BTNY 1403 LS SUS - Principles of Environmental Science

Credits: (3-4)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $20.00
Course Fee Purpose: The course fee is used to purchase consumable supplies for hands-on labs and to maintain and replace lab equipment as needed.
Description: Development of awareness of the consequences of the impact of modern science through technology upon our environments and how we respond to issues related to threats to our biological life-support system. A definition of a quality environment is developed, with student input, and an analysis of the existing quality of our environment is made in light of this definition which challenges our collective wisdom to identify those things which we do well and to prescribe remedies for shortcomings. This course can be taken for 3 or 4 credits with the fourth credit based on completion of the laboratory course.
Three hours of lecture per week (3 credits) or three hours of lecture and one two-hour lab per week (4 credits).