NS 102 - Science of the Indiana Dunes

Credits: 3
Credit Configuration: 2+3, 3 Cr.

This course poses questions about how earth systems work together to produce the physical landscape of the dunes and also asks scientific questions about the human transformation of that landscape. The course is problem oriented and explores questions about the interaction among ecology/biogeography, atmosphere, water, and geology. It also examines the local environment in both regional and global contexts, considering questions about how change shapes the environment, both in the past and into the future. Throughout, students learn scientific concepts and methods and gain basic scientific literacy in order to understand the landscape. This course is intended for non-science majors for partial fulfillment of the General Education Requirements in Natural Sciences and includes a laboratory component.

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MATH 110, MATH 125, or placement higher than MATH 110 in the math placement process.
General Education: Partial fulfillment of the General Education Requirements in Natural Sciences and includes a laboratory component.