Tentative Schedule of Classes:
| Date | Topic | Text Chapter | |
| Aug. | 21 | Course Introduction and Environmental Science | 1 |
| 23 | Environmental Ethics and Risk | 2-3 | |
| 28 | Science, scientific method and Chaos theory | 4 | |
| 30 | Scientific methods lab: osmosis | ||
| Sept. | 4 | Matter, energy and the environment | 4 |
| 6 | Interactions: environments and organisms | 5 | |
| 11 | Ecosystems and communities | 6 | |
| 13 | HOUR EXAM | ||
| 18 | Population principles | 7 | |
| 20 | Human population issues and the Demographic Transition | 7 | |
| 25 | Life table analysis | ||
| 27 | Discussion of populations in Alabama | ||
| Oct. | 2 | Eneergy and civilization: patterns of consumption | 8 |
| 4 | Energy sources | 9 | |
| 9 | Fall break | ||
| 11 | Biodiversity issues | 11 | |
| 16 | Land use planning | 12 | |
| 18 | Forests and forestry | ||
| 23 | HOUR EXAM | ||
| 25 | Forestry lab | ||
| 30 | Soils and its uses | 13 | |
| Nov. | 1 | Agriculture and pesticides | 14 |
| 6 | Rachel Carson and "Silent Spring" | ||
| 8 | Water management | 15 | |
| 13 | Air quality issues | 16 | |
| 15 | Global warming | ||
| 20 | Fisheries and the Tragedy of the Commons | ||
| 22 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 27 | Solid waste management | 17-18 | |
| 29 | Environmental Policy and Decision-making | 19 | |
| Dec. | 3 | FINAL EXAMINATION 9:00-11:00 am |