Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Requirement Designation:
Physical/Life Science Exploration
Description
Changing climates, mountains, deserts, glaciers, lakes, rivers, oceans, and living things interact globally and locally, long-term and short-term with human populations. Course explores recent theories, research methods, and data sources used to study geographical and historical patterns, future trends, and human impacts. Case studies probe past and ongoing environmental change in Wastach-Great Salt Lake region and western North America. Hands-on laboratory component introduces state-of-the-art environmental mapping (GIS, GPS, remote sensing).