Environmental Science (ENS)

ENS 100 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3, 3/0

Survey of environmental science exploring the consequences to Buffalo from environmental and technological changes over the past century. Strong interdisciplinary focus with emphasis on the connections between our urban environment and human health. Topics include air and water quality, environmental stresses in the urban ecosystem, and environmental exposure to urban pollution and human health.

ENS 300 ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES

3, 3/0

Prerequisites: Completion of IF natural science requirement and upper division standing. Examines environmental literature and case studies on historically important and current environmental issues. Distinctions between facts, opinions and value judgments to evaluate and judge real situations. Global in scope; social contexts and national and global environmental policies. Offered alternate years.

Equivalent Course: ENS 410

ENS 410 SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

3, 0/0

ENS 410

Equivalent Course: ENS 300