BIOL 1117 - Environmental Science (with lab)
4 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. One semester credit of lab includes field trips and analysis of factors using the campus landscape. This course is open to all students and meets the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PLSB) 8710.3200, Subp. 3, Standard J1, J2 a, b, c, d, e, f, J3, J4 J5, J6, H1 a, b, c, H2 a, b, H3 a, b, c, d, H4 a, b, H5 a, b, H6 a, b, H7 a, b, c, d.
Major Content Areas
Air resources and pollution: 10% Water resources and pollution: 10% Air resources, climate change and pollution: 10% Plant and animal resources: 10% Human population dynamics: 10% Environmental ethics: Planning for a sustainable future: 10% Energy resources- renewable and nonrenewable: 10% Basic principles of ecology: 20% 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. Design experiments to test hypotheses.Analyze data & report results Demonstrate current standard lab/field safety practices and procedures. Explain ecological principles.Discuss the relationship between population, resource use, and pollution. Describe the mechanism of, and processes contributing to, climate change, its impact, 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 literae citizens in an increasingly high technology society.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
10 - People/Environment 03 - Natural Science
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