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 Department:    ENVS

 Course #:    314

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    520201

 EPC:    50B

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Investigate how human activities such as fossil use and industrial agriculture impact the global environment. Analyze the relationships between components of sustainability and socio-economic perspectives on the environment, such as eco-footprint, externalized costs, ecosystem services, and natural capital. Examine the contributions that workplace leadership can make to solve global environmental issues such as climate change, air and water pollution, and biodiversity loss with a focus on the equity impact of sustainability solutions.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAM program and BASAM Director permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

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. Assess the impact of environmental problems caused by and effecting humans by analyzing the workplace implications of contemporary issues such as fossil fuel use, deforestation, industrial agriculture, climate change and disease transmission.
2. Evaluate the cost/benefit of sustainability policy choices by conducting cross-disciplinary research incorporating economic concepts such as natural capital and externalized costs as well as social and environmental perspectives.
3. Design viable workplace approaches to promoting sustainability by evaluating diverse operational models within the context of existing environmental policies.
4. Evaluate the equity impact of sustainability solutions by analyzing approaches through multi-dimensional perspectives.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

1. The scope of environmental problems affecting businesses.
2. The impact of environmental pressures on the corporate mission.
3. The appropriate permits required for establishing on the ground projects.
4. Business models in target industries to identify solutions to sustainability and environmental issues and to assess related solutions.
5. Environmental issues that have arisen due to human activities.
6. Knowledge, metrics, and skills to promote sustainability systems.