through practice in class and out. Students with credit for FREN 115 or equivalent may not take this course. PREREQUISITE: FREN 111 OR MAXIMUM TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL FRENCH. Please consult the department’s language placement guidelines found at https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/resources/placement-guidelines.html. Students may be removed from this course if they exceed the appropriate level of experience. Offered regularly.
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FREN 181A - Topics in French
Credits: 4
Topics in French. Subject matter varies by semester.
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FREN 181C - Topics in French
Credits: 4
Topics in French. Subject matter varies by semester.
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FREN 181D - Topics in French
Credits: 4
Topics in French. Subject matter varies by semester.
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FREN 182A - Topics in French
Credits: 2
Topics in French. Subject matter varies by semester.
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FREN 211 - Intermediate French I
Credits: 4
First part of a communication-based intermediate-level French. Reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking skills emerge through practice in class and out. PREREQUISITE: FREN 115 or FREN 113, OR MAXIMUM THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH. Please consult the department’s language placement guidelines found at https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/resources/placement-guidelines.html. Students may be removed from this course if they exceed the appropriate level of experience. Offered regularly.
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FREN 215 - Intermediate French II
Credits: 4
Second part of communication-based intermediate-level French. Reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking skills emerge through practice in class and out. PREREQUISITE: FREN 211, OR MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH. Please consult the department’s language placement guidelines found at https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/resources/placement-guidelines.html. Students may be removed from this course if they exceed the appropriate level of experience. Offered regularly.
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FREN 241 - Language and Culture
Credits: 4
Discussions of current issues in societies and cultures of the French-speaking world, with reinforcement of selected grammatical structures. Course designed to strengthen skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing in preparation for upper-level coursework and study abroad. Offered regularly. Prerequisite: French 215 or equivalent, or AP score of 4 or IB score of 5, or permission of instructor.
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