Environmental Science - L1

The course is an interdisciplinary introduction to basic concepts and areas of environmental concern, and how these problems can be effectively addressed. Topics include human population growth and agriculture; ecological principles; conservation of biological resources; biodiversity; soil and water conservation; air, water, and soil pollution management; wildlife and fisheries conservation; and environmental economics.  Environmental science is an interdisciplinary science that incorporates the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics) with the social sciences (economics, politics, policy, mathematics, communications).  Students will have opportunities for fieldwork/trips to enhance their learning including: ecological studies at Bluff Point State Park, water quality work with the DEEP in the Salmon River Watershed, invasive species study with the DEEP at Hammonasset State Park, and other opportunities on the RHAM campus.