College of Arts and Sciences Education

GE15 L – Course Syllabus

COURSE INFORMATION

1. Course Number : GE15

2. Course Name : Environmental Science

3. Course Description: The course is to deliver scientific knowledge in understanding the

definition of environmental science, including its concepts and principles, in line with the
aspects of natural sciences, politics, culture, and economics. This course also promotes
an understanding of the interrelationship of humans to the environment and vice versa.
This course integrates the social dimensions and its influences on the environment,
including natural resource utilization and management. It also includes the
interrelationships among the natural world, environmental problems, their causes,
associated risks, preventive measures, and alternative solutions.

4. Pre-requisite : None
5. Co-requisite : None
6. Credit : 3.0 units
7. Class schedule: 6 lecture hours per week

8. General Education Student Outcomes

SO a Create awareness about environmental issues and impact basic knowledge about
the environment and its interrelated problems.
SO b Acquire skills to aid concerned individuals, groups, and agencies in identifying and
solving environmental problems
SO c Relate knowledge on scientific theories and techniques on environmental studies
too relevant local, regional, and global environmental issues.
SO d Identify physical resources and environmental systems that are essential to
environmental studies research.
SO e Apply Scientific knowledge in environmental science in other scientific fields such
as ecology, health, agriculture, industry, physics, and chemistry.

9. Course Outcomes (Cos) of GE15 and their links to the Gen.Ed. student
Upon completion of the course, the students are expected to:
A B C D E
CO 1 Explain the social, economic, and environmental interactions and the emerging I I I I I
global environmental issues
CO 2 Apply the concepts, theories, and principles of environmental science in natural I I I I I
resource management and protection.
Legend: I = Upon attainment of this CO, students will have been introduced to the SO.
E = Upon attainment of this CO, students will have enabled themselves to attain the SO.
D = Upon attainment of this CO, students will have demonstrated partly or fully the SO.

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University Vision, Mission, Values and Core Student Outcomes (SO)

Competencies

VISION:!By!2022,!a!globally!institution! SO!a! Create!the!awareness!

providing!quality,!affordable,!and!open! about!environmental!issues!and!impact!
education.!! basic!knowledge!about!the!environment!
and!its!interrelated!problems.!
MISSION:( ( Provide! a! dynamic! and! !
supportive! academic! environment! SO!b! Acquire!skills!to!aid!
through! the! highest! standard! of! concerned!individuals,!groups,!and!
instruction,!research,!and!extension!in!a! agencies!in!identifying!and!solving!
non-sectarian!institution!committed!to! environmental!problems.!
democratizing!access!to!education.! !
SO!c!! Related!knowledge!on!
VALUES:!Excellence,!Integrity,!Honesty,! scientific!theories!and!techniques!on!
Innovation,!Teamwork.! environmental!studies!too!relevant!
local,!regional!and!global!
CORE( COMPETENCY:! "Quality,!
environmental!issues.!
affordable open education "
!
SO!d! Identify!physical!resources!
and!environmental!systems!that!are!
essential!to!environmental!studies!
research.!
Course Outcomes (CO) !
SO!e!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Apply!Scientific!knowledge!
in!environmental!science!in!other!
scientific!fields!such!as!ecology,!health,!
agriculture,!industry,!physics,!and!
1. Explain! the! social,! chemistry.!
economic,! and!
environmental! interactions!
and! the! emerging! global!
environmental!issues!
2. Apply! the! concepts,!
theories,! and! principles! of!
environmental! science! in!
natural! resource!
management! and!
protection.!

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Assessment Task
Course Outcome Assessment Coverage
Theory-based Practice-
based Schedule
CO 1. Explain the social, economic, and Part 1. Principles for Understanding Our
environmental interactions and the Environment
emerging global environmental issues.
§ Introduction to Environmental
Science
Multiple § Human Population Growth
Choice § History of Environmentalism
None First Exam § Sustainability and Carrying Capacity
Questions
§ Environmental Ethics
(MCQ) § Science, Values, and Principles
§ Hypothesis and Theories
§ Principles of Science
§ Science and Decision Making
§ Systems Concepts and Interactions
§ Matter, Energy, and Life
Part 2. People in the Environment
Multiple
Choice § Human Populations
Questions None Second Exam
§ Population Projection
(MCQ) § Demographic Transition
§ Human Carrying Capacity
CO 2. Apply the concepts, theories, and Part 3. Understanding and Managing Living
principles of environmental science in Systems
natural resource management and
§ Evolution, Biological Communities,
protection. and Interactions
§ Natural Selection
§ Evolution, Taxonomy, Competition,
Predation, Symbiosis
Multiple § Productivity
Choice § Abundance and Diversity
Questions None Third Exam § Community Structure
§ Ecosystem Characteristics
(MCQ) § Resilience and Stability
§ Dynamics of Communities
§ Biomes
§ Environmental Health and
Toxicology
§ Toxic Mobility, Distribution, and Fate
§ Agriculture, Environment, Hunger
§ Pests and Pesticides
Biodiversity and Invasions
Part 4. Physical Resource and
Environmental Systems

