ERS125 Environmental Issues

This course will begin by covering the primary earth systems such as the carbon cycle, hydrologic cycle, and nutrient cycling. Students then use these cycles as a base to delve in to how natural climate change and human's influence is changing these natural processes. A large component of the class and lab work will be devoted to studying current data about environmental issues and then looking at proposed solutions as will as developing class solutions and a personal environmental philosophy.

Credit Hours

4

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

2

Prerequisite

Reading proficiency and Writing proficiency or RWR090 Reading Writing and Reasoning Minimum Grade of: C and Fndns of Math proficiency

Attributes

  • Free Elective

  • Liberal Arts Elective

  • Reading Content Course

  • Science Elective

  • Science Technology Intensive