Students interested in the environment should explore each issue of the Time Schedule thoroughly, because many appropriate courses are offered at irregular intervals under unpredictable headings. Of particular interest are some of the University Courses. Life and the Global Environment. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Environ. 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 the big questions about environmental degradation, resource consumption, and quality of life for people, now and in the future. We survey the environmental state of the world in 1999, 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.