Course Description
Environmental Issues: The Human Factor
Associated Programs
- Ecosystem Management Technician
- Ecosystem Management Technology
- Environmental Technician
- Environmental Technology
- Fish and Wildlife Technician
- Fish and Wildlife Technology
- Forestry Technician
- Geological Technician
- Geomatics Technician
- Park Operations and Outdoor Recreation Technician
- Resources Drilling and Blasting Technician
Course Number: GNED015
This course introduces students to the non-technical aspects of environmental issues: historical, cultural, ethical, political, and economic. It is concerned with how environmental issues enter public consciousness and how they are subsequently dealt with in the Canadian and global communities. Students will be encouraged to adopt a balanced, analytical approach as the basis for developing and expressing their own viewpoints as informed citizens and technicians/technologists.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00