Introduction to Environmental Science
This is an online course offered in the summer and open to current high school students.
Students will be introduced to the fields (biology, geography, sociology, economics, natural resource management, chemistry, and geology) used in understanding both the workings of the natural world and human interactions with our environment. Learning will take place through recorded lectures, asynchronous assignments and discussions, short videos, and optional synchronous office hours. Topics include: human population growth, energy resources, land and food resources, water resources, air pollution, global climate change, and human health and toxicology, as well as a review of ecology and species diversity. Sustainability is a unifying theme throughout the course, as is an understanding of the linkages between ecosystems. This understanding will give students a greater appreciation for and better stewardship of the world in which they live.
Prerequisite: at least two years of high school science including biology
Our online Exploration Courses are ideal for students looking for the flexibility of an online experience to build college readiness skills. Courses provide students an introduction to many of the majors, fields of study, and interdisciplinary programs offered by the College of Arts & Sciences.
