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Module banner: The Environment

Introduction

Welcome to THE ENVIRONMENT (SCIE 221). This is a course about

environmental issues that affect our planet and our lives. Throughout the
course we look at a wide range of topics including:

History of the Environmental Movement

Pollution
Consumption
Population
Food
Climate Change
Energy
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Economics
Sustainability

Each week you will be required to work through Learning Materials on one of
these topics, read a selected article or watch a video on the topic, and
complete a Quiz or Discussion Board assignment based on all of the assigned
material for the module. This course is an opportunity to inform your opinion
about the environment.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes for this module are:

Explain why you are interested in environmental issues

Document a current environmental issue
Analyze how your own woldlview shapes your opinions on environmental
issues

Session at a Glance

This lesson covers the following topics:

Current environmental issues

Introduction to the topics in this course
Introducing yourself to the class

Required Reading

Article on a current environmental issue (to be determined each

semester). See the Critical Path to access the article for this semester.