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 Department:    ENVS&

 Course #:    101

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5.5

 CIP:    260307

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

Basic ecology, ecosystems, energy flow, nutrient cycling, population, community dynamics, and the human impact on the environment. Lab included.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Grade of 2.0 or higher in ENGL 097, or AESL 098, or appropriate test score.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 44

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Natural Sciences  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify how natural factors operate and how they are affected by human impact on the natural environment.
2. Realize the global impact of individual person's anc country's respect or disregard for environment factors.
3. Appreciate the different attitudes of diverse cultures with regard to population control and other environmental policies.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Physical factors (solor energy, atmospheree, global air circulation, hydrosphere, hydrologic cycle, soil formation & fertility, biogeochemical cycles)
2. Natural resources (wildlife, soils/ agriculture/ food, forests/grasslands, minerals, energy.)
3. Pollution (air pollution, water pollution, pesticides, wasts.)
4. Human population
5. Biotic factors (ecosystem structure, energy flow, species interaction, population, community, succession, biomes).