About The Course
Delivered from a systems perspective, an interdisciplinary approach explores contemporary environments that are comprised of both human and non-human elements. Explores physical, chemical, and biological processes to understand pressing environmental challenges and cultural values, attitudes, and norms expressed by individuals and populations around the globe.
Course Goals
By the end of the course, students should
- Students will be able to describe the process of scientific inquiry and apply scientific principles in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary contexts.
- Students will be able to explain that ecosystems are comprised of physical and biological elements whose interactions engender ecosystem functions that provide humanity with a diverse array of ecological services.
- Students will be able to discuss the complex and diverse relationships between humans and environments from local to global scales, including how cultural values shape patterns of resource use and valuation of ecological services.
- Students will be able to differentiate between non-renewable, exhaustible, and inexhaustible material and energy resources, the physical and biological processes through which they are created, and associated environmental constraints.
- Students will be able to apply interdisciplinary approaches to evaluating and proposing solutions for U.S. and international environmental problems, taking into account scientific and socioeconomic information, including cultural and political constraints.
- Students will gain the ability to appraise environmental impacts of behaviors, choices, and activities in their personal lives.
Satisfied High School Graduation Requirement Subject: Elective
High School Credit: 0.5
Dual Enrollment