BESC 201 - Section 500 Introduction to Bioenvironmental Science - Home

	Instructor: Dr. Thomas DeWitt 100 Forest Genetics Greenhouse (Bldg. 460) Tel. 979-458-1684 Email: tdewitt@tamu.edu Homepage: http://wfsc.tamu.edu/faculty/tdewitt/webpage.htm Office Hours: drop-in or by appointment (best to call first) Class: MWF 10:20 - 11:10 am 113 KLCT (Kleberg Center) Final Grades [Excel]

An introduction to environmental sciences, with emphasis on the importance of microbes and the impact of the world's population on global resources.

Text: Cunningham et al., Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 9th or 10th Edition

Course Description:
Environmental science is critical to sustainable human economy, health and quality of life. The field is multidisciplinary, seeking to unite ecological principles with other natural sciences, such as geology and chemistry, as well as social sciences such as politics and anthropology. Thus, this course covers a lot of material. It requires that students learn subject matter well beyond their usual bounds of learning and experience. Yet the end result should be a broad and balanced perspective that will help students understand the depth of environmental issues. Ideally, this perspective allows one to see a path to environmental remedies and sustainable practices that can improve interactions between humans and the environment.