2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 10, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

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:
  1. diagram basic patterns of energy flow and matter cycling within nature;
  2. document from readings and discuss in class the biological effect of different synthetic compounds on different species including potential effects on humans;
  3. review basic concepts of water properties, quality and treatment technologies;
  4. draw schematic diagrams of current technologies used to clean wastewater and/or other polluted waters;
  5. outline, in broad terms, the carbon cycle and the relative timeframe for a Carbon atom’s travel through the cycle;
  6. diagram oceanic  thermohaline circulation;
  7. compare the amount of energy trapped by different atmospheric gasses;
  8. graph or otherwise portray the rates at which different continental populations use fossil fuels and the change in CO2e in the atmosphere;
  9. evaluate how energy use affects economic growth;
  10. 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