Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

BIO 170 - Environmental Alternatives (3.5 Cr.)

(GEN. ED. #6 and #11) (LER–NS AND ENV)
Critical evaluation of pressing environmental issues such as population growth, acid rain, biodiversity, global warming, ozone depletion, and toxic wastes. Special emphasis on how these problems affect the Chesapeake Bay. Examination of conflicting views about the seriousness of these threats and examination of alternative solutions within the context of economic, cultural, and political factors. Four hours lecture/laboratory. Laboratory includes several field trips. This course fulfills the college laboratory science requirement. Prerequisites: none. High school biology or chemistry strongly recommended. Fall semester. Repeated spring semester. Kicklighter, Kjellerup.