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Environmental Science – ENVS 2202

Description

Environmental Science, the study of interactions between humans and the environment, is an interdisciplinary science course that integrates principles from biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, and non-science disciplines. Issues of local, regional, and global concern will be used to help students explain scientific concepts and analyze practical solutions to complex environmental problems. Emphasis is placed on the study of ecosystems, human population growth, energy, pollution, and other environmental issues as well as important environmental regulations.


ENVS 2202 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
ENVS 2202 1AGFarooq Khan
fkhan@westga.edu
ENVS 2202 1BGJimmy Wedincamp
wedincamp@ega.edu
ENVS 2202 1CGMindy Smith
mindys@westga.edu
ENVS 2202 1DGHannes Gerhardt
hgerhard@westga.edu
ENVS 2202 1EGGhazia Asif
gasif@westga.edu
ENVS 2202 1FGKristina Harbaugh
kharbaugh@georgiasouthern.edu
ENVS 2202 1GGChristopher Earls
christopher.earls@abac.edu
ENVS 2202 1HGLori Wilson
lori.wilson@ung.edu
ENVS 2202 1IGAubrey Dyer
aubreydyer@clayton.edu
ENVS 2202 1JGJasmine Paul
paulj@fvsu.edu
ENVS 2202 1KGBrook Kubik
brook.kubik@ung.edu
ENVS 2202 1LGDawn Zenkert
dz@uga.edu
ENVS 2202 5AGAnnabelle McKie-Voerste
amckie@daltonstate.edu
ENVS 2202 5BGIrene Kokkala
irene.kokkala@ung.edu
ENVS 2202 5CGMegan Whitaker Potter
mwhitaker@westga.edu
ENVS 2202 8AGInez Jones
ijones1@gordonstate.edu
ENVS 2202 8BGIrene Kokkala
irene.kokkala@ung.edu
ENVS 2202 8CGAnnabelle McKie-Voerste
amckie@daltonstate.edu
ENVS 2202 8DGDenise Ezell
ezelld@fvsu.edu
ENVS 2202 8EGKimberly Subacz
ksubacz@highlands.edu
ENVS 2202 8FGStephen Burnett
stephenburnett@clayton.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Describe Environmental Science and the basic concepts involved in the study of the subject.
  • Identify various ecosystems.
  • Describe various ecosystem components and functions and their impact on the environment.
  • Discuss human population by calculating human population growth and identifying the impact of such growth on the environment.
  • Describe various sources of energy from several perspectives: their origins, costs, and environmental impact.
  • Identify various pollutants to our air, water, and land and discuss their environmental impact.
  • Interpret environmental issues affecting the earth and its populations, including water use, food production, and urban development.
  • Define biodiversity and identify its value.
  • Identify the need for environmental regulations.
  • Explain the balance between the implementation costs of environmental regulations and their impact on humankind.
  • Unit 1: Studying the Environment
  • Unit 2: Ecology
  • Unit 3: Urbanization
  • Unit 4: Water
  • Unit 5: Energy
  • Unit 6: Land
  • Unit 7: Air
  • Unit 8: The Struggling Earth: The Economic, Political & Ethical Battle

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Assignments - 25%
  • Quizzes - 29%
  • Discussions - 10%
  • Proctored Midterm Exam - 20%
  • Semester Project - 15%

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