BIOL 484 - Environmental Science and Conservation

An in-depth coverage of the impact of mankind on natural resources exploring ways in which these can be harnessed in an environmentally sustainable fashion. Topics covered include: population, habitat conservation, biodiversity, soil erosion, water supplies, pollution, waste disposal and the energy crisis. Lectures are complemented with films and class surveys of current environmental statistics using library resources and the Internet. Prerequisite: BIOL 153 Co-requisite: BIOL 484L 3 credits