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ENVSCI 301 : Environmental Science in Practice

Undergraduate course

Project description

Advances in the application of environmental science are explored using case studies of global environmental issues and their proposed solutions. Students apply environmental science to critically assess how science is used to inform environmental intervention and environmental policy. Case study topics vary but may cover: efforts to mitigate climate change, challenges of food production, and water resource management. There are 3 questions that are common to each case study: How do scientists approach environmental issues and use science to propose solutions? What is the science that gets done and what does it (not) tell us about environments? What are the challenges of translating science for applied use? The aim is to develop environmental scientists that understand how science is used to inform the management of environments and that can engage in critical thinking about the applied work of environmental scientists.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Define major environmental issues of our time and identify how science is used to approach those issues and propose solutions (Capability 1 and 3) Critically evaluate environmentally framed problems and solution (Capability 2, 3 and 5) Identify and describe some of the challenges of applying environmental science to complex problems (Capability 4 and 6)