Environmental Management

Course summary

ESS is firmly grounded in both a scientific exploration of environmental systems in their structure and function, and in the exploration of cultural, economic, ethical, political and social interactions of societies with the environment. As a result of studying this course, students will become equipped with the ability to recognize and evaluate the impact of our complex system of societies on the natural world. By studying ESS, students develop thinking and research skills such as comprehension, text analysis, knowledge transfer and use of primary sources, and employ these skills to develop solutions at the personal, community and global levels.