Students are encouraged to take advantage of the unusual opportunities for educational enrichment that this Theme Semester will provide. See page 8 of this Course Guide for a complete listing of Theme Semester courses. Life and the Global Environment. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 361. How human beings interact with the natural environment, including the physical and chemical environment and living creatures.
Instruction is by lectures, films, assigned reading, and computer exercises.
Grades are based on homework and frequent short quizzes. Introduction to Environmental Studies. This course is an introduction to environmental studies. We survey the environmental state of the world in the 1990s, including the health of physical systems such as climate and water, the biodiversity of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and human habitations and quality of life around the world. We review the physical and biological processes that make the earth a life-support system.