Environmental Science –

sci275

(3 credits)

This course focuses on the causes of, impacts of, and solutions to environmental issues. Students identify global environmental issues as well as develop and critique environmental action plans. Topics include ecosystems, energy, populations, resources, pollution, and sustainability.

This undergraduate-level course is 9 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Environmental Issues and Sustainability
- Define environmental sustainability.
- Describe the history of environmental regulations in the United States.
- Relate a current environmental problem with possible causes.
Politics and Environmental Risk
- Compare and contrast environmental conservation and preservation efforts.
- Explain how risk assessment could be applied in a given circumstance.
Ecosystems
- Discuss the flow of energy in ecosystems.
- Describe living and nonliving components of a biome.
- Apply the concepts of natural selection and succession to a changing ecosystem.
Human Population and the Environment
- Explain the factors that produce changes in population size.
- Identify the environmental benefits and challenges of urbanization.
Atmospheric Issues
- Summarize the causes and effects of an atmospheric issue.
- Discuss a key challenge to controlling air emissions.
- Discuss impacts of and solutions for indoor air pollution.
Water Resource Issues
- Identify the impact of human activities on a water resource.
- Formulate a sustainable plan to manage a water resource.
Terrestrial Resource Issues
- Describe challenges associated with managing a terrestrial resource.
- Formulate a sustainable plan to manage a terrestrial resource.
Energy Issues
- Describe challenges associated with energy resource management.
- Formulate a plan for energy conservation education.
Core Concepts Application
- Rationalize a sustainable plan for addressing an environmental issue.
- Evaluate mitigation strategies and solutions to an environmental problem.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Environmental Science –

sci275

Environmental Issues and Sustainability

Politics and Environmental Risk

Ecosystems

Human Population and the Environment

Atmospheric Issues

Water Resource Issues

Terrestrial Resource Issues

Energy Issues

Core Concepts Application

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