Overview
Description
Scientific principles underlying large-scale environmental problems linking the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere. Empirical and modeling techniques for studying global issues. Analysis of specific global and regional environmental issues. (ENV 467 and NRES 467 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
CHEM 121ACHEM 121LNRES 210
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; CHEM 121A and CHEM 121L; NRES 210.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO11, CO13
Related Courses
Cross Listed With ENV 467
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate improvement in their writing and speaking ability through assigned debates and reports.
- demonstrate improvement in their quantitative reasoning by use of figures and tables to base their arguments and written assignments.
- analyze and determine the validity of positions taken on a variety of environmental issues.
- demonstrate their understanding of why regional and global decisions need to be based on real data.
- exhibit their understanding of how values judgments pervade environmental issues both regionally and globally.
- evaluate how politics and public policy invade the realm of environmental decision making.