ESCI 200 - Environmental Science

3 and 1 Credit(s)

Since most of us understand that the environment controls many aspects of our way of life (e.g. food and fiber production, water supplies, resources for shelter and infrastructure), it is clear that the adverse impacts to the environment affect the well-being of humans and other living organisms. Therefore, this course is designed to introduce students to the basic scientific methods, tools and techniques needed to understand and analyze environmental issues using an earth systems (air, water, soil, life and solid earth) approach. Topics covered include ecosystem structure and function, population dynamics and regulation, earth’s resources and resource management and pollution. Prerequisites: BIOL 152, CHEM 105, and GEOL 101.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 152 OR CHEM 105 OR GEOL 101