Foundations of Environmental Science I
Prerequisites: Restricted to students in the School of Environmental Sustainability major and minor programs.
This course will introduce concepts that form the basis of environmental science, including elemental cycling, energy flow/transformation, and the interconnectivity among atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, and within ecosystems. Ways in which knowledge of these concepts informs policy, management and social perception to produce positive change will also be examined.
Outcomes: Recognize interconnections among scientific disciplines and how their principles are used to investigate and address environmental issues; Understand physical, chemical, and ecological principles underlying environmental science and how these interact.
This course will introduce concepts that form the basis of environmental science, including elemental cycling, energy flow/transformation, and the interconnectivity among atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, and within ecosystems. Ways in which knowledge of these concepts informs policy, management and social perception to produce positive change will also be examined.
Outcomes: Recognize interconnections among scientific disciplines and how their principles are used to investigate and address environmental issues; Understand physical, chemical, and ecological principles underlying environmental science and how these interact.