BIO 177 — BIO-177. Biology of Environmental Concerns Honors. 4 Credits
LECT 45 hrs LAB 45 hrs Designed for the non-science major. A survey of environmental issues from a variety of perspectives. The course provides an awareness of environmental problems, a knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships of diverse activities on this planet and a basis for making informed judgments about the potential solutions to environmental problems. Major topics include the roots of our environmental problems, introductory concepts in ecology, human population dynamics and control, food resources and world hunger, renewable and non-renewable energy resources, mineral resources and solid waste, wild plant and animal resources, water resources, air pollution, water pollution, pesticides and pest control, economics, politics and the environment, worldviews, ethics, and the environment. This course fulfills the general education laboratory science requirement. This course requires field exercises that may include moderate physical activity. GPA of 3.3 or higher, CCM Honors student, or permission of CCM Honors is required to take this course. Prerequisites: Permission of department chair Additional Fees: Course fee applies.