ENV 100(3-0-3)
Introduction to Environmental Science
This course introduces students to environmental concepts and issues from an interdisciplinary approach. Environmental issues and controversies will be explored from ecological biological, social, economic, ethical and governmental policy positions. The students will gain an understanding of the basic scientific method, tools and techniques needed to understand and analyze environmental issues such as populations growth, resource depletion, industrial and municipal pollution (air, water & trash), global warming and ozone depletion. Students will be required to make several field trips to environmental sites as part of this course and will complete a project dealing with a current local environmental issue. Fulfills non-lab science elective requirement for except the Mathematics/Science program.