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May 04, 2024
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ENVS 103 - Global Environmental Issues 5 Credits This course will deal with current global environmental issues, their underlying causes, human impacts and potential solutions. Students will research issues such as air and water pollution, climate change, population, food and agriculture and toxic chemicals from multiple perspectives and analyze potential solutions from environmental, social and economic perspectives.
Pre-requisite(s) MATH 081 or higher min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 091 or higher Fees
Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Fall Online Winter Online Spring Online
Designed to Serve Non-science majors and others interested; students seeking Environmental Science or Environmental Studies degrees at four-year schools. Active Date 2015-10-19
Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Course Outline 1. Introduction to Ecology: Populations and Communities
2. Global Climate
3. Global Overpopulation
4. Global Air Pollution
5. Biomes and Biodiversity
6. Water Resources
7. Global Environmental Conservation
8. Water Pollution
9. Global Food and Agriculture
10. Global Energy
11. Global Environmental Health and Toxicology
12. Sustainability and Human Development
Student Learning Outcomes Describe the structure and function of major environmental systems, including flow of energy, cycling of materials, and interconnection of living systems
Identify and explain local and global environmental problems and evaluate potential solutions by using scientific reasoning.
Critically evaluate local and global problems, ideas and proposals independently and in groups.
Explain the ecological, economic and social impacts of local and global actions by nations, corporations and individuals.
Describe the impact their own lives and the choices they make have on the local and global environment.
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