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Dec 10, 2024
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2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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ENV 113 - Global Environmental Issues Credits: 3 Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.
Students will examine the scientific basis of and reasons for concern about human population growth, loss of biodiversity and atmospheric alterations (global climate change). Course Outcomes: Students will be able to:
- diagram basic patterns of energy flow and matter cycling within nature;
- document from readings and discuss in class the biological effect of different synthetic compounds on different species including potential effects on humans;
- review basic concepts of water properties, quality and treatment technologies;
- draw schematic diagrams of current technologies used to clean wastewater and/or other polluted waters;
- outline, in broad terms, the carbon cycle and the relative timeframe for a Carbon atom’s travel through the cycle;
- diagram oceanic thermohaline circulation;
- compare the amount of energy trapped by different atmospheric gasses;
- graph or otherwise portray the rates at which different continental populations use fossil fuels and the change in CO2e in the atmosphere;
- evaluate how energy use affects economic growth;
- and present in class one global environment issue including problems statement, problems drivers and viable solutions.
Prerequisite(s): any science course numbered 100-level or above
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