(Fall 2024) ESPM 15 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences

Abstract

ESPM 15 is co-taught this semester by Dr. Tina Mendez and Dr. Robert Rhew. ESPM 15 is designed to introduce students to the biological and physical science underlying environmental problems, focusing on water and air quality, global change, cycling of energy and matter, waste and pollution, biodiversity, and preservation of ecosystems. ESPM 15 is organized into 5 modules that include activities and case studies that explore intertwined environmental and human processes. Notably, this course will focus on: 1) Physical World 2) Ecosystems, Global Cycles & Biodiversity 3) Human-Environment Interactions 4) Energy & Climate Change 5) Land Use Change