ENVE201

Explain the basic structure and function of various ecosystems and human adaptive strategies within those systems.

Discern patterns of interrelationships of bio-physical and socio-cultural systems.

Describe the human institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, and religious) that deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.

Analyze environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.

Propose and assess alternative solutions to environmental problems including issues involving sustainability.

Distinguish between discourse that contains reasoning and that which does not.

Distinguish between different types of reasoning.

Analyze arguments, distinguishing premises and conclusions.

Evaluate inductive and deductive reasoning.

Apply basic logical techniques.

Identify and avoid fallacies.