| This course discusses current global environmental concerns and their management. Topics include basic ecology and ecosystems, population growth, agricultural systems, energy resources, environmental economics and regulations, water and air pollution and atmospheric change. Emphasis is on application of biological, physical and chemical methods used to understand and solve international and domestic environmental problems in the context of economic and multicultural settings. The course earns General Education credit under the Biological Sciences category for which successful students will demonstrate the skills necessary to understand and apply scientific concepts and reasoning, including the analysis and interpretation of various types of data. |