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Sep 11, 2024
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ENST 94101 - Planet in Peril: Environmental Science in the 21st Century Credits: 3
In this multidisciplinary course students will examine basic scientific principles underlying environmental problems such as climate change, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution among many others. Reasons for these problems, as well as possible solutions will be explored. Environmental concerns in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic region will be highlighted but national and global examples will also feature prominently. In addition, students in this course will learn some of the basic skills necessary for scientific inquiry, including the scientific method, critical thinking, and evaluating data to draw valid scientific conclusions.
Course Attributes: CAT, UGRD
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