Clackamas Community College

Environmental Science (ESR)

ESR-171  Introduction to Environmental Science  
4 credits, Fall  

Introduction to environmental science topics. Will focus on human impacts on land, air, water and ecology, climate change, sustainability, environmental impacts on human health and environmental justice. The laboratory assignments will focus on applied introductory environmental science topics.

Recommended Prerequisites: MTH-060 or MTH-098 with a C or better, or placement in MTH-065.
WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z
Corequisites: ESR-171L
  
ESR-172  Introduction to Climate Change  
4 credits, Winter  

Introduction to climate change, the causes and consequence and efforts to mitigate climate change. The laboratory assignments will focus on applied introductory climate change topics.

Recommended Prerequisites: MTH-060 with a C or better or placement in MTH-065.
WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z
Corequisites: ESR-172L
  
ESR-173  Introduction to Sustainability  
4 credits, Spring  

Introduction to environmental, ecological and human sustainability. Focus on human impacts on environmental degradation and methods to approach sustainability and environmental justice. The laboratory assignments will focus on applied introductory sustainability topics.

Recommended Prerequisites: MTH-060 or MTH-098 with a C or better, or placement in MTH-065.
WRD-098
Corequisites: ESR-173L