Dec 21, 2024  
College Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Academics at Elizabethtown College
  Degrees, Majors, and Minors
  Departments and Programs
  Course Descriptions
  The Core Program and Signature Learning Experiences
  Elizabethtown College Honors Program
  Joint Degree Programs
  Alternative Study Options
  Academic Policies
  Academic Calendar
  Admission to the College
  Tuition and Financial Aid
  Student Life
  Unique Centers of Learning
  Academic Programs for Adult Learners
  Campus Directory
  Campus Map
  Archived Catalogs
  How to Guide
HELP
College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ES 117 - NPS Climate Change and the Fate of Civilization

4.00 credits.
(Natural and Physical Science Core Course)
This course explores the science of climate change and its impact on past and future civilizations. Students will learn how the Earth’s climate system works; the factors responsible for climate change and how those factors interact; the impact of past climate changes on civilizations; climate models, observations, and hypotheses utilized to predict future climate. Finally, the course examines the connection between human activity and the current warming trend and the potential environmental, economic, and social consequences of climate change.