ENV 1200 - Introduction to Environmental Science

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests

This course is an introduction to the study of the physical environment and some of the major related issues and problems. The areas of concern include the nature of the environment, climatic factors, agriculture, solid and hazardous waste site location, global environmental hazards, land use, water resources, and energy and mineral resources, as well as environmental ethics and management and decision making.(General Studies—Level II, Natural Science)(GT-SC2)