Environmental Science (ENVS) Course Listings

Introduces the interdisciplinary field of environmental science. Students analyze concepts and issues covering ecology, biodiversity, natural resources, toxicology, population, climate change, and environmental justice. Explores solutions to human impacts on Earth's systems.

Prerequisites: None

Examines, analyzes, and solves problems stemming from many of today's most pressing issues: natural resources, energy, toxic and hazardous compounds, and human population. Uses a case study approach to investigate these issues with an emphasis on four overlapping themes: climate change, environmental toxicology, conservation biology and restoration ecology, and sustainability. Field trips may be required. Laboratory is included. Lab hours are required for this course.

Prerequisites: ENGL& 101 or consent of instructor.

Provides work-based learning experience in a specific program of study. Individualized student outcomes are developed, focusing on behaviors that contribute to workplace success.

Prerequisites: Instructor or Cooperative Education Coordinator permission Concurrent requirements: COLL 289 or BUS 294 must be taken prior to or concurrent with this course.

Offers individualized learning opportunities for knowledge or skill development. Content and expectations are established between the student and instructor, and documented in an Independent Study contract.

Prerequisites: By instructor permission only.

Explores and analyzes environmental issues and their effect on business, communities, and consumers. Investigates how environmental problems (e.g., human-driven climate change, air and water pollution, waste management, evolution of resistance in pests and diseases) impact ecosystems that provide the natural resources and support systems that humans and wildlife depend on, and explores more sustainable approaches to managing these problems. Examines basic concepts of ecology and environmental science as they relate to permitting and other business decisions. Case studies, virtual labs, and other activities will be used to build content and technical proficiencies. Lab hours are required for this course.

Prerequisite: None