ENVS 3400 Sustainability

A survey of 4 major public environmental systems: food/agriculture, energy, water and waste. The course will begin each area with a description of historic and current practices and lead towards discussion of emerging practices that emphasize sustainability.

Registration Name

Sustainability

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Knowledge of current and historic public systems for dealing with food, energy water and waste concerns.
2. Knowledge of alternative practices being proposed or implemented to improve sustainability of those systems.
3. Be able to apply broad knowledge of science from their major to solving pressing problems facing our world.