ENV 4900 - Topics in Environmental Science

Institution:

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Subject:

Environmental Studies

Description:

3 lecture hours; 2 lab hours; 4 credits This course examines timely and complex environmental issues, for example: energy resources, urban environment, freshwater resources, climate change, global biodiversity, world food supply, environmental crime. Students find, evaluate, and document sources of information concerning the topic, discuss alternative viewpoints with other students in class, and write term papers based upon their research. Students also design and conduct laboratory and field studies on some aspect of the topic, present their results orally to the class, and prepare a poster summarizing their findings. Topics vary from semester to semester. (Students may enroll in ENV 4900 more than once if the topic is different.) Prerequisites: Two upper-level (3000 or above) courses in natural sciences or departmental permission. For students with two other upper-level (3000 or above) courses in natural sciences, this course may serve as the capstone for the Tier III requirement.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.baruch.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(646) 312-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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