Multiple § Geology and Earth Resources

Choice § Weathering
None Final Exam § Geological Hazards
Questions
§ Fossil Fuels
(MCQ)
§ Air, Weather, and Climate
§ Air Pollution
§ Water Use, pollution, and Treatment
§ Environmental Laws and Policy

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ASSESSMENT TASK DETAILS (THEORY-BASED)
Assessment
Schedule Coverage
Part 1. Principles for Understanding Our
Environment
§ Introduction to Environmental
Science
§ Human Population Growth
§ History of Environmentalism
§ Sustainability and Carrying
First Exam
Capacity
§ Environmental Ethics
§ Science, Values, and Principles
§ Hypothesis and Theories
§ Principles of Science
§ Science and Decision Making
§ Systems Concepts and Interactions
§ Matter, Energy, and Life
Part 2. People in the Environment
§ Human Populations
Second Exam § Population Projection
§ Demographic Transition
§ Human Carrying Capacity
Part 3. Understanding and Managing
Living Systems
§ Evolution, Biological Communities,
and Interactions
§ Natural Selection
§ Evolution, Taxonomy, Competition,
Predation, Symbiosis
§ Productivity
§ Abundance and Diversity
§ Community Structure
Third Exam
§ Ecosystem Characteristics
§ Resilience and Stability
§ Dynamics of Communities
§ Biomes
§ Environmental Health and
Toxicology
§ Toxic Mobility, Distribution, and
Fate
§ Agriculture, Environment, Hunger
§ Pests and Pesticides
§ Biodiversity and Invasions
GE 15- Environmental Science
Assessment
Task Details
Here, you are expected to define and identify
the nature and scope of environmental
science as well as its relevance in managing
earth resources. You are expected to explain
the relationship between population growth
and its implication to resource sustainability.
Multiple You are also expected to identify the carrying
Choice capacity as well use explain environmental
ethics and the basic concepts and principles,
Questions
(100% of the theories of environmental science. Moreover,
exam) you are expected to explain how nature and
systems interact and how systems affect one
another.
Here, you are expected to demonstrate an
understanding of how population grows and
its relationship to famine and food crisis. You
Multiple are also expected to project population
Choice
growth using different mathematical
Questions
(100% of the formulas. You are also expected to identify
different factors demographic factors
exam)
affecting growth and stability populations as
well as the carrying capacity of humans.
In this task, you are expected to discuss how
biological communities evolve over time and
corresponding environmental and genetic
factors that contribute to a species ability to
evolve.
Also, you are task to identify the different
ecological principles and their roles in
maintaining ecosystem health and balance at
Multiple maximum productivity in providing a key
Choice ecosystem to support the minimum
requirements of biological species in their
Questions
(100% of the corresponding habitats.
exam) Further, you are expected to evaluate the
dynamism of an ecosystem and identify
human-induced and natural sources of toxic
elements and identify their implications and
tendencies to bioaccumulate and bio-
magnify affecting the agriculture sector.
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In this task, you are expected to summarize

Part 4. Physical Resource and
Environmental Systems
§ Geology and Earth Resources
§ Weathering
§ Geological Hazards
Fourth Exam § Fossil Fuels
§ Air, Weather, and Climate
§ Air Pollution
§ Water Use, pollution, and
Treatment
§ Environmental Laws and Policy
the different geological and physical
processes that affect and shape the earth
and its systems. You are also expected to
describe different geological hazards as well
as the physical, chemical, and biological
Multiple weathering process that influences rocks and
mineral formations.
Choice
Questions
You are also expected to describe the
(100% of the
general composition and structure of eh
exam) atmosphere as well as explain weather
events and patterns. You are also expected
to evaluate air pollution effects, illustrate the
merging issues and problems surrounding
water resources, and apply international and
local laws affecting our environment.

10. COURSE OUTLINE AND TIME FRAME

TIME FRAME ESSENTIAL TOPICS TLA Required Readings

FIRST EXAMINATION

§ UM VMV, Core Competency

§ CASE Objectives Cunningham, W.P., and
§ Program Educational Objectives, Cunningham, M.A., 2010.
Student Outcomes/Program Environmental Science: A Global
Outcomes, Course Outcomes Concern. 11Tth Edition. McGraw
§ Course Requirement/s (Details, Hill, USA.
Deadlines, and Rubrics)
§ Classroom Policies
Botkin, D., and Keller, E., 2011.
§ Grading System
Environmental Science: Earth as
Part 1. Principles for Understanding Our Lecture: a Living Planet. 8th Edition. John
Environment and Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA.
- Lecture-Discussion
Week 1 to Week
§ Introduction to Environmental - Recitation
3
Science - Assignment
§ Human Population Growth - Reflection Paper
§ History of Environmentalism
§ Sustainability and Carrying Capacity
§ Environmental Ethics
§ Science, Values, and Principles
§ Hypothesis and Theories
§ Principles of Science
§ Science and Decision Making
§ Systems Concepts and Interactions
§ Matter, Energy, and Life

SECOND EXAMINATION
Part 2. People in the Environment Lecture: Enger, Eldon, D., 2016.
Environmental Science: a study
§ Human Populations - Lecture-Discussion of interrelationships. 14th Ed.
Week 4 to
§ Population Projection - Recitation New York: McGraw-Hill
Week 5
§ Demographic Transition - Assignment Education.
§ Human Carrying Capacity - Reflection Paper

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Cunningham, W. P., and

Cunningham, M.A., 2020.
Principles of Environmental
Science: Inquiry and
Applications. McGraw Hill
Education, New York.

