- Instructor: Alen Amirkhanian
- TA: Nane Khachikyan
The course introduces the methods of inquiry or research often used in the field of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences. Topics will include research ethics, epistemological foundations, and techniques. The approaches discussed will be quantitative, qualitative, and hybrid research designs.
- Instructor: Garabet Kazanjian
- Instructor: Aghavni Harutyunyan
- Instructor: Aghavni Harutyunyan
- Instructor: Harutyun Alpetyan
- Instructor: Gayane Gharagebakyan
- Instructor: Irina Mkrtchyan
Without adequate supply of freshwater our economies will not function and our health will not be secured. Human overuse and pollution of freshwater can also cause political conflict as well as damage ecosystems. This course will examine water from various perspectives including ecological, human health, resource stewardship, economic, and legal/political. Specific topics to be covered include water supply and use in manufacturing, mining, energy, agriculture and domestic life; potential for resource efficiency and optimization; water quality and types of water pollution, methods of testing and monitoring water quality and conditions of freshwater ecosystems; water purification and waste water treatment; water planning and management tools/models including those for watersheds, surface, and ground water resources; new technologies, such as desalination, to access freshwater; and international and national laws on water.
- Instructor: Garabet Kazanjian
- TA: Aida Papikyan