Official Course Description
An introduction to environmental challenges and opportunities which emphasizes that humans are part of ecosystems within interdependent cycles which involve other organisms, air, water, chemicals, and energy. The course examines the relationships of humans to their environment from historical, economic, scientific, aesthetic, and ethical perspectives.
Student Course Description
Through various types of media, students will learn the challenges and outcomes of environmental work in the past, present, and potential future. We study the relationship between global warming, the lives and survivability of different organisms, and how our modern life affects the environment for a clearer picture of what the common individual may be able to do.
