BIOL 1116 - Environmental Science (no lab)
3 Credits
Introduces students to fundamental concepts in ecology focusing on human impact and exploitation of the environment stressing the limits of the biosphere with respect to resources, energy, and pollution. Activities may include discussion, group activities, guest speakers and films.
Major Content Areas
Solid and toxic wastes (10%) Basic principles of ecology (20%) Air resources, climate change, and pollution (10%) Plant and animal resources (10%) Water resources and pollution (10%) Energy resources - renewable and nonrenewable (10%) Human population dynamics (10%) Environmental ethics: Planning for a sustainable future (10%) Food, soil, agriculture (10%)
Learning Outcomes
Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution. Describe the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. Explain ecological principles. Discuss the relationship between population, resource use, and pollution. Describe the processes contributing to climate change, the impact of climate change and potential solutions. Describe synergistic relationships among social, legal, political, religious, and environmental sectors. Relate personal awareness to human impact on the environment in a way that also serves as a basis for becoming informed, responsible and scientifically literate citizens in an increasingly high technology society
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
10 - People/Environment 03 - Natural Science
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