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Global Environmental Change

Course #: ENVSCI 260, Class #: 3010, Section #: 01

Description

This course examines the cross-disciplinary (astronomical, geophysical, chemical, and biological) interactions and cycles that cause global environmental change and the impact of human activities on natural earth-ecosystem processes, including global warming, pollution, deforestation, ozone depletion, and biodiversity reduction. Environmental change throughout Earth's history will be explored to better understand the effects of human-induced changes on the Earth System.

Prerequisites

EEOS 120 or BIOL 111 or permission of instructor

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