2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ENV 1010 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Credits: 3
This 3-credit, non-lab introductory environmental science course is suitable for science and non-science majors. Students will survey natural systems, humans’ impacts on natural systems, and potential solutions to current and future environmental issues on global, regional, and local scales. Embedded in the course are explorations of interdisciplinary topics including, but not limited to, process of science; environmental ethics, attitudes, and laws; resource consumption; climate change; biodiversity loss; forests and soils; food systems, agriculture, and fisheries; land use planning; pollution and toxicology; mining and energy; water and waste management; sustainable development; ecological economics; and environmental justice. Active learning is an essential component of this course.
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1010 with workshop
General Education Code: SCKX
Elective Code(s): GLKY, LART, SCI
Additional Info: ENV 1010 alone fulfills the General Education requirement Scientific Knowledge and Understanding. Taken with the lab (1010L), it fulfills the Scientific Reasoning requirement.
Required for Environmental Biology, Environmental Engineering Technology, Environmental Science: Sustainability, Environmental Science and Toxicology, Natural Resources and Technology Studies: Environmental Science majors.
Previous EVS* 100, BIO*180, EVS*114, BIO* 181
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