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Course Outlines
Course Outlines

Environmental Biology with Lab — BIOL 1111

  1. Course Description
    • Credits: 4.00
    • Lecture Hours/Week: 3.00
    • Lab Hours/Week: 2.00
    • OJT Hours/Week: 0
    • Prerequisites: None
    • Corequisites: None
    • MnTC Goals:
      • 03 – Natural Science
      • 10 – People/Environment
    This course emphasizes the fundamental concepts of ecology as it pertains to the impact of humans on their environment. It addresses the demands placed on the biosphere by the exploitation of natural resources and energy, the creation of pollution, and the disposal of waste. This course is interdisciplinary, combining concepts from the natural and physical sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry, geology, physics) with the social sciences (e.g. economics, politics, ethics, history) to present an understanding of the sustainable use of Earth's resources. The lab/field component includes application of concepts with an emphasis on observation, the scientific method, and analysis. Meets MnTC Goals 3L &10.
  2. Course Effective Dates: 4/9/20 – Present
  3. Outline of Major Content Areas
      As noted on course syllabus
  4. Learning Outcomes
    1. Basic principles of ecology, Earth?s environmental systems, and biodiversity
    2. Human population dynamics
    3. Natural resources (air, water, soil, and energy resources) and natural resource issues including pollution, sustainable management, risk assessment, food and agriculture, climate change
    4. Renewable and non-renewable energy resources
    5. Solid and hazardous waste
    6. Environmental ethics and planning for a sustainable future
  5. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies
      Goal 03 — Natural Science
      • Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories.
      • Formulate and test hypotheses by performing laboratory, simulation, or field experiments in at least two of the natural science disciplines. One of these experimental components should develop, in greater depth, students' laboratory experience in the collection of data, its statistical and graphical analysis, and an appreciation of its sources of error and uncertainty.
      • Communicate their experimental findings, analyses, and interpretations both orally and in writing.
      • Evaluate societal issues from a natural science perspective, ask questions about the evidence presented, and make informed judgments about science-related topics and policies.
      Goal 10 — People/Environment
      • Explain the basic structure and function of various natural ecosystems and of human adaptive strategies within those systems.
      • Discern patterns and interrelationships of bio-physical and socio-cultural systems.
      • Describe the basic institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, religious) that are evolving to deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.
      • Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.
      • Propose and assess alternative solutions to environmental problems.
      • Articulate and defend the actions they would take on various environmental issues.
  6. Learner Outcomes Assessment
      As noted on course syllabus
  7. Special Information
      None noted