WNC Catalog 2008-2009: Environmental Studies 292
Course Description and Outline |
ENV 292: Environmental Problems
| Credits |
3 |
| Schedule of Classes |
Schedule History
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| Academic Discipline |
Environmental Studies
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| Academic Division |
Science, Mathematics & Engineering |
| Prerequisites |
none |
| Transfer Information |
Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor. |
2008-2009 | I : Catalog Course Description |
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| Covers local environmental problems involving their causes, effects, and possible solutions. A variety of sensitive environmental issues including water quality, solid waste disposal, air quality, grazing, and nuclear waste storage will be examined with respect to local geographical, industrial, and political influences. |
| II : Course Objectives |
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Covers local environmental problems involving their causes, effects, and possible solutions. A variety of sensitive environmental issues including water quality, solid waste disposal, air quality, grazing, and nuclear waste storage will be examined with respect to local geographical, industrial, and political influences.
Upon completion of this course, the student will acquire an understanding of:
- •Human-Environmental Interactions
- •Political and Legal Procedures
- •Public Opinion on the Environment
- •Environmental problems that confront the state of Nevada.
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| III : Course Linkage |
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| Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome. |
ENV 292 addresses the SME division mission:
•To prepare students to succeed in college-level science, math and engineering courses.
•To provide students with the knowledge they need in their careers.
•To provide students with opportunities for personal enrichment. |
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