Academic Catalog

ESS506 NATURE AND HUMAN USE

Course Code: 8740506
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Earth System Science
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. CEMAL CAN BÝLGÝN
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Understanding the natural environment and the environmental problems that the world faces. Fundamental ecological principles, human population dynamics, biodiversity, natural resources and their use, human interaction with the environment, and personal and civic responsibility, anthropogenic changes on earth that are inflected by human population rise, environmental awareness as a basis for policy making and ethical decisions.