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Science
application
courses
are
not
offered
on
the
Fairbanks
campus.
Contact
UAF's
Center
for
Distance
Education
for
enrollment
information.
SCIA
100
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Introducing
Astronomy
(1+0)
History
of
astronomy,
the
structure
of
the
universe
and
its
parts
and
the
techniques
used
for
studying
the
universe.
Observation
of
celestial
bodies
with
various
optical
instruments.
SCIA
101
(3
Credits)
Independent
Learning
Only
Fundamentals
of
Petroleum
An
overall
view
of
the
petroleum
industry
in
terms
understandable
by
the
lay
person
as
well
as
the
professional.
Included
are
lessons
on
petroleum
geology,
prospecting,
leasing,
drilling,
production,
pipelines,
refining,
processing
and
marketing.
Sponsored
by
the
Alaska
Mining
and
Petroleum
Training
Service.
SCIA
107
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Rock
Identification
(1+0)
Physical
properties
of
igneous,
sedimentary
and
metamorphic
rocks.
Sight
identification
of
rocks
with
emphasis
on
rocks
found
on
the
Seward
Peninsula.
SCIA
109
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Mineral
Identification
(1+0)
Physical
and
field
identifiable
chemical
properties
of
rocks
and
minerals.
Emphasis
on
minerals
found
on
the
Seward
Peninsula.
SCIA
130
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Moose
Ecology
(1+0)
Natural
history
of
moose,
the
ecological
concepts
of
energy
flow,
nutrient
cycling,
food
webs
and
population
dynamics.
Attention
to
the
Seward
Peninsula
moose
population
and
factors
used
in
making
wildlife
management
decisions.
SCIA
150
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Subarctic
Horticulture
(0+3)
Soils,
plant
propagation,
disease
and
insect
control,
variety
selection,
fertilization,
greenhouse
construction
and
care
and
gardening
techniques.
Emphasis
on
development
and
care
of
greenhouses
and
gardens
in
the
Nome
area.
SCIA
157
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Alaska
Plants
(1+0)
n
Introduction
to
the
topics
of
plant
taxonomy
and
identification
with
specific
reference
to
common
Alaskan
plants
and
vegetation
types.
SCIA
161
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Birds
of
Alaska
(1+0)
Biology
of
birds
including
behavior,
anatomy,
physiology,
ecology,
systematics
and
field
identification.
SCIA
162
(1
Credit)
As
Demand
Warrants
Mammals
of
Alaska
(1+0)
n
Introduction
to
the
mammals
of
Alaska
and
their
importance
to
the
local
ecology
and
economy
from
a
scientific
research
standpoint.
Emphasis
on
important
and/or
common
species
for
study
of
classification,
habitat,
life
cycle
and
economic
importance.
(Prerequisite:
Background
or
interest
in
general
science
or
natural
history
or
permission
of
instructor.)
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