ENVA - 100. Environmental Science

(3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory)
4 credit(s)
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic scientific methods, tools and techniques needed to understand and analyze environmental issues. Topics covered include ecosystem structure and function, population dynamics and regulation, resources and resource management, and pollution. The laboratory will include projects dealing with current environmental issues, and will emphasize hypothesis testing, data collection and analysis, and oral and written presentations. Several field trips (including one weekend trip) will introduce students to local ecosystems and to local environmental issues. Lab fee.

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