Principles of Env Sci

Catalog description

This undergraduate course explores core topics in the environmental scienceswith an emphasis on depth of understanding of the subject matter and anawareness of the skills and methods used in the environmental sciences tobetter understand the interrelationships of the natural world. Subject matteris drawn from a variety of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, andearth science, and focuses on analyzing environmental problems both naturaland human-made, and proposing alternative solutions to these problems.Class format is a combination of interactive discussions, hands-onactivities, and participation in extended field studies. This course is one ofthree similar courses along with Principles of Physical Science and Principlesof Life Science which could be taken in any order. This course satisfies thePhysical Science requirement or the third science requirement for ChildhoodEducation.