Objectives

Students explore the effects of pollution, global change and over-consumption of natural resources. The goals of each area within Environmental Studies prepares students to learn fundamental concepts to become specialists in the field:

  • Identify, assess and apply data to analyze environmental problems.
  • Define pollution and explain its impact the environment, human health and welfare.
  • Effectively integrate information to accomplish the planned objective.
  • Describe and compare the relative economic costs and environmental impact of energy systems.
  • Explain the nature of ecology and analysis for current environmental problems.