NRES 467 - Regional and Global Issues in Environmental Sciences

(3 units) CO11, CO13

Scientific principles underlying large-scale environmental problems linking the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere. Empirical and modeling techniques for studying global issues. Analysis of specific global and regional environmental issues. (ENV 467 and NRES 467 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; CHEM 121A and CHEM 121L; NRES 210.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate improvement in their writing and speaking ability through assigned debates and reports.
2. demonstrate improvement in their quantitative reasoning by use of figures and tables to base their arguments and written assignments.
3. analyze and determine the validity of positions taken on a variety of environmental issues.
4. demonstrate their understanding of why regional and global decisions need to be based on real data.
5. exhibit their understanding of how values judgments pervade environmental issues both regionally and globally.
6. evaluate how politics and public policy invade the realm of environmental decision making.

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