PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply foundational principles of Environmental Science to practices such as sustainability, conservation, and systems thinking Audience: Undergraduate 2. Practice science as a process of inquiry and discovery, using the UW-Madison campus as a living laboratory Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect campus systems to wider environmental issues relating to energy, water, land use, and waste Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze sustainability issues and practices using a systems-based approach Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges of operating a large public research institution Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply foundational principles of Environmental Science to practices such as sustainability, conservation, and systems thinking Audience: Undergraduate 2. Practice science as a process of inquiry and discovery, using the UW-Madison campus as a living laboratory Audience: Undergraduate 3. Connect campus systems to wider environmental issues relating to energy, water, land use, and waste Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze sustainability issues and practices using a systems-based approach Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges of operating a large public research institution Audience: Undergraduate