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COASTAL HAZARDS AND SUSTAINABILITY
DR. SEAN CORNELL - SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY 

Important: Coastal Hazards and Sustainability will be taught online for the first three weeks.
The field and lab components will be taught at CBFS the first week of session 2.
Course Description:
The course provides a global perspective of the geology and geography of coastal landscapes, the processes responsible for their formation, diversity, and change over time. Content includes a review of human impacts and responses (i.e. engineering, mitigation, adaptation, emergency response, land use planning, etc.) to coastal hazards affecting billions of people living in coastal zones. Historic and late-breaking case studies will be integrated, especially studies of the Eastern U.S. Students will collect and analyze real data to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to real-world issues affecting human populations today and in the future. Students will consider options to improve resiliency and sustainability in these dynamic environments. 

Marketable Skills Gained from this Course:
  • Environmental assessment 
  • Land use planning
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Best management practices

​General Description of Field Activities:
Students will visit sites including estuaries, saltmarshes, seagrass beds, tidal creeks, bays, coves, barrier islands, and intertidal zones to examine their geography, human impacts, and environmental responses using a variety of data collection techniques.

Approximate Amount of Course Time in Field: 
50%


Prerequisites: 
No prerequisites, this is a general education class (Science with lab).

Required Textbook or Supplies: 
No Textbook Required: students will be utilizing web-based resources (D2L.ship.edu) and a course website that will contain all required readings and assignments.  

STUDENTS MUST HAVE:
  • A field notebook (Rite in the Rain or similar) and writing utensils
  • Bug spray and sun screen
  • Laptop computer with Wi-Fi, Microsoft Office & Google Earth Pro installed
  • Digital camera which will be exposed to wet/harsh conditions and that can be connected to their laptop for downloading and working with images.
    • Cell phones with water-tight protective covers can suffice
    • GoPro Camera or similar 

​Number of Students:
10-14

2024 Chincoteague Bay Field Station Fee*:
​1 week course; housing and meals included

Hybrid Salicornia; $841
Hybrid Traditional; $791
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Fees are subject to change at the discretion of the board of directors
*Does not include tuition and university fees. For specific policy on CBFS fees, click HERE.
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