2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

ENST 205 Environment, Politics and Law

Analysis of the causes and proposed solutions of environmental problems and of environmental issues and their political resolution.

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ENST 215 Human Behavior and Environment

Prerequisite: ENST 100 recommended. Examine interrelationships between human behavior and the environment. Review personal, social and structural dimensions of everyday life relating to the environment. Understand environmental problems and consider alternative behavior models.

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ENST 225 Energy and the Environment

Study past, present and future methods of energy production and limitations imposed by the laws of physics. Discuss applications to transportation, home and industry. Taught by the Physics department. (LAC, gtP)

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ENST 235 Chemistry and the Environment

Study the chemistry of natural waters, the atmosphere, and geosphere and the chemicals used for agriculture, industry, home, and energy production that pollute them. (LAC, gtP)

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ENST 255 Atmospheric Environment of Humans

Air pollution and temperature inversions, global circulation of pollutants, acid rain, human impact on the ozone layer, carbon dioxide and climatic change, nuclear winter and other climate/human relationships.

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ENST 265 Conservation of Natural Resources

Learn the characteristics of the major natural resources and the scientific basis behind current resource use practices. The environmental consequences of their use and abuse will be emphasized.

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ENST 291 Sustainability and Capitalism

Use case studies to explore a general overview of commerce, economics, and business as it relates to the environment and human interactions.

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