ES 300 - Ecology and the Environmental Challenge (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following: 

1.   Understand how ecologists explain ecosystem function;
2.   Inform all of us of the effects of our actions or inactions;
3.   Understand why conflicts and degradation exist when everyone wants a “clean environment”;
4.   Understand how science works to inform people, and how scientific uncertainty can lead to conflicting interpretations;
5.   Develop critical thinking skills to enable you to seek solutions to the pressing problems of today, and tomorrow, when you will be the leaders and decision makers of society.