As earth s population increases, demand will escalate for clean food and water and proper land use. These activities, in combina-tion with heightened energy requirements, will increase stress on our natural resources. Concurrently, increased public awareness of environmental pollution will spur the development of safe and effective waste management and pollution control. Students who complete this curriculum will be prepared to meet these challenges. Through proper selection of the approved electives, students can specialize in one of three areas of environmental management systems and land and soils, water, or air.
Students have the opportunity to study the effects of human activity on earth s ecosystems.
A key component of this curriculum is the environmental impact on animal and plant life of toxic residues, surface and ground water contamination, and pollutants. Technology and policy designed to regulate and manage environmental problems are also studied. Students may select no more than six hrs. of approved electives below the 3000 level.