AOSC 123- Causes and Implications of Global Change

This course qualifies as CORE Physical Sciences, Non-lab (PS)

PREREQUISITES:

  • None

DESCRIPTION:

Responsible policy and decision making on issues related to the global environment requires understanding of the basic scientific issues, relationships between the geophysical and biological sciences, the impacts on regional and global endeavors, and the political manner in which humans respond. This course embodies an integrated introduction to the broad scientific and social aspects of the global change "problem." It is targeted at the first college years so as to establish a context for advanced disciplinary learning for students in a variety of major fields - non-scientific as well as scientific.