ENVS 107 - Environmental Sampling and Analysis

6 CR

Previously ENVS 207.
This course provides students with practical skills in outdoor research and laboratory techniques, teaching how scientists investigate and understand our natural world. Students will learn to collect, analyze, and interpret data about soil, water, air, and ecosystems. The course involves field trips to local environments to collect samples for analysis in the lab. Only ENVS 107 or ENVS 207 can be taken for credit, not both. Note: Fulfills laboratory science course requirement at BC.

Course Outcomes

Explain the basic principles of environmental science, particularly the science of ecology, environmental chemistry, and biogeochemical cycling.

Conduct environmental fieldwork to collect data on biota, air, soil, and water.

Analyze and interpret experimental and observational data to reinforce environmental science principles.

Use collected data to explore human impacts on the environment.

Gather, read, and evaluate existing scientific and/or technical information to provide context and understanding for experimental and observational data.

Effectively communicate scientific concepts and experimental data.

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science)

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