ðɪs kˈoːɹs ɪz dɪzˈaɪnd tə pɹəvˈaɪd stˈuːdənts wɪð saɪəntˈɪfɪk pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz, kˈɑːnsɛpts, ænd mˌɛθədˈɑːlədʒiz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnd ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps ɐbˈʌndənt wɪðˌɪn ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl wˈɜːld, tʊ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ ænd ˈænɐlˌaɪz ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl pɹˈɑːbləmz, tʊ ɪvˈæljuːˌeɪt ɹˈɛlətˌɪv ɹˈɪsks ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ðiːz aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd pɹˈɑːbləmz, ænd tʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv səlˈuːʃənz fɔːɹ ɹᵻzˈɑːlvɪŋ ænd slˈæʃ ɔːɹ pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ sˈɪmɪlɚ pɹˈɑːbləmz fˈeɪsɪŋ ðə ɡlˈoʊbəl ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt.
This course is designed to provide students with scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies necessary to comprehend the relationships abundant within the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems, to evaluate relative risks associated with these identified problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing similar problems facing the global environment.