t h e c o l l e g e at r i n d g e Outdoor/Adventure Recreation Specialist: SR115 Foundations in Adventure Recreation; SR201 Intro. to Sports and Recreation Management; SR243 Programming in SRM; SR346 Parks & Nat Res Mgmt.; courses under Naturalist/Educator above. Sustainable Agriculture Practitioner: GL101 & 102 Geology I & II; ES203 The CSA Farm and Sustainable Food Systems; ES204 Campus Garden and Community Resilience Water Resources Manager/Pollution Prevention Specialist*: CH101/102 General Chemistry I and II; CH211/212 Organic Chemistry I & II; CH221 Env. Chemistry; CIT230 Intermediate GIS; ES114 Global Change: Oceans; ES320 Wetland Ecology; ES367 Water Resources Management Wildlife Biologist*: BI101 General Biology I; BI211 Genetics; BI231 Animal Behavior; BI312 Vertebrate Zoology; BI342 Wildlife Conservation; BI375 Mammalogy; Consider a double major in ES/Biology, or a minor in Biology.
Environmental Science Curriculum ES103 Introduction to Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation 4 credits Using real-world data from local and global sites, students will explore the issues related to species conservation around the world. Issues of habitat destruction, pollution, invasive species, overhunting and human overpopulation will be investigated, as well as basic concepts of evolution, biogeography and human attitudes towards the environment. Students will examine trends in biodiversity, and learn how ecosystems can be preserved, managed and restored in order to save wild biodiversity and create a sustainable society. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Natural Sciences (NS), Critical Thinking (CT) and Inquiry & Analysis (IA). ES104 Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation 4 credits Using real-world data from local and global sites, students will explore the issues related to natural resource conservation around the world. Topics covered will include impacts of mining and processing mineral resources, recycling and waste management, renewable and non-renewable energy resources, global climate change and management of water resources, as well as basic concepts of geology, energy and human attitudes towards the environment. Students will examine trends in global resource use, learn how natural resources can be used more wisely through problem solving, and take action through civic engagement to move towards creating a more a sustainable society. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Natural Sciences (NS), Problem Solving (PS) and Technology Literacy (TL). ES106 Environment and Society 3 credits This course will consider the human dimensions of environmental problems. Many environmental problems are rooted in human social organization and institutions, yet these same institutions are also the source of the solutions. The organization of our economic system, our legal system, as well as our basic culture and values, all influence the actions we take which can either benefit or harm the environment. We first will examine the contributions of each disciplinary area to our environmental problems and solutions, and then we will dissect several contemporary environmental problems to see how these perspectives interact. Finally, we will work with local community members to understand their views on current environmental problems, and to discuss solutions. ES/GL115 Global Change: The Oceans 4 credits History has shown that science provides a powerful methodology by which we as human beings can come to understand the natural world. Using this theme of global change – specifically, looking at the planet-wide changes now occurring in the oceans and looking at the link between these changes and changes in the atmosphere – students will become more familiar with some of the major scientific concepts relating to this set of issues, how these concepts have developed, and how scientists continue to revise these ideas. Students will be able to 119