EVR 1001C - Introduction to Environmental Science

College of Natural Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 77
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

(Prerequisite ENC 0025 and
Prerequisite REA 0017 and
Prerequisite MAT 0028) or
Prerequisite Appropriate Scores on the college placement test.

Course Description

This course is a survey of basic chemical, biological, and physical principles of environmental science and their applications to environmental issues. This course is appropriate for students in a wide range of disciplines or programs. State Core Course Description (State Rule 6A-14.0303). It applies the basic principles of environmental, ecological and geophysical sciences to relevant problems and topics related to the environmental interaction of humans with the earth. The course is designed to highlight current environmental concerns in modern society and to explore potential solutions. This course will also cover sustainability definitions, assessment and actions from a multidisciplinary perspective to help learners create a personal definition that will inform their actions. The course will examine the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of environmental science. Environmental principles, policies, and programs will be explored on the local, national and global level. This course satisfies the Natural Sciences General Education Core.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. *Students will apply critical thinking to analysis and interpretation of environmental information and model output.
  2. *Students will apply the scientific method to explain natural experiences and phenomena.
  3. *Students will explain the basic chemical, biological, and physical principles of environmental science.
  4. *Students will use empirical evidence to describe the historical and modern context of environmental problems and their solutions.
  5. The student will assess renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and the associated costs and benefits by:
    1. defining and describing environmental issues related to current global use of nonrenewable energy sources.
    2. summarizing the scientific consensus about climate change and global climate modeling in relation to the pattern of earth's average surface and ocean temperature fluctuations.
    3. utilizing data from a variety of sources to evaluate costs and benefits of alternate energy sources.
  6. The student will explain domestic, international, and global policies related to environmental issues by:
    1. examining global environmental hot spots.
    2. discuss international policies and agreements concerning sustainability issues.
    3. identifying political and grassroots tools that can be used to improve environmental quality and reduce resource waste.
    4. researching a current event or legislative action and relating it to prevailing economic and political opinions.
*Major Learning Outcome is set by and in compliance with DOE State Rule 6A-14.0303.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: 04/24/2015, BOT Approval: 06/16/2015, Effective Term: Spring 2016 (510).
C&I Approval: 02/17/2024, BOT Approval: 03/19/2024, Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)

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