Learning Outcomes Environmental Studies 101 ES 101 is intended
to provide an opportunity to explore a limited number of
environmental issues in a deep and focused way so that students
appreciate the complexity of environmental problems. It is
specifically not intended to be a broad survey of environmental
problems. Upon completion of ES 101, students will have acquired
the following knowledge and skills: - Students will develop an
understanding that different stakeholders in environmental
issues have different perspectives and an appreciation for the
need to communicate effectively across stakeholder groups.
Diverse stakeholders might include policymakers, scientists,
media, activists, resource producers, indigenous peoples, or
other groups. - Students will be able to critically analyze the
concept of sustainability and its three pillars (economic
security, social equity, ecological responsibility) and the way
this concept is applied and used. - Students will develop an
understanding that environmental proble