Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SAYA-0004 Organization's ID: ENVS203 Organization: Saylor Academy Location: Online Length: 55 hours, self-paced Dates Offered: 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2023 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2019 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 environmental studies Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to provide an introduction to the concept of environmental ethics, a philosophy that extends the ethical concepts traditionally applied to human behavior to address the entire natural world. Learning Outcomes: define environmental ethics and describe the key concepts on which it is based discuss environmental justice and explain why certain social groups are at greater risk of experiencing the effects of environmental injustice identify and evaluate the major environmental laws passed throughout the world, in particular those implemented in the United States and the European Union list the main environmental ethics approaches and viewpoints relate concepts in environmental ethics to various religious teachings and beliefs throughout the world explain how moral attitudes towards the natural world have changed over time identify key events in the history of the environmental ethics movement identify important pioneers in the environmental ethics movement define environmental ethics and describe the key concepts on which it is based General Topics: Ethics and the environment Environmental ethics approaches and world views Environmental ethics history and its pioneers Environmental justice Environmental law Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Computer Based Training Discussion Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Saylor Academy ARTH101: Art Appreciation (SAYA-0036) BIO101: Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (SAYA-0019) BUS101: Introduction to Business (SAYA-0020) BUS103: Introduction to Financial Accounting (SAYA-0021) BUS105: Managerial Accounting (SAYA-0009) BUS200: Business Ethics (SAYA-0047) BUS202: Principles of Finance (SAYA-0022) BUS203: Principles of Marketing (SAYA-0023) BUS204: Business Statistics (SAYA-0037) BUS205: Business Law (SAYA-0024) View All Courses Page Content