THIRD EXAMINATION

Part 3. Understanding and Managing Living Lecture: Enger, Eldon, D., 2016.
Systems Environmental Science: a study
- Lecture-Discussion of interrelationships. 14th Ed.
§ Evolution, Biological Communities, - Recitation New York: McGraw-
and Interactions - Assignment
§ Natural Selection - Reflection Paper Guzman, R.S., 2018.
§ Evolution, Taxonomy, Competition, Environmental Science: Towards
Predation, Symbiosis a Sustainable Earth. Vibal
§ Productivity Group, Quezon City, Philippines.
Week 6 to § Abundance and Diversity
Week 7 § Community Structure
§ Ecosystem Characteristics
§ Resilience and Stability
§ Dynamics of Communities
§ Biomes
§ Environmental Health and Toxicology
§ Toxic Mobility, Distribution, and Fate
§ Agriculture, Environment, Hunger
§ Pests and Pesticides
§ Biodiversity and Invasions
FINAL EXAMINATION
Part 4. Physical Resource and Environmental Lecture: Cunningham, W.P., 2017.
Systems Principles of Environmental
- Lecture-Discussion Science: Inquiry and
§ Geology and Earth Resources - Recitation Applications. 8th Edition.
§ Weathering - Assignment McGraw Hill Education, New
§ Geological Hazards - Reflection Paper York.
Week 8 to § Fossil Fuels
Week 9 § Air, Weather, and Climate Final Exam (Multiple Ayers, J.C. Sustainability: An
§ Air Pollution Choice Questions)
Environmental Science
§ Water Use, pollution, and Treatment
Perspective. CRC Press, Boca
§ Environmental Laws and Policy
Raton.

11. TEXTBOOK:
Cunningham, W.P., and Cunningham, M.A., 2010. Environmental Science: A
Global Concern. 11Tth Edition. McGraw Hill, USA.

Botkin, D., and Keller, E., 2011. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet.
8th Edition. John and Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA.

12. REFERENCES
Enger, Eldon, D., 2016. Environmental Science: a study of interrelationships. 14th
Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Cunningham, W. P., and Cunningham, M.A., 2020. Principles of Environmental
Science: Inquiry and Applications. McGraw Hill Education, New York.
Enger, Eldon, D., 2016. Environmental Science: a study of interrelationships. 14th

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Ed. New York: McGraw-

Guzman, R.S., 2018. Environmental Science: Towards a Sustainable Earth. Vibal
Group, Quezon City, Philippines.
Cunningham, W.P., 2017. Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and
Applications. 8th Edition. McGraw Hill Education, New York.
Ayers, J.C. Sustainability: An Environmental Science Perspective. CRC Press,
Boca Raton.

13. COURSE EVALUATION

Assessment Methods Weights
I. EXAMINATIONS 60%
A. Exam 1 10%
B. Exam 2 10%
C. Exam 3 10%
D. Exam 4 30%
CLASS PARTICIPATION 40%
E. Quizzes 10%
F. Assignments 5%
G. Research/ Requirement 15%
H. Oral Recitation 10%

Total 100%

14. POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

A. Attendance is counted from the first regular class meeting to monitor the number of
absences not to exceed 20% of the total contact hours, as provided in the student
handbook section 2.2.7 letters A-B.
B. A validated student identification card must be worn by all students while attending classes.
C. Cheating is strictly prohibited, as provided in section 7.3.2 letter H in the Student
Handbook. Any form of dishonesty shall be dealt with accordingly. Honesty is called for at
all times.
D. Valid examination permits are necessary for taking the examinations as scheduled.
E. CELLULAR PHONES or any ELECTRONIC GADGETS are NOT allowed during
examinations.
F. Once the examination has started, NOBODY is allowed to take his/her personal necessities.
G. Base-15 grading policy should be observed. Students who obtained failing scores in major
subjects are given appropriate/necessary interventions, as cited in the monitoring form.
Tutorial classes will be offered upon approval from the administration.
H. One textbook-one student policy.
I. Proper decorum must be observed at all times during the class hour.
J. Everyone is responsible for picking up the litters and arranging THE CHAIRS before and
after class hour.

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Prepared by: References Reviewed by:

ENP. JASON BEN R. PARAGAMAAC BRIGIDA E. BACANI

Faculty Head, LIC

Reviewed by: Recommending Approval:

EDGAR B. RETORTA KHRISTINE MARIE D. CONCEPCION, PhD

Program Coordinator, BS Biology Dean, CASE

Approved by:

PEDRITO M. CASTILLO II, EdD

AVP, Learning Innovation and Design

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