FEATURED COURSES · SPRING 2019
Principles of Environmental Science
Envir St/ILS 126
Tues/Thurs + one lab activity period
1:00-2:15 pm
4 credits
Instructors
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on a small part of the wider world: our UW-Madison campus. Nonetheless, our campus connects to our local environment, which in turn connects to regional and global issues. Together, we examine sustainability initiatives on campus relating to energy, food, and waste. This course teaches through these initiatives to the underlying principles of environmental science. In other words, we position ourselves with our feet on the campus and ask questions about the air we breathe, the energy we consume, the food we eat, the goods we purchase, and the waste we create.
The three-hour laboratory period each week includes hands-on activities and field trips relating to energy efficient buildings, food choices, biodiesel, recycling, and power generation. The lab meets in the Wisconsin Energy Institute, an accredited LEED gold building that showcases sustainable design.
OTHER FEATURED COURSES
Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources
M/W
9:55 - 10:45 AM
3 credits
