Environmental Management

Course summary

ESS involves the 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. Students develop an understanding that the connections between environmental systems and societies are diverse, varied and dynamic. Topics studied include: Foundations of Environmental Systems and Societies; Ecosystems and Ecology; Biodiversity and Conservation; Water and Aquatic Food Production Systems and Societies; Soil Systems and Terrestrial Food Production Systems and Societies; Atmospheric Systems and Societies; Climate Change and Energy Production; and Human Systems and Resource Use.