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May 18, 2025
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2025-2026_College Catalog
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ENV 171 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science: Humans and the Environment
Credits: 4
Lecture: Three lecture.
Lab: Three lab.
Examine environmental problems that affect society by applying scientific methods to investigate and solve current and future challenges. An interdisciplinary overview of both living and nonliving interactions with a focus on humanity’s role in environmental systems.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- use scientific inquiry to address questions and problems in environmental science;
- describe the physical and biological components of the Earth system;
- describe human impacts on the physical and biological components of the environment;
- explain the impact of environmental problems on individuals and society both locally and globally;
- interpret maps and graphs illustrating environmental problems and solutions;
- apply scientific methods to collect, analyze, interpret, display, and explain data related to environmental problems;
- analyze potential solutions to environmental problems including risks, costs, and benefits to society, individuals, and the environment;
- evaluate mitigation and adaptation strategies (social, political, and technological) that address environmental problems arising from predicted climate change.
General Education: Physical and Biological Sciences